Members of Parliament have raised concerns over the Ministry of Agriculture's proposal to allocate Shs23 billion for restocking water bodies and establishing fish production facilities.

In the process, young Nile perch alongside pelagic or small fishes ... small fish species contribute to 70% of the total fish catches in Uganda’s water bodies, and employ 60% of the country ...

Kenyans accounted for the largest number of fishermen arrested, with 935, closely followed by Congo with 557 and Rwanda with ...

“Nile perch usually moves into deeper and ... They had been detained in Uganda after they were accused of fishing in Ugandan waters. James Onyango, one of the fishermen who was arrested ...

Read: Uganda traders flag illegal fishing of Lake Victoria Nile perch Experts at the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA), an independent public policy and foreign relations ...

In Uganda, fishers compete for Nile perch in Lake Victoria and ship them to China for extremely high prices. More from So Expensive Fish maw — the swim bladder of a fish — is one of the most ...