Senegal: Fishing crisis looms

In the Senegalese village of Yoff, just a few kilometres up the coast from the capital Dakar, the hundreds of canoes lined up along the seaside tell the whole story. Despite growing urbanisation, fishing by traditional methods remains a vital occupation, a key part of the country's economy - and just as important, a way of life. But this sector is now threatened, reports the BBC, not only by the competition of the huge boats of the industrial sector, both local and international, but also by its own unregulated development and practices.