Coastal area management vital in illegal fishing fight

Illegal fishing must be effectively tamed
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SMALL-SCALE fishermen on the Lake Tanganyika shoreline have come up in arms complaining bitterly that their 802m/- fish market in Kasanga Village in Kalambo District remains in complete disuse even after being opened officially. Construction of the ...

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Wasira makes case for Wildlife Management Area in Bunda
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MINISTER of State in the President's Office (Social Relations and Coordination) Mr Stephen Wasira is calling for the establishment of a Wildlife Management Area (WMA) in Bunda District of Mara Region. The game controlled area is currently occupied by ...

Reps want an end to illegal fishing in Isles
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ZANZIBAR government has been challenged to control unwanted fishing methods by supplying fishermen with the required fishing gear, a Member of the House of Representatives said on Thursday. “We have been hunting for people using banned means of ...

How Senegal is battling to end costly illegal fishing off its coast

Reports from the Lake Zone say that authorities have reduced the use of illegal fishing gear on Lake Victoria by almost 50 per cent in recent years. If this is indeed true, then it is a quite a significant development.

Lindi police hold five over illegal fishing
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POLICE in Lindi district, Lindi region, are holding five people residing in Mchinga ward, suspected of illegal fishing and illegal possession of banned fishing gear. Mching ward executive officer, Mr Saidi Makinda, said the suspects were found with dynamite ...

Appeal Court quashes illegal fishing trial
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THE Court of Appeal nullified the proceedings in the illegal fishing trial, commonly known as “Samaki wa Magufuli” case involving two foreigners, who were convicted by the High Court and sentenced to ten years imprisonment or pay 21bn/- fine.

November 10, 2014 - The United States under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment, Catherine Novelli (pictured), recently visited the Burunge Wildlife Management Area (WMA) in the Manyara Region.  Under Secretary Novelli visited Burunge WMA to learn first-hand about the challenges facing community based wildlife conservation efforts.

Burunge WMA lies between Tarangire and Lake Manyara National Parks, and is an area of critical importance to the Tarangire –...

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Illegal Blast Fishing Destroys Tanzania's Rich Marine Life
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Tanzanian fishermen are using a rather aggressive approach to increase their catches – they toss a homemade bottle bombs into the sea, killing hundreds of fish at one time. This dangerous tactic, also known as blast fishing, indirectly threatens ...