Euros vs. Yuan: Comparing European and Chinese Fishing Access in West Africa
Fig 2
Total catches by Chinese and EU fleets from the waters of West Africa, 1950–2010.
Sierra Lone claimed its EEZ in 1971, Morocco in 1981, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon in 1984, Congo (ex-Zaire) in 1992 and Cameroon in 2000. The 16 other West African countries claimed their EEZ between 1976 and 1980, and hence the location of the transition zone (shaded) from ‘unregulated; to ‘illegal’ catches in the lower panel.