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Are natural resource endowments a blessing or a curse? I study the impact of the first offshore oil and gas discoveries on coastal fishing municipalities in Senegal. Leveraging the plausibly exogenous timing of discoveries as a natural experiment, I employ a difference-in-differences approach, comparing coastal fishing municipalities to inland riverine fishing areas. Preliminary results show a significant increase in total employment and internal migration into coastal areas, possibly driven by new economic opportunities. At the same time,  I find a substantial decline in employment in the fishing sector, and increased international migration out of treated municipalities.