Will Law Be Enough to Prevent Sharks Collapse?
In Tunisia’s coastal waters, sharks are more than predators , they are silent victims of a struggle few see. As nets tighten and myths grow, a new wave of science...
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Sharks, Nets & Mercury: Tunisia’s Hidden Fishing Cost
At dawn in Zarzis and Sfax, the docks tell a different story than the sea. Crates of sharks lie stacked beside nets still wet with salt. What was once bycatch...
Tunisia: Sharks Without a Hollywood Script
For decades, Hollywood taught us to fear the shark. Films like Jaws and Deep Blue Sea turned it into a villain. In the real world, the roles are reversed. In...
The Silent Strength of Maghreb’s Rural Women
They rise before dawn, walk the dry fields, mend nets by fading shorelines, and yet remain unheard in the rooms where decisions about their futures are made. Across Tunisia, Algeria,...
AI and Cloud Seeding: Can We Control the Rain?
When Dean Martin cheerfully sang “Let It Snow!”, he surely couldn’t have imagined a future where humans would actually try to make it snow. Decades later, that playful dream has...
Off-Grid Desalination: Can We Make Small-Scale Water Solutions Work?
Hidden between the vast olive fields on the outskirts of Moknine, Neji points towards the abandoned well that once watered his family’s fruit farm. My grandfather dug this well, and...
Artisanal fishing: who will save the Kerkennah Damessa?
Jump fishing, commonly known as “damessa”, is a fixed fishing technique specific to the Attaya region of Kerkennah. Today, this technique has been abandoned by the majority of fishermen and...
The battle of the clams: Between plate and resilience
The heroines of Tunisian shores: women clam diggers are facing an unprecedented environmental and socio-economic crisis. With clam stocks dwindling at an alarming rate, the authorities have suspended harvesting for...
Dolphins: victims of interaction with fishermen
Off the Tunisian coast, coexistence between fishermen and dolphins is far from idyllic. Every day, these adorable mammals are targeted, accused of ravaging nets and taking a large share of...
