Floating in West Africa—Tencent “Living” Channel
Yuyang Liu/Greenpeace
As fish catches off the coast of China decline, independent photographer Yuyang Liu traveled by boat to West Africa to follow the story of Chinese fishing crews on the Atlantic. 400 Chinese fishing boats and thousands of Chinese fishermen troll the waters off the coasts of Guinea-Bissau and Senegal. According to Greenpeace, who supported Liu’s work, about one fifth of China's distant-water fishing vessels are concentrated in African waters. Locals earn far less than their Chinese counterparts for their work on the fishing boats, but the influx of Chinese fishing has still been a boon to the local economy.
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As fish catches off the coast of China decline, independent photographer Yuyang Liu traveled by boat to West Africa to follow the story of Chinese fishing crews on the Atlantic. 400 Chinese fishing boats and thousands of Chinese fishermen troll the waters off the coasts of Guinea-Bissau and Senegal. According to Greenpeace, who supported Liu’s work, about one fifth of China's distant-water fishing vessels are concentrated in African waters. Locals earn far less than their Chinese counterparts for their work on the fishing boats, but the influx of Chinese fishing has still been a boon to the local economy.