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Saturday March 13 2021
The UPDF marine officers measuring the size of the impounded nets at Kasenyi landing site on Lake Edward in Kasese District on March 12, 2021. PHOTO/ MORIS MUMBERE
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Authorities accuse the Congolese fishermen of breaking fishing laws at the landing sites in Uganda.
Some of the impounded boats of the Congolese fishermen being escorted by UPDF marine officers on Lake Edward at Kasenyi landing site
“We have two weeks’ operations following the illegal practices in Lake Edward by the Congolese fishermen who have failed to comply with our policies. They have been using illegal boats, monofilament ropes for fishing, hooks as small as 8-9 inches yet the policy provides for the 10-inch size to catch small fish at the lake shores,” Lt Col Dick Kasaija, the marine Commander in Charge of the Fisheries Unit said.