An aerial view of a Nigerian coastal fishing settlement with wooden boats pulled up on a sandy beach.

Climate change pushes fish into deeper waters, threatening Nigeria’s coastal fishermen

Climate change is steadily pushing fish stocks into deeper waters off Nigeria’s Atlantic coast, leaving artisanal fishermen with longer voyages, thinner catches and shrinking incomes, according to a special report by Premium Times Nigeria. Nigeria’s coastline stretches for more than 800 kilometres along the Gulf of Guinea, supporting fishing communities in states such as Lagos, […]

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