From VOA Learning English, this is the Agriculture Report.The government of Senegal and the organization Sea Shepherd have launched a campaign against illegal fishing along the country's coast.The non-profit group is helping to prevent the poaching of hundreds of thousands of tons of tuna, swordfish and sharks each year.People called the program "Sunu Gaal", that is a local term meaning "my canoe."The Sea Shepherd is providing a boat with a crew trained to help catch poachers. Senegalese naval ships are also involved in the campaign.Lamya Essemlali is leading Sea Shepherd's effort to help guard the Senegalese coast."What we are doing is documenting illegal vessels and reporting to the navy,and right now the next stage is to have the officials who are on board with us to board those vessels and to check further into whether they are complying." said Essemlali.Some crews use nets and other equipment to hide the names of their ships.Ms Essemlali says poaching vessels recently have been flying the Senegalese flag.Other ships do have the required documents, but she says they still may be breaking international and Senegalese law.
