Senegal fishmeal plant protests highlight aquaculture's environmental costs

Residents of a coastal fishing town are demanding closure of a facility that processes fish waste for animal feed, citing severe air quality and health impacts from industrial aquaculture operations.

First covered Oct 16, 2026 · 1:55 AM PT · 1 article · no longer in the live window

Senegal fishmeal plant protests highlight aquaculture's environmental costs — Image via insideclimatenews.org

Coverage

26d Inside Climate News Modern Aquaculture’s Invisible Cost: Its Putrid Stench — This story is part of an investigation conducted by an international team of journalists based at The Outlaw Ocean Project. Read the other stories here.

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Appeared in: 2026-10-16 (#14) · 2026-10-17 (#18)

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