The Impact of Industrial Fishing in MauritaniaCEFR A2
4 Aug 2025
Adapted from Jean Sovon, Global Voices • CC BY 3.0
Photo by Francesca Fabian, Unsplash
AI-assisted adaptation of the original article, simplified for language learners.
Mauritania is known for its fishing industry. Many local people depend on fishing for their income. However, large Chinese fishing boats are now in Mauritania’s waters.
They catch a lot of fish, which causes problems for local fishermen. These fishermen are struggling because they can no longer find enough fish.
The government has agreed to let Chinese boats fish here for many years, but this has led to serious issues for the local fishing community.
Difficult words
- fishing — the activity of catching fishfishing industry, fishing boats, fishing community
- local — belonging to a particular area or placelocal people, local fishermen, local fishing community
- income — money received for work or services
- struggle — to have difficulty doing somethingstruggling
- government — the group of people who control a country
- catch — to take or capture something, like fish
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Discussion questions
- How do you think fishing affects the local economy?
- What could be done to help local fishermen?
- Why is it important to balance fishing and environmental needs?
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