Uganda traders flag illegal fishing of Lake Victoria Nile perch

Fishermen prepare their nets to fish, mainly for Nile perch, in Lake Victoria on the border between Uganda and Kenya on October 5, 2018.

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Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, which share Lake Victoria, continue losing revenues due to plunder of the shared fisheries.

Nile perch is poached for its swim bladder, alongside bycatch of silverfish and juvenile perch, and smuggled through Mpondwe on the border between Uganda and Democratic Republic of Congo.