“We’re scared of the future”: Struggles between small-scale fishers and foreign industrial trawlers in Limbe, Cameroon

Marginalization and oppression are the common lived experiences of small-scale fishing actors in Cameroon. The rapid expansion of industrial fishing is squeezing out local fishers and threatening small-scale fishing livelihoods, leaving many uncertain about their future. Foreign industrial trawlers are operating with impunity for transgressions while being protected by the government and military. This dynamic has led to constant conflicts between small-scale fishers and industrial vessels. Local small-scale fishers endeavor to voice their concerns whenever and to whomever they can but are restricted with limited powers to organize and protest for the environment and their rights.