This is part three of a three-article series on industrial fishing in Madagascar’s waters. Part one looked at offshore fishing; part two focused on a new exclusive-access zone for small-scale fishers. Earlier this year, there was an unusual stoppage: in March and April, normally the heart of Madagascar’s shrimp fishing season, the nation’s trawlers remained […]
This is part two of a three-article series on industrial fishing in Madagascar’s waters. Part one focused on offshore fishing; parts two and three look at near-shore fishing. NOSY FALY, Madagascar For decades, tensions have simmered between Madagascar’s small-scale fishers and the industrial trawlers that operate near the country’s coast. In 2017, the […]