The trucks are lined up on the beach, the rear doors open towards the ocean. On the ground there are piles of empty crates, every now and then a worker takes one and goes to meet small, coloured, pirogues reaching the beach loaded with fish.
We are at the Hann fishing pier in Dakar, Senegal. The typical boats of Senegalese artisanal fishing are returning with their daily catch.
When one reaches the beach, it is surrounded by people, a h...
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This story was produced with the support of the Earth Journalism Network.
Francesco De Augustinis is a freelance journalist and documentarist specialising in food and environmental matters. He is based in Central Italy. He is the founder of the ONE EARTH independent project.
This story was produced with the support of the Earth Journalism Network.