People in West Africa are increasingly embarking on daring journeys to try to reach European soil | Photo: DW screeshot
People in West Africa are increasingly embarking on daring journeys to try to reach European soil | Photo: DW screeshot

7,500 people died at sea on the migrant route from West Africa to the Spanish Canary Islands between 2020 and 2022. Senegalese fishermen embark on the perilous journey, as native fish stocks deplete.