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This is a fisherman village right at the edge of the ocean in St. Louis, Senegal. The authorities have been trying to get rid of this community, but the fishing is the most important aspect of St. Louis and these folks have fought off the government. This time of year they fish at night and are so successful that they have decided amongst themselves to only have half the boats go out each day. The price of fish was incredibly low because there are so many and because these fishermen are so adept at exploiting the resource. Industrialized fishermen pay a license to fish, but then there is no limit for how much they can catch. The artesenal fishermen are not regulated in any way. 600,000 Senegalese participate in the fishing industry. Eighty percent of the fish caught are caught by artesinal fishermen.

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This is a fisherman village right at the edge of the ocean in St. Louis, Senegal. The authorities have been trying to get rid of this community, but the fishing is the most important aspect of St. Louis and these folks have fought off the government. This time of year they fish at night and are so successful that they have decided amongst themselves to only have half the boats go out each day. The price of fish was incredibly low because there are so many and because these fishermen are so adept at exploiting the resource. Industrialized fishermen pay a license to fish, but then there is no limit for how much they can catch. The artesenal fishermen are not regulated in any way. 600,000 Senegalese participate in the fishing industry. Eighty percent of the fish caught are caught by artesinal fishermen.