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Daily Monitor
Friday February 26 2021
Women dealing in mukene attend to customers at Lambu Landing Site in Masaka District on January 16. PHOTO/WILSON KUTAMBA.
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The authorities say demonstration racks were provided to the fishermen but they refused to recreate them for use.
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Authorities in Masaka District have banned drying of fresh silverfish on bare ground, saying the practice compromises quality.
Silverfish, commonly known as mukene, when dried on bare ground, gets mixed with sand and animal droppings, according to authorities.
While speaking in an interview with Daily Monitor on Monday, Mr Moses Ssemambo, the Masaka District fisheries officer, said they have over the years been warning fishermen against this practice in vain and they have now stepped up efforts to enforce the standards.
Daily Monitor
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.