As the fisheries of West Africa are preyed on by foreign trawlers, local communities are paying the cost. The price of fish increases almost daily and the economy loses each year. The agreement to allow Senegalese boats into Mauritanian waters will improve the safety of these sailors, but long-term sustainability remains a threat to livelihoods.
Source: http://www.futuredirections.org.au/publication/new-accord-senegal-mauritania-will-not-solution-west-african-fishery-woes/