Tanzania: Govt Urged to Play Part in Curbing Blast Fishing

Tanzania: Govt Urged to Play Part in Curbing Blast Fishing
AllAfrica.com
Dar es Salaam — Poor community empowerment and lack of government follow through have been cited as contributing factors to the continued spread of dynamite fishing in Tanzania The Citizen has learned. Local authorities and leaders of Beach ...

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Habari Zinazoendana

9 years ago

TheCitizen

04 Dec

Govt urged to play part in curbing blast fishing

Poor community empowerment and lack of government  follow through have  been cited as contributing factors to the continued spread of dynamite fishing in Tanzania The Citizen has learned. 

 

10 years ago

BBC

Blast fishing destroying Tanzania's marine habitats

Blast fishing leaves Tanzania’s coral reefs in rubble

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

08 Nov

Blast fishing in Tanzania: Proof of failure by law enforcers

At the close of a two-day seminar on how to fight dynamite fishing, which was held in Tanga Region last October, it was apparent that the participants, including scientists, fisheries officers, police, magistrates, journalists and fishers showed were unhappy that dynamite fishing was still active along Tanzania’s 800-kilometre long coastal line.

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

29 Nov

FEATURE : Tanzania sets strategy to end chronic blast fishing

The days of people involved in blast fishing, who are wreaking havoc along Tanzania’s 800-kilometre coastal line, are numbered, warns head of the Multi-Agency Task Team (Matt) deputy commissioner of Police (DCP) Daniel Nyambabe.

 

9 years ago

Nature World News

31 Dec

Illegal Blast Fishing Destroys Tanzania's Rich Marine Life

Nature World News
Illegal Blast Fishing Destroys Tanzania's Rich Marine Life
Nature World News
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 ...

 

9 years ago

AllAfrica.Com

09 Dec

Tanzania at 54 - We Can Do It ,Just Play Your Part

Tanzania at 54 - We Can Do It ,Just Play Your Part
AllAfrica.com
Independent Tanzania is 54-years-old today. Every December 9 is an auspicious day, for it marks the beginning of our country's history as a free nation, a free people. A lot of water has passed under the bridge since December 9, 1961. The Union between ...

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

21 Oct

The resurgence of blast fishing

A marine scientist yesterday made damning revelations on the extent of dynamite fishing in some coastal areas of Tanzania, saying the resurgence of blast-fishing has been driven by the availability of illegally-traded industrial explosives and detonation materials, in part, imported for use in the mining sector.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

29 May

Varsities, companies urged to apply hi-tech in curbing crime

The deputy minister for Home Affairs, Mr Pereira Silima (pictured), has urged higher learning institutions and big companies to use modern security gadgets in detecting criminals and curbing crime incidents in their areas.

 

10 years ago

BBC

VIDEO: Blast fishing 'epidemic' sweeps coast

The rich marine life off Tanzania's coast is coming under threat because of blast fishing - a technique using explosives that some fishermen use to maximise their catch.

 

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