{"id":544,"date":"2025-04-17T15:52:01","date_gmt":"2025-04-17T15:52:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/?p=544"},"modified":"2025-07-22T15:06:56","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T15:06:56","slug":"growing-vulnerability-in-fishing-communities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/en\/stories\/growing-vulnerability-in-fishing-communities\/","title":{"rendered":"Growing vulnerability in fishing communities"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"544\" class=\"elementor elementor-544\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-080a223 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"080a223\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5474ea7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5474ea7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Growing vulnerability in fishing communities\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1123d54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1123d54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"autorestoria\">by Luca Catalano Gonzaga<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f65a97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"9f65a97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. 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2023<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1e4d20 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"f1e4d20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/stories\/abuse-in-the-palm-oil-industry\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_Liberia001-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-677\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_Liberia001-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_Liberia001-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_Liberia001-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/stories\/abuse-in-the-palm-oil-industry\/\">Abuse in the Palm Oil Industry<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Liberia - 2023<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-080734c elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"080734c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/stories\/portraits-of-palm-oil-farmers\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_portraits_Liberia001.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-65\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_portraits_Liberia001.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_portraits_Liberia001-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_portraits_Liberia001-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/stories\/portraits-of-palm-oil-farmers\/\">Portraits of palm oil farmers<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Liberia - 2023<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b8a89c elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"1b8a89c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/stories\/not-so-sweet\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Ghana001.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-66\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Ghana001.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Ghana001-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Ghana001-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/stories\/not-so-sweet\/\">Not so sweet<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Ghana - 2022<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b60767 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"2b60767\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/stories\/cocoa-farmer-portraits\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Ghana_portraits001-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1187\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Ghana_portraits001-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Ghana_portraits001-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Ghana_portraits001-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/stories\/cocoa-farmer-portraits\/\">Cocoa farmers portraits<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Ghana - 2022<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45678ae elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"45678ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/stories\/bitter-sugar\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_Malawi_sugar45.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1254\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_Malawi_sugar45.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_Malawi_sugar45-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_Malawi_sugar45-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/stories\/bitter-sugar\/\">Land for sugarcane<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Malawi - 2022<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c374375 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"c374375\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/stories\/bitter-sugar-portraits\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_Malawi_portraits16-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1283\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_Malawi_portraits16-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_Malawi_portraits16-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_Malawi_portraits16-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/stories\/bitter-sugar-portraits\/\">Sugarcane workers portraits<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Malawi - 2022<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55ae4ba elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"55ae4ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/stories\/our-land-our-nature\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_Tanzania01-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1350\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_Tanzania01-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_Tanzania01-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_Tanzania01-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/stories\/our-land-our-nature\/\">Our land our nature<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Tanzania - 2021<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad5cd67 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"ad5cd67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/stories\/life-in-the-boma\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_Tanzania_ritratti01.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1401\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_Tanzania_ritratti01.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_Tanzania_ritratti01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_Tanzania_ritratti01-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/stories\/life-in-the-boma\/\">Life in the Boma<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Tanzania - 2021<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a238f0 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"7a238f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/stories\/when-the-senegal-sea-runs-dry\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_fish_Senegal38.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1516\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_fish_Senegal38.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_fish_Senegal38-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_fish_Senegal38-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/stories\/when-the-senegal-sea-runs-dry\/\">When the Senegal Sea runs dry<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Senegal - 2020<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83a1b8a elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"83a1b8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/stories\/protein-drying\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_dry_Senegal03.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1524\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_dry_Senegal03.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_dry_Senegal03-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_dry_Senegal03-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/stories\/protein-drying\/\">Protein drying<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Senegal - 2020<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11488bd elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"11488bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/stories\/fishing-in-dangerous-waters\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_diving_Senegal01.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1558\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_diving_Senegal01.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_diving_Senegal01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_diving_Senegal01-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/stories\/fishing-in-dangerous-waters\/\">Fishing in dangerous waters<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Senegal - 2020<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4047a3a elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"4047a3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/stories\/the-great-fish-robbery\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_beach_Mauritania02.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1690\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_beach_Mauritania02.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_beach_Mauritania02-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_beach_Mauritania02-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/stories\/the-great-fish-robbery\/\">The great fish robbery<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Mauritania - 2019<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e92d957 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"e92d957\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/stories\/bloody-batteries\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Congo_02.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1749\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Congo_02.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Congo_02-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Congo_02-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/stories\/bloody-batteries\/\">Bloody batteries<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Kolwezi, DR Congo - 2019<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b84d1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b84d1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"postbox\"><div class=\"expcont\"><p>The waters of West Africa are among the richest in the world, but the growing population in the area is putting strong pressure on fishery resources<strong>.<\/strong>\u00a0Overfishing,\u00a0<strong>climate change, pollution, and destruction of critical habitats are endangering the survival of millions of people and local communities that rely on fishing for their livelihoods.<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Cape Verde,<\/strong>\u00a0an archipelago of 10 islands off the coast of Senegal,\u00a0<strong>is not immune to this situation.<\/strong>\u00a0Its waters are rich in tuna, small pelagic fish, and demersal species, but excessive industrial fishing is endangering the survival of these species and the local communities that rely on fishing for their sustenance.\u00a0<strong>The European Union and the islands of Cape Verde established an agreement in 2018 to manage fishery resources sustainably.<\/strong>\u00a0However, this agreement has been criticized for the lack of adequate control over the activities of foreign vessels in local waters, along with discrepancies between the benefits obtained by community fleets and the financial compensation provided by Brussels.<strong>\u00a0This agreement seems to fall short of achieving all its objectives in terms of sustainable fishery resource management,<\/strong>\u00a0limiting the effectiveness of one of the EU\u2019s main tools for international cooperation in the fishing sector. Furthermore,\u00a0<strong>artisanal fishing, which should be protected and supported to maintain a balance between industrial and local fishing, is facing unfair competition from foreign industrial vessels that operate illegally in local waters.<\/strong>\u00a0This phenomenon is known as \u201c<strong>Ocean grabbing<\/strong>,\u201d or the wrongful appropriation of oceanic resources by external actors. To address this problem, the government of Cape Verde has increased the number of licenses for artisanal vessels from 467 to 1,082 in the period 2016-2020. However, this increase was influenced by exemptions from payments during the COVID-19 pandemic, in an attempt to address the economic recession caused by the crisis. Industrial fishing continues to be an important source of income for Cape Verde, representing about 17% of all the country\u2019s exports in 2021. (Text by Luca Catalano Gonzaga).<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-093cb5f e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"093cb5f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23675cc elementor-arrows-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"23675cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;arrows&quot;,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Carosello d&#039;immagini\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper swiper-image-stretch\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 41\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Luca_Catalano_Gonzaga_Capo_Verde01-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"Tarrafal, Sant&#039;Antao Island, Cape Verde. Joao, 84 years old, goes fishing along the beach of Tarrafal every day at sunset. He is considered the oldest fisherman in the area and is respected by the entire village community.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Tarrafal, Sant'Antao Island, Cape Verde. Joao, 84 years old, goes fishing along the beach of Tarrafal every day at sunset. He is considered the oldest fisherman in the area and is respected by the entire village community.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 41\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Luca_Catalano_Gonzaga_Capo_Verde02.jpg\" alt=\"Sao Pedro, Sao Vicente, Cape Verde. Classification of various types of fish into containers after a long day of fishing. Fishing has long been a source of pride for fishermen in Cape Verde, but now they find themselves struggling to survive due to competition from international fishing vessels that are indiscriminately exploiting coastal waters.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Sao Pedro, Sao Vicente, Cape Verde. Classification of various types of fish into containers after a long day of fishing. Fishing has long been a source of pride for fishermen in Cape Verde, but now they find themselves struggling to survive due to competition from international fishing vessels that are indiscriminately exploiting coastal waters.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 41\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Luca_Catalano_Gonzaga_Capo_Verde03.jpg\" alt=\"Ponta do Sol, Sant&#039;Antao Island, Cape Verde. Just caught a catfish.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Ponta do Sol, Sant'Antao Island, Cape Verde. Just caught a catfish.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 of 41\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Luca_Catalano_Gonzaga_Capo_Verde04.jpg\" alt=\"Ponta do Sol, Sant&#039;Antao Island, Cape Verde. Cleaning the catch before weighing and selling it at the local market. Local fishermen in Cape Verde are facing the harsh reality of an increasingly difficult fishing industry, due to the presence of international fishing vessels that are causing a reduction in fishery resources.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Ponta do Sol, Sant'Antao Island, Cape Verde. Cleaning the catch before weighing and selling it at the local market. Local fishermen in Cape Verde are facing the harsh reality of an increasingly difficult fishing industry, due to the presence of international fishing vessels that are causing a reduction in fishery resources.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"5 of 41\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Luca_Catalano_Gonzaga_Capo_Verde05.jpg\" alt=\"Sao Pedro, Sao Vicente Island, Cape Verde. Tuna caught off the shores of the island.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Sao Pedro, Sao Vicente Island, Cape Verde. Tuna caught off the shores of the island.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"6 of 41\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Luca_Catalano_Gonzaga_Capo_Verde06.jpg\" alt=\"Ponta do Sol, Sant&#039;Antao Island, Cape Verde. Return to the port of a fishing boat with the fresh catch.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Ponta do Sol, Sant'Antao Island, Cape Verde. Return to the port of a fishing boat with the fresh catch.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"7 of 41\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Luca_Catalano_Gonzaga_Capo_Verde07.jpg\" alt=\"Ponta do Sol, Sant&#039;Antao Island, Cape Verde. Direct sale of the fish caught just returned to port by the fishermen. Fish represents the main food for the populations of the Cape Verde islands.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Ponta do Sol, Sant'Antao Island, Cape Verde. Direct sale of the fish caught just returned to port by the fishermen. Fish represents the main food for the populations of the Cape Verde islands.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"8 of 41\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Luca_Catalano_Gonzaga_Capo_Verde08.jpg\" alt=\"Ponta do Sol, Sant&#039;Antao Island, Cape Verde. Two black mackerels are being transported to be weighed and sold in the local market.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Ponta do Sol, Sant'Antao Island, Cape Verde. Two black mackerels are being transported to be weighed and sold in the local market.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"9 of 41\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Luca_Catalano_Gonzaga_Capo_Verde09.jpg\" alt=\"Tarrafal, Sant&#039;Antao Island, Cape Verde. Cleaning of the fish for the subsequent sale at the local market.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Tarrafal, Sant'Antao Island, Cape Verde. Cleaning of the fish for the subsequent sale at the local market.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"10 of 41\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Luca_Catalano_Gonzaga_Capo_Verde10.jpg\" alt=\"Sao Pedro, Sao Vicente Island, Cape Verde. Young fishermen fishing with hand lines.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Sao Pedro, Sao Vicente Island, Cape Verde. Young fishermen fishing with hand lines.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"11 of 41\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Luca_Catalano_Gonzaga_Capo_Verde11.jpg\" alt=\"Ponta do Sol, Sant&#039;Antao Island, Cape Verde. Two black mackerels are being transported to be weighed and sold in the local market. Fishing has long been a source of livelihood for the coastal communities of Cape Verde, but international fishing vessels are making it increasingly difficult for local fishermen to make a living.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Ponta do Sol, Sant'Antao Island, Cape Verde. Two black mackerels are being transported to be weighed and sold in the local market. Fishing has long been a source of livelihood for the coastal communities of Cape Verde, but international fishing vessels are making it increasingly difficult for local fishermen to make a living.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"12 of 41\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Luca_Catalano_Gonzaga_Capo_Verde12.jpg\" alt=\"Ponta do Sol, Sant&#039;Antao Island, Cape Verde. The place where the fish is weighed before being sold to the local community. The local fishermen are facing a serious crisis due to the reduction of fish catch in the territorial waters, caused by the uncontrolled exploitation of fish resources by foreign fishing vessels.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Ponta do Sol, Sant'Antao Island, Cape Verde. The place where the fish is weighed before being sold to the local community. The local fishermen are facing a serious crisis due to the reduction of fish catch in the territorial waters, caused by the uncontrolled exploitation of fish resources by foreign fishing vessels.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"13 of 41\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Luca_Catalano_Gonzaga_Capo_Verde13.jpg\" alt=\"Sao Pedro, Sao Vicente Island, Cape Verde. Fishermen just returned at sunset with a load of fresh tunas.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Sao Pedro, Sao Vicente Island, Cape Verde. Fishermen just returned at sunset with a load of fresh tunas.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"14 of 41\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Luca_Catalano_Gonzaga_Capo_Verde14.jpg\" alt=\"Sao Pedro, Sao Vicente Island, Cape Verde. The nets are retrieved at the end of the fishing day.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Sao Pedro, Sao Vicente Island, Cape Verde. The nets are retrieved at the end of the fishing day.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"15 of 41\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Luca_Catalano_Gonzaga_Capo_Verde15.jpg\" alt=\"Sao Pedro, Sao Vicente Island, Cape Verde. Sorting of the catch upon the fishermen&#039;s return.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Sao Pedro, Sao Vicente Island, Cape Verde. Sorting of the catch upon the fishermen's return.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"16 of 41\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Luca_Catalano_Gonzaga_Capo_Verde16.jpg\" alt=\"Sao Pedro, Sao Vicente Island, Cape Verde. Maria is an eighty-one-year-old widow who lives with her fisherman son, who takes care of her. Their family has always lived off fishing for generations.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Sao Pedro, Sao Vicente Island, Cape Verde. Maria is an eighty-one-year-old widow who lives with her fisherman son, who takes care of her. Their family has always lived off fishing for generations.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"17 of 41\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Luca_Catalano_Gonzaga_Capo_Verde17.jpg\" alt=\"Sao Pedro, Sao Vicente Island, Cape Verde. Carlos, 53 years old, fisherman.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Sao Pedro, Sao Vicente Island, Cape Verde. Carlos, 53 years old, fisherman.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"18 of 41\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Luca_Catalano_Gonzaga_Capo_Verde18.jpg\" alt=\"Sao Pedro, Sao Vicente Island, Cape Verde. A fisherman with a freshly caught tuna.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Sao Pedro, Sao Vicente Island, Cape Verde. A fisherman with a freshly caught tuna.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"19 of 41\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Luca_Catalano_Gonzaga_Capo_Verde19.jpg\" alt=\"Ponta do Sol, Sant&#039;Antao Island, Cape Verde. A woman is in charge of selling fresh fish.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Ponta do Sol, Sant'Antao Island, Cape Verde. A woman is in charge of selling fresh fish.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"20 of 41\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Luca_Catalano_Gonzaga_Capo_Verde20.jpg\" alt=\"Ponta do Sol, Sant&#039;Antao Island, Cape Verde. A fisherman is weighing a freshly caught black mackerel to sell it in the local market. The local fishermen are struggling to maintain their livelihoods due to the decrease in fish catch caused by the arrival of foreign fishing vessels in territorial waters.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Ponta do Sol, Sant'Antao Island, Cape Verde. A fisherman is weighing a freshly caught black mackerel to sell it in the local market. The local fishermen are struggling to maintain their livelihoods due to the decrease in fish catch caused by the arrival of foreign fishing vessels in territorial waters.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"21 of 41\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Luca_Catalano_Gonzaga_Capo_Verde21.jpg\" alt=\"Ponta do Sol, Sant&#039;Antao Island, Cape Verde. A grouper and a moray eel just caught.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Ponta do Sol, Sant'Antao Island, Cape Verde. A grouper and a moray eel just caught.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"22 of 41\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Luca_Catalano_Gonzaga_Capo_Verde22.jpg\" alt=\"Ponta do Sol, Sant&#039;Antao Island, Cape Verde. A woman has just bought two fresh fish directly from the fishermen upon their arrival at sunset.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Ponta do Sol, Sant'Antao Island, Cape Verde. A woman has just bought two fresh fish directly from the fishermen upon their arrival at sunset.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"23 of 41\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Luca_Catalano_Gonzaga_Capo_Verde23.jpg\" alt=\"Ponta do Sol, Sant&#039;Antao Island, Cape Verde. Cleaning of a black mackerel in preparation for sale at the local market. The survival of local fishermen is at risk due to the competition from foreign fishing vessels that are depleting the coastal waters of the fish resources on which their livelihoods depend.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Ponta do Sol, Sant'Antao Island, Cape Verde. Cleaning of a black mackerel in preparation for sale at the local market. The survival of local fishermen is at risk due to the competition from foreign fishing vessels that are depleting the coastal waters of the fish resources on which their livelihoods depend.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"24 of 41\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Luca_Catalano_Gonzaga_Capo_Verde24.jpg\" alt=\"Monte Trigo, Sant&#039;Antao Island, Cape Verde. Women with jerrycans collect water at a water distribution center. The wives of fishermen often face the harsh reality of having to manage the family alone while their husbands are at sea for days.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Monte Trigo, Sant'Antao Island, Cape Verde. Women with jerrycans collect water at a water distribution center. The wives of fishermen often face the harsh reality of having to manage the family alone while their husbands are at sea for days.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"25 of 41\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Luca_Catalano_Gonzaga_Capo_Verde25.jpg\" alt=\"Monte Trigo, Sant&#039;Antao Island, Cape Verde. The fishermen return to their village after a day of fishing.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Monte Trigo, Sant'Antao Island, Cape Verde. The fishermen return to their village after a day of fishing.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"26 of 41\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Luca_Catalano_Gonzaga_Capo_Verde26.jpg\" alt=\"Monte Trigo, Sant&#039;Antao Island, Cape Verde. A woman is folding the sheets in the fishing village.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Monte Trigo, Sant'Antao Island, Cape Verde. A woman is folding the sheets in the fishing village.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"27 of 41\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Luca_Catalano_Gonzaga_Capo_Verde27.jpg\" alt=\"Monte Trigo, Sant&#039;Antao Island, Cape Verde. Disposal of fish washing water in the fishing village.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Monte Trigo, Sant'Antao Island, Cape Verde. Disposal of fish washing water in the fishing village.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"28 of 41\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Luca_Catalano_Gonzaga_Capo_Verde28.jpg\" alt=\"Monte Trigo, Sant&#039;Antao Island, Cape Verde. An elderly woman returns to her home in the village after going to the fish market.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Monte Trigo, Sant'Antao Island, Cape Verde. An elderly woman returns to her home in the village after going to the fish market.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"29 of 41\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Luca_Catalano_Gonzaga_Capo_Verde29.jpg\" alt=\"Ponta do Sol, Sant&#039;Antao Island, Cape Verde. Moment of intimacy between a fisherman and his son.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Ponta do Sol, Sant'Antao Island, Cape Verde. Moment of intimacy between a fisherman and his son.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"30 of 41\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Luca_Catalano_Gonzaga_Capo_Verde30.jpg\" alt=\"Monte Trigo, Sant&#039;Antao Island, Cape Verde. Graziano, 58 years old, fisherman.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Monte Trigo, Sant'Antao Island, Cape Verde. Graziano, 58 years old, fisherman.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"31 of 41\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Luca_Catalano_Gonzaga_Capo_Verde31.jpg\" alt=\"Monte Trigo, Sant&#039;Antao Island, Cape Verde. Maddalena, 70 years old, with her handmade pipe.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Monte Trigo, Sant'Antao Island, Cape Verde. Maddalena, 70 years old, with her handmade pipe.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"32 of 41\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Luca_Catalano_Gonzaga_Capo_Verde32.jpg\" alt=\"Monte Trigo, Sant&#039;Antao Island, Cape Verde. Filipe Paulo, 74 years old, fisherman.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Monte Trigo, Sant'Antao Island, Cape Verde. Filipe Paulo, 74 years old, fisherman.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"33 of 41\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Luca_Catalano_Gonzaga_Capo_Verde33.jpg\" alt=\"Sao Pedro, Sao Vicente Island, Cape Verde. Carlos, 62 years old, fisherman.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Sao Pedro, Sao Vicente Island, Cape Verde. Carlos, 62 years old, fisherman.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"34 of 41\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Luca_Catalano_Gonzaga_Capo_Verde34.jpg\" alt=\"Ponta do Sol, Sant&#039;Antao Island, Cape Verde. A fisherman is fishing along the coast in front of the village. The fishermen of Cape Verde are experiencing the negative effects of ocean grabbing, which is reducing their fishing opportunities and putting their economic survival at risk.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Ponta do Sol, Sant'Antao Island, Cape Verde. A fisherman is fishing along the coast in front of the village. The fishermen of Cape Verde are experiencing the negative effects of ocean grabbing, which is reducing their fishing opportunities and putting their economic survival at risk.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"35 of 41\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Luca_Catalano_Gonzaga_Capo_Verde35.jpg\" alt=\"Ponta do Sol, Sant&#039;Antao Island, Cape Verde. The return of the fishermen&#039;s boat after a night spent offshore fishing.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Ponta do Sol, Sant'Antao Island, Cape Verde. The return of the fishermen's boat after a night spent offshore fishing.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"36 of 41\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Luca_Catalano_Gonzaga_Capo_Verde36.jpg\" alt=\"Tarrafal, Sant&#039;Antao Island, Cape Verde. Fishermen are working to push the boat out to sea, bravely facing the waves of the ocean. Ocean grabbing is depriving local fishermen in Cape Verde of their sources of livelihood, as large foreign companies are taking control of coastal waters and exploiting fishery resources in an uncontrolled manner.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Tarrafal, Sant'Antao Island, Cape Verde. Fishermen are working to push the boat out to sea, bravely facing the waves of the ocean. Ocean grabbing is depriving local fishermen in Cape Verde of their sources of livelihood, as large foreign companies are taking control of coastal waters and exploiting fishery resources in an uncontrolled manner.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"37 of 41\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Luca_Catalano_Gonzaga_Capo_Verde37.jpg\" alt=\"Tarrafal, Sant&#039;Antao Island, Cape Verde. An agile fishing boat is setting sail, ready to face the waves and challenge fate in a new fishing adventure.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Tarrafal, Sant'Antao Island, Cape Verde. An agile fishing boat is setting sail, ready to face the waves and challenge fate in a new fishing adventure.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"38 of 41\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Luca_Catalano_Gonzaga_Capo_Verde38.jpg\" alt=\"Monte Trigo, Sant&#039;Antao Island, Cape Verde. Fishermen pushing a boat to the shore at the end of their fishing day.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Monte Trigo, Sant'Antao Island, Cape Verde. Fishermen pushing a boat to the shore at the end of their fishing day.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"39 of 41\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Luca_Catalano_Gonzaga_Capo_Verde39.jpg\" alt=\"Ponta do Sol, Sant&#039;Antao Island, Cape Verde. The fishing boats are being pulled onto the shore after a long day of fishing.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Ponta do Sol, Sant'Antao Island, Cape Verde. The fishing boats are being pulled onto the shore after a long day of fishing.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"40 of 41\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Luca_Catalano_Gonzaga_Capo_Verde40.jpg\" alt=\"Monte Trigo, Sant&#039;Antao Island, Cape Verde. A child, son of fishermen, plays with his small boat.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Monte Trigo, Sant'Antao Island, Cape Verde. A child, son of fishermen, plays with his small boat.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"41 of 41\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Luca_Catalano_Gonzaga_Capo_Verde41.jpg\" alt=\"Sao Pedro, Sao Vicente Island, Cape Verde. A moment of relaxation on the beach after the fishermen&#039;s return from the sea.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Sao Pedro, Sao Vicente Island, Cape Verde. A moment of relaxation on the beach after the fishermen's return from the sea.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-eicon-chevron-left\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M646 125C629 125 613 133 604 142L308 442C296 454 292 471 292 487 292 504 296 521 308 533L604 854C617 867 629 875 646 875 663 875 679 871 692 858 704 846 713 829 713 812 713 796 708 779 692 767L438 487 692 225C700 217 708 204 708 187 708 171 704 154 692 142 675 129 663 125 646 125Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-eicon-chevron-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M696 533C708 521 713 504 713 487 713 471 708 454 696 446L400 146C388 133 375 125 354 125 338 125 325 129 313 142 300 154 292 171 292 187 292 204 296 221 308 233L563 492 304 771C292 783 288 800 288 817 288 833 296 850 308 863 321 871 338 875 354 875 371 875 388 867 400 854L696 533Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d24c7e e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7d24c7e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6eec536 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6eec536\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Related news<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d2ae4e elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7d2ae4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.com\/news\/luca-catalano-gonzaga-at-visa-pour-limage\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Luca Catalano Gonzaga at Visa pour l\u2019Image<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Growing vulnerability in fishing communities by Luca Catalano Gonzaga Part of Land and Ocean Grabbing Growing vulnerability in fishing communities Cape Verde &#8211; 2023 Abuse in the Palm Oil Industry Liberia &#8211; 2023 Portraits of palm oil farmers Liberia &#8211; 2023 Not so sweet Ghana &#8211; 2022 Cocoa farmers portraits Ghana &#8211; 2022 Land for sugarcane Malawi &#8211; 2022 Sugarcane workers portraits Malawi &#8211; 2022 Our land our nature Tanzania &#8211; 2021 Life in the Boma Tanzania &#8211; 2021 When the Senegal Sea runs dry Senegal &#8211; 2020 Protein drying Senegal &#8211; 2020 Fishing in dangerous waters Senegal &#8211; 2020 The great fish robbery Mauritania &#8211; 2019 Bloody batteries Kolwezi, DR Congo &#8211; 2019 Growing vulnerability in fishing communities Cape Verde &#8211; 2023 Abuse in the Palm Oil Industry Liberia &#8211; 2023 Portraits of palm oil farmers Liberia &#8211; 2023 Not so sweet Ghana &#8211; 2022 Cocoa farmers portraits Ghana &#8211; 2022 Land for sugarcane Malawi &#8211; 2022 Sugarcane workers portraits Malawi &#8211; 2022 Our land our nature Tanzania &#8211; 2021 Life in the Boma Tanzania &#8211; 2021 When the Senegal Sea runs dry Senegal &#8211; 2020 Protein drying Senegal &#8211; 2020 Fishing in dangerous waters Senegal &#8211; 2020 The great fish robbery Mauritania &#8211; 2019 Bloody batteries Kolwezi, DR Congo &#8211; 2019 The waters of West Africa are among the richest in the world, but the growing population in the area is putting strong pressure on fishery resources.\u00a0Overfishing,\u00a0climate change, pollution, and destruction of critical habitats are endangering the survival of millions of people and local communities that rely on fishing for their livelihoods.\u00a0Cape Verde,\u00a0an archipelago of 10 islands off the coast of Senegal,\u00a0is not immune to this situation.\u00a0Its waters are rich in tuna, small pelagic fish, and demersal species, but excessive industrial fishing is endangering the survival of these species and the local communities that rely on fishing for their sustenance.\u00a0The European Union and the islands of Cape Verde established an agreement in 2018 to manage fishery resources sustainably.\u00a0However, this agreement has been criticized for the lack of adequate control over the activities of foreign vessels in local waters, along with discrepancies between the benefits obtained by community fleets and the financial compensation provided by Brussels.\u00a0This agreement seems to fall short of achieving all its objectives in terms of sustainable fishery resource management,\u00a0limiting the effectiveness of one of the EU\u2019s main tools for international cooperation in the fishing sector. Furthermore,\u00a0artisanal fishing, which should be protected and supported to maintain a balance between industrial and local fishing, is facing unfair competition from foreign industrial vessels that operate illegally in local waters.\u00a0This phenomenon is known as \u201cOcean grabbing,\u201d or the wrongful appropriation of oceanic resources by external actors. To address this problem, the government of Cape Verde has increased the number of licenses for artisanal vessels from 467 to 1,082 in the period 2016-2020. However, this increase was influenced by exemptions from payments during the COVID-19 pandemic, in an attempt to address the economic recession caused by the crisis. Industrial fishing continues to be an important source of income for Cape Verde, representing about 17% of all the country\u2019s exports in 2021. (Text by Luca Catalano Gonzaga). Tarrafal, Sant&#8217;Antao Island, Cape Verde. Joao, 84 years old, goes fishing along the beach of Tarrafal every day at sunset. He is considered the oldest fisherman in the area and is respected by the entire village community. Sao Pedro, Sao Vicente, Cape Verde. Classification of various types of fish into containers after a long day of fishing. Fishing has long been a source of pride for fishermen in Cape Verde, but now they find themselves struggling to survive due to competition from international fishing vessels that are indiscriminately exploiting coastal waters. Ponta do Sol, Sant&#8217;Antao Island, Cape Verde. Just caught a catfish. Ponta do Sol, Sant&#8217;Antao Island, Cape Verde. Cleaning the catch before weighing and selling it at the local market. Local fishermen in Cape Verde are facing the harsh reality of an increasingly difficult fishing industry, due to the presence of international fishing vessels that are causing a reduction in fishery resources. Sao Pedro, Sao Vicente Island, Cape Verde. Tuna caught off the shores of the island. Ponta do Sol, Sant&#8217;Antao Island, Cape Verde. Return to the port of a fishing boat with the fresh catch. Ponta do Sol, Sant&#8217;Antao Island, Cape Verde. Direct sale of the fish caught just returned to port by the fishermen. Fish represents the main food for the populations of the Cape Verde islands. Ponta do Sol, Sant&#8217;Antao Island, Cape Verde. Two black mackerels are being transported to be weighed and sold in the local market. Tarrafal, Sant&#8217;Antao Island, Cape Verde. Cleaning of the fish for the subsequent sale at the local market. Sao Pedro, Sao Vicente Island, Cape Verde. Young fishermen fishing with hand lines. Ponta do Sol, Sant&#8217;Antao Island, Cape Verde. Two black mackerels are being transported to be weighed and sold in the local market. Fishing has long been a source of livelihood for the coastal communities of Cape Verde, but international fishing vessels are making it increasingly difficult for local fishermen to make a living. Ponta do Sol, Sant&#8217;Antao Island, Cape Verde. The place where the fish is weighed before being sold to the local community. The local fishermen are facing a serious crisis due to the reduction of fish catch in the territorial waters, caused by the uncontrolled exploitation of fish resources by foreign fishing vessels. Sao Pedro, Sao Vicente Island, Cape Verde. Fishermen just returned at sunset with a load of fresh tunas. Sao Pedro, Sao Vicente Island, Cape Verde. The nets are retrieved at the end of the fishing day. Sao Pedro, Sao Vicente Island, Cape Verde. Sorting of the catch upon the fishermen&#8217;s return. Sao Pedro, Sao Vicente Island, Cape Verde. Maria is an eighty-one-year-old widow who lives with her fisherman son, who takes care of her. Their family has always lived off fishing for generations. Sao Pedro, Sao Vicente Island, Cape Verde. Carlos, 53 years old, fisherman. 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