Conflict over fishing turns violent off Gambia's coast | DW News

In The Gambia, tensions at sea are turning violent in a standoff between local fisherman, and foreign-owned trawlers. One local industry official called the growing number of incidents a 'sea war.' Desperate local fisherman are attacking foreign trawlers, and even turning on each other, over the waters off West Africa. Fishermen accuse the trawlers of encroaching into unauthorized areas off Gambia's coast - and sabotaging their equipment. 00:00 Conflict over fishing off Gambia's coast 03:04 DW speaks with Doctor Ifesinachi Okafor-Yarwood, lecturer in Sustainable Futures at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland and a Pew Marine Fellow For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/ Follow DW on social media: ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwnews ►TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dwnews ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwnews Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https://www.youtube.com/dwdeutsch Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1 #Gambia #Fishing #Trawlers