Thiao D. auteur aut IRD Chaboud Christian auteur aut IRD Samba A. auteur aut IRD Laloë Francis auteur aut IRD Cury Philippe auteur aut IRD text journalArticle eng text/pdf born digital access Small-scale fisheries are often seen as a solution for ensuring sustainability in marine exploitation. They are viewed as a suitable alternative to industrial fisheries, particularly when considering their social and economic importance in developing countries. Here, we show that the booming small-scale fishery sector in Senegal, in the context of increasing foreign demand, has induced the collapse of one of the most emblematic West African marine fish species, a large grouper Epinephelus aeneus, historically called ?false cod' by European fishers. The overexploitation of this species appears to be on account of the increasing effort sustained by a growing international demand and important subsidies, which resulted in a relative stability of the average economic yield per fishing trip and an incentive for continuing targeting this species to almost extinction. It is a critical time for addressing and mitigating the pressure of the small-scale fisheries to prevent declines of fish species that are highly valued by northern markets. A balance between conservation and exploitation is necessary to maintain ecological viability while considering the socio-economic importance of the small-scale fisheries. However, a new strategy is needed for conservation that will consider and articulate simultaneously the concerns regarding unmanaged and growing small-scale fisheries, rampant subsidies and increasing foreign demand. specialized PECHE ARTISANALE POISSON SURPECHE AMENAGEMENT DES PECHES COMMERCIALISATION PRIX STOCK DEVELOPPEMENT DURABLE SENEGAL 040SOCPEC01 040PECHE03 34 3 305-311 2012 1814-232X https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010057633 10.2989/1814232X.2012.725278 1814-232X [F B010057633] https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010057633 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/intranet/publi/depot/2012-11-15/010057633.pdf Accès réservé (Intranet de l'IRD) IRD - Base Horizon / Pleins textes 2012-11-14 2026-02-11 fdi:010057633 fre