Alex Howlett
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Alex Howlett
@alexhowl.bsky.social
Journalist - Al Jazeera, FT, TLS etc
Author - https://www.hurstpublishers.com/book/wander-women/
Investigations & Press - Environmental Justice Foundation
More - https://alexhowlett.my.canva.site
Reposted by Alex Howlett
The consequences of industrial fishing are contributing to the troubling increase in migrant deaths at sea. Senegal’s fisheries must be returned to the Senegalese people.

Senegal's government, the European Union, and industrial fishing entities must ensure stronger governance and transparency now.
Adrift: Senegal’s coastal crisis and the deadly route to Europe
YouTube video by Environmental Justice Foundation
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May 13, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Reposted by Alex Howlett
The route from Senegal to the Canary Islands is one of the deadliest. Tragically, there were over 3,000 deaths in 2023 alone.

Our film follows one young Senegalese fisher, Abdou, who is forced to make this journey. He says, “some people had the same dream and purpose as me, but they never arrived.”
May 13, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Reposted by Alex Howlett
Fishing is often these communities’ only source of income. Their livelihoods are severely impacted by plastic pollution, as fish that could be caught and sold are instead entangled in these nets.

To address this issue, Net Free Seas connects communities with recyclers, who pay them directly.
Net Free Seas: ridding Thailand's waters of ghost nets and reducing plastic pollution
YouTube video by Environmental Justice Foundation
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March 18, 2025 at 11:32 AM