Uganda: Fish Species Declining
June 22, 2007 @ 08:44 AM (EST)
Source: Allafrica.com
There is an alarming decline of fish species in the country's lakes, a study by the National Fisheries Resources Research Institute has revealed.
Jonna Kamanyi, a principal research officer, noted that there are only 53 fish species in lakes Victoria, Kyoga and Albert. He attributed the decline to indiscriminate fishing...
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