Preserved Fishing Culture

This region, stretching between Nouakchott and Nouadhibou, is inhabited by the Imraguen people who are skilled fishermen using only traditional, sustainable methods. It is an UNESCO World Heritage Site, and crowded with all sorts of birds from flamingos and pelicans to migratory shorebirds and the largest nesting grounds in West Africa.

A View of Banc d’Arguin

A sailboat shored up in Banc d'Arguin
Sailboats rest on the shore of Iwik
The fishing village of Iwik, Mauritania, seen from the sea.
Sailing off the coast of Iwik, Mauritania in Banc d'Arguin
Sailing off the coast of Iwik, Mauritania in Banc d'Arguin
Rippled dunes line the edges of the baech in Banc d'Arguin
Vehicle tracks in the soft sand along the shore bankds of Banc d'Arguin
Beautifully clean, empty and sandy Atlantic beach
The sun beams over the Atlanic ocean along the Bay of Arguin
The sun beams over the Atlantic ocean along the bank in Banc d'Arguin, Mauritania
An empty boat shored on the beach
A fisherman casts a line on a small boat in the Bay of Arguin
A fisherman shores his boat in Banc d'Arguin
A small fishing boat in the Bay of Arguin
Tracks skirt the egdes of the water from 4x4 vehicles in Banc d'Arguin
A lone traveler stands along the beach of Banc d'Arguin, Mauritania
The clear and wild shoreline of Banc d'Arguin, Mauritania
A pale red sun over the Atlantic horizon
The sun sets behind an encampment in the Bay of Arguin
A truck is parked next to a tent providing shade from the desert sun on the Atlantic beach in Banc d'Arguin
Seabirds flock along the beach of Banc d'Arguin
Sailing off the coast of Iwik, Mauritania in Banc d'Arguin