‘Galápagos of west Africa’ plundered by floating fish factories

A group of six Turkish seiners – including the Ilhan Yilmaz 3 – appear to be supplying the two factory vessels at sea, according to satellite records from Global Fishing Watch (GFW), a nonprofit organisation that monitors fishing activity.

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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/09/fish-factories-west-africa-guardian-investigation-desmog-fishmeal-oil

How the ‘Galápagos of west Africa’ is plundered by floating fish factories

A Guardian investigation with DeSmog reveals thousands of tonnes of fish are illegally turned into fishmeal and oil off the coast of Guinea-Bissau

The Guardian