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Daily Monitor
Wednesday December 16 2020
Fisheries Protection Unit officials with fishermen who were found with illegal fishing gears at Kisenyi Landing Site in Buikwe District on December 2, 2018. Some fishermen claim they have been subjected to torture. PHOTO/FILE/DENIS EDEMA.
Summary
Fish presents clear avenues for Uganda to have a positive trade balance, add value along its value chain and has clear backward and forward linkages with other chains such as pharmaceutical industries.
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The political season that has seen candidates campaigning for elective offices ahead of the 2021 General Election has instead led to a surge in illegal fishing activities on Lake Victoria.