senegal: WWF asks ministers to listen to African fishermen

The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is asking EU diplomats to give 4 minutes of their time to listen to the views of African fishermen before deciding on the future of fishing deals between the EU and developing countries. The European Commission proposes to turn its ‘cash for access’ deals - whereby the EU pays developing countries for EU boats to fish in their waters - into “partnership agreements” aimed at developing sustainable fisheries. But WWF, and African fishermen, are very critical of the EU’s record on fishing in developing countries.