São Tomé and Príncipe: helping fishers and their future

Early in the morning, Paula Afè Do Espiritu Afonso goes to the beach in her village of Abade on Príncipe Island to get freshly caught fish. Having spent the whole night fishing, the fishermen return with bonito, barracuda, pargo, vermelho, and corvina.

Paola sells some of the fresh catch locally, but the bulk is processed and sold at the fish market in the capital, on São Tomé Island.

Fish is the main source of protein for the people…