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Cairo’s fishermen, who have seen their daily catch dwindle because of heavy plastic pollution in the Nile, are now helping to clean up the river in a government-backed project that also helps to boost their income.
The Nile has always held a special place in Egyptians hearts, providing not just fish but more than 90 per cent of the country’s fresh water and most of its fertile soil.
But over the years, the river has suffered from increasing levels of plastic and industrial pollution. When I throw my cast net, it is supposed to sink to catch the fish, but when it hits a plastic bottle, the bottle makes the net float on the surface and we catch nothing but waste, said Ahmed Abdel Miguid, 40, a fisherman from Cairo.
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