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SelFISH Europe: How the Economic Partnership Agreements will further contribute to the decline of fish stocks and exacerbating the food crisis in Senegal

ActionAid, May 2008

Against a background of unprecedented food shortages,
including in Senegal, this study aims to analyse how the
Economic Partnership Agreements currently under negotiation
between the EU and West Africa impact on the Senegalese
fishing sector, on the population’s food security and particularly
on the livelihoods of women. The study focuses on the role
played by the europeans in overexploiting Senegal’s marine
resources, before dealing with the burning issue of the
Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs).
This report is based on field studies conducted in February and
April 2008 in communities where ActionAid works in Senegal.
The study also relies on contributions and analysis from
ActionAid partners specialising in fishing issues and commercial
relations between West Africa and the European Union.

Document (EN): Iossa-et-al_EN_0508_Action-Aid_Selfish-Europe.pdf
Document (FR):Iossa-et-al_FR_0508_Action-Aid_Touche-pas-a-mon-poisson.pdf

External link (EN): http://www.actionaid.org/assets/pdf%5C08.06_SelFish-Europe_EN.pdf
External link (FR): http://www.actionaid.org/assets/pdf%5C08.06_SelFish-Europe_FR.pdf

Author(s): Mariano Iossa, Papa Ndary Niang, Alexandre Polack

Additional resources:
Reaction by the European Commission: EPA Flash News: "Fishing for the truth - Is Europe really destroying African fisheries' industry?"
Earlier draft of the EPA Flash News sent on 28 July 2008, with reference to amounts of EDF funding earmarked for fisheries (see paragraph 6)