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Artisanal fishing boats offloading their catch on the beach of Nouakchott.

Mauritania has one of the most productive fisheries in West Africa, but most Mauritanians are desert people who don't eat fish, making for a lucrative export business. The official annual catch in Mauritania is 900,000 tons, but reconstructed catch estimates are more than 2M tons.

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Artisanal fishing boats offloading their catch on the beach of Nouakchott.<br />
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Mauritania has one of the most productive fisheries in West Africa, but most Mauritanians are desert people who don't eat fish, making for a lucrative export business. The official annual catch in Mauritania is 900,000 tons, but reconstructed catch estimates are more than 2M tons.