Fishing Boats on the Atlantic Shore
2008 © Maxim Tabachnik
Boy Resting on a Fishing PirogueCheikh Ahmed Tidiane Fishing CanoeChildren at SunsetCattle Egrets Roosting in YoffMax, Jelena and a Coworker on the BeachPufferfish Among Market WasteFishing Boats on the Atlantic ShoreAfternoon Fish MarketSandy Alleyway at DuskDried Fish and Palm Oil StallYoff Vegetable Market

Fishing Boats on the Atlantic Shore

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Colorfully painted wooden pirogues rest on the sandy shore after a day at sea. These traditional boats are vital to the livelihoods of West African coastal communities. Scenes like this reflect both the resilience and ecological dependence of artisanal fishing economies facing rising seas and dwindling fish stocks.