On Monday 27 May, the European Commission issued a ‘yellow card’ to Senegal, urging it to step up its measures to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU).
The shortcomings observed concern vessels flying the Senegalese flag and operating in waters outside the country's jurisdiction, as well as checks carried out on foreign fishing vessels in the port of Dakar. In addition, illegal exports of fishery products from Senegal to the EU market have been detected,...