Traditional pirogue fishing in The Gambia - SHORT (3mins)

See what it is like to be a fisherman working in a small pirogue in the seas off the coast of West Africa, in this case off The Gambia, using what's called the thousand-hook fishing technique.
The movie covers a pirogue crew's ten hours at sea - a typical day - leaving as dawn broke around 7am and returning at 5pm for supper.
It was made possible with the co-operation of Omar Jallow and his two crewmates on the ‘Kunta’ pirogue. Like other crews, they fish commercially 11km offshore in the silt-rich waters where the River Gambia merges with the Atlantic Ocean.
'Kunta' is one of dozens that set sail daily from Bakau beach in The Gambia. Some fishermen specialise in fishing by night, while larger pirogues go to sea for a week at a time. Many of the fishermen are foreigners. The ‘Kunta’s crew hail from Guinea and Senegal.
The footage was filmed in March, 2018 by journalist Allen Meagher. One week earlier, the seas were rougher than usual and a pirogue sank. Rescue services recovered two bodies. The sole survivor was the one crew-member wearing a lifejacket.
Allen is a former member of the Gambia Press Union and today the editor of ‘Changing Ireland’, a magazine about community development and social inclusion. He was in The Gambia with support from the Simon Cumbers Media Fund.
See the full 41 minute version here:    • Fishing by Pirogue, off Gambia, West Afric...  
Copyright Allen Meagher, 2018.