# The factories turning West Africa’s fish into powder

> A BBC feature describes Chinese-run fishmeal factories in The Gambia turning local fish stocks into fishmeal for aquaculture. It reports local concern about overfishing and the impact on fishing communities and ecology.

- Date: 2021-03-23 · published 2021-03-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region West Africa · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48210-the-factories-turning-west-africa-s-fish-into-powder
- Commodities: [Fishmeal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FISHMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Fishmeal output from West African fisheries adds supply to aquafeed markets, but the feature is about sustainability and local impacts rather than a price driver.

## Read by commodity

- FISHMEAL: neutral

## Sources

- bbc.com: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210323-the-factories-turning-west-africas-fish-into-powder

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