Behind a seemingly ordinary cargo, the sensitive fishmeal trade in West Africa

Behind a seemingly ordinary cargo, the sensitive fishmeal trade in West Africa

At the ports of Dakar and Bissau, the Turkish cargo ship Hanfeng 88 illustrates opaque trade practices. Behind its routine rotations lies the export of fishmeal from overexploited stocks, to the detriment of food security, marine ecosystems, and local small-scale fisheries.