EU vessels to cease fishing in Senegal after accord expires

게시됨 2024년 11월 12일

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The article reports that European fishing vessels are set to withdraw from Senegal's waters following the expiration of a 2019 agreement between the European Union (EU) and Senegal. The accord will not be renewed due to concerns over illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, as highlighted by the European Commission. This development will impact 18 Spanish and French fishing vessels, primarily engaged in catching tropical tuna and hake, and will affect around 600,000 people in Senegal who depend on fishing for their livelihood. These vessels may now shift their operations to zones covered by EU agreements with neighboring countries.

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European fishing vessels will imminently cease activities in Senegalese waters after the non-renewal of an agreement between Brussels and Dakar, EU ambassador Jean-Marc Pisani said Tuesday. The accord between the European Union and the West African country has been in force since 2019 and is due to expire at midnight between Sunday and Monday. Pisani said the agreement would not be renewed for the time being after the European Commission notified the Senegalese government in May of "shortcomings" regarding illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing. "European boats will stop fishing in Senegal's exclusive economic zone from midnight on November 17", Pisani told journalists in the capital Dakar. "These European boats will be able -- it will be up to the shipowners -- to continue fishing elsewhere", he said, citing agreements between the EU and Senegal's neighbours, The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania and Cape Verde. "It would not be consistent for the European Union, which has a ...

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