SPECIAL REPORT: How Darwinian theory emerged in L.Victoria as Nile perch disappears
By Lucas Liganga ,The Citizen Reporter
Posted Monday, September 22 2014 at 07:34
Posted Monday, September 22 2014 at 07:34
In Summary
- EXTINCTION: Six decades after the introduction of Nile perch, there are more nets in the lake than fish
- Nearly 22 years since the Nile perch was first exported from Tanzania, the situation is alarming following a sharp decline in stocks in Lake Victoria caused by, among other factors, overfishing and other unsustainable harvesting methods
- The Nile perch, introduced in Lake Victoria in 1954 by British colonialists, is tottering on the brink of extinction due to unsustainable fishing in the lake
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