Hans Lucht is a Danish journalist and anthropologist at the University of Copenhagen. This story was translated into English by Jacob Wheeler.

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Risking Everything for Europe
Industrial fishing off the African coast ruins livelihoods and sends fishermen on a perilous journey across desert and sea.
Hans Lucht
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