The vice-coordinator of Pastef/Saint-Louis dissected yesterday Saturday the ailments of fishing on the sidelines of a forum on the role of fishing in food sovereignty and the Senegal benchmark 2025. A meeting to which several representatives of organizations Barbarism language fishing took part.
Moustapha Niang spoke of the deadly trap that has been the breach that has caused more than 600 people over the years.
“This figure even goes beyond the human losses caused by the crisis in Casamance. It is an emergency for the population of Guet-Ndar, Saint-Louis and Senegal. Thousands of people, who came from all over the country, come here to earn a living in fishing, “he said.
The technical advisor of the Director General of the Budget at the Ministry of Finance noted the ineffectiveness of the dredging carried out under the Macky Sall regime.
“A sandbank systematically reforms after each dredging operation. Drawing without touching the river returns to zero, “he insisted, calling for a holistic approach that would take into account the entire river ecosystem to preserve human lives and protect material goods.
-“Each pirogue represents a company whose value is estimated at 3 million CFA francs,” he said.
Mr. Niang pleaded for a strong action in order to resolve the problems of arranged the canoes of Guet-Names in Mauritania. He stressed that these seizures contribute to the impoverishment of families, accusing the previous regime of not having taken adequate measures.
“From 2012 to 2024, no canoe or machine seized in Mauritania was brought back to Saint-Louis,” he deplored.
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