Sall, Aliou (2021) The issue of human rights in the context of artisanal fisheries in Senegal. p. 3.
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Since the colonial times, artisanal fisheries have been left to its own demise. There has always been a push from the decision-makers to modernize Senegalese SSF. The first attempts to motorize pirogues occurred in 1953 during the colonial regime. Other innovations followed up to the present day through an approach tinged with a form of 'social Darwinism'. For instance, the Senegalese State's goal, as early as the mid-1960s, was to introduce 12m trawlers, which were to gradually replace pirogues. Artisanal fish processing and micro fish marketing controlled by women were not spared from this narrow vision. The attempts to modernize fish distribution channels were not successful. For decades now the decisions-makers' attempts to replace the traditional wooden canoe with fiberglass are faced with obstacles, as the intimate relationship between the fisher and his boat — a culturally significant relationship — is being neglected. Few technological innovations were accepted by communities. The main initiatives that have led SSF to a high level of development (65% of total volume exported) is thanks only to the ingenuity of the fishing communities. This illustrates a lack of sensitivity towards the multidimensional merits of SSF; it also testifies of their capacity to persevere through thick and thin. Evidently, the main role of SSF is still not well recognized.
| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Keywords: | Human Rights, Artisanal Fisheries, Senegal, Fish Marketing, Fishing Community, Fish Processing, Small-scale Fisheries, Fisheries Policy, Blue Economy |
| Subjects: | Right to Resources |
| Depositing User: | Kokila ICSF Krish |
| Date Deposited: | 01 Mar 2025 08:00 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Mar 2025 08:00 |
| URI: | http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/21507 |
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