Fishermen ask govt to declare fishing holiday
Tuesday April 27 2021
A man displays fish that he bought from fishermen as a Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) soldier looks on at Namugongo Landing site in Mayuge District in 2019. PHOTO/DENIS EDEMA
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FPU suspended its operations in October last year which gave fishermen free rein for several months.
Mr Godfrey Ssenyonga Kambugu, the chairperson of the Association of Fishers and Lake Users of Uganda, said illegal and over fishing is partly to blame for the current situation.
Between December 2020 and February communities living in and around the shores of Lake Victoria complained of mass death of fish, especially Nile Perch, which were being washed ashore.
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Thursday February 11 2021
A man roasts dead Nile Perch near Nile Bridge in Jinja City on Tuesday. People have ignored government advice against eating the dead fish. PHOTO | DENIS EDEMA
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The reason for the mass deaths of seemingly healthy fish remains unclear, leading to speculation of possible poisoning, limited oxygen or adverse temperatures on Lake Victoria.
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An estimated 100 tonnes of fish, mainly Nile Perch, have so far died mysteriously in a space of two months at various landing sites around Lake Victoria, government has revealed.
Ms Joyce Ikwaput Nyeko, the acting director for Fisheries Resources in the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, said the continuing mass deaths of Nile Perch is causing huge loss of revenue to government.