Today the lake has approximately the same salinity as the Dead Sea. Your email address will not be published. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. The harvest is ferried back to shore on a pirogue traditional boat where women wait to carry it to drying piles by the lakeside.
Each salt collector uses his own initials to mark his drying piles and bags, weighing around 25 kg each and fetching CFA francs depending on the current market price.
Before being consumed the salt must be iodized. Pink Lake salt is traditionally used by Senegalese fishermen to preserve fish but its is also sold on to nearby African countries such as Gambia, Guinea, Mali and Benin.
Lake Retba was originally a fresh water lake up until the s when severe drought caused a change in the composition of the water and allowed for people to start harvesting the salt. Unfortunately Lake Retba has become over exploited. With harvest currently around 40, to 50, tons per year an incredible threat is posed to the biodiversity of this unique environment. Email address. Remember me. Facebook Login Google Login. Repeat password. Create Account.
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