EAC states now act on overfishing to save stocks in Lake Victoria
Fishermen unload a catch at Kasensero landing site in Rakai district, on the shores of the Lake Victoria in Uganda. Kampala has a raft of measures to control fishing in its waters. PHOTO| AFP
Faced with dwindling fish stocks in Lake Victoria, East African states have moved to institute stringent measures to control fishing in the shared water body.
Uganda, which controls 45 per cent of Africa’s largest freshwater lake, has deployed the military to guard its territorial waters and keep foreigners away.
