A local fisherman unloads at a Chinese factory. In recent years, the Mauritanian government has been encouraging the development of the fish meal industry, and have encouraged Chinese investment.

A new type of Chinese overseas investment, fishmeal factory, is explored as it can be considered as a small Chinese overseas investment that may have implications for Chinese investors in Africa and Africa’s own natural resources. 

前一天夜里，一位本地渔民正在一家中国人开设的鱼粉厂旁卸货。毛里塔尼亚政府这些年明确地鼓励发展鱼粉行业，进一步刺激了越来越多的中国商人到这里投资建厂，据当地中国人介绍，努瓦迪布的鱼粉厂有约一半是由中国人投资兴建。这些大大小小的鱼粉厂的日产鱼粉几十至几百吨不等，生产出来的鱼粉被运往中国、越南等国，用于饲料生产行业。