Across West Africa, the depletion of fish stocks is becoming more than an environmental concern — it is increasingly a threat to food security, jobs and the livelihoods of coastal communities. In this edition, Abdullahi HASSAN engages Stanley Godspower EGHOLO, Project Lead, at Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) and Coordinator of the FishNet Alliance Network. Together, they examine overfishing and its impact on livelihoods across West Africa.