Shocked but not surprised has been the overarching feeling among environmental campaigners and seafood organisations to the news that the mackerel population in the North East Atlantic has reached its lowest level for more than 20 years.
Corresponding with “years of excessive catches”, evidence and advice has been released this week from the International Council…
Q FISH stocks in Lake Tanganyika declined by 62 percent over 28 years, falling from about 304,500 tonnes in 1998 to 116,000 tonnes at present.
Ng’wasi Kamani, the Livestock and Fisheries deputy minister, disclosed the findings when responding to Kalambo MP Edifonsi Kanoni, on when the government would conduct a survey to establish the current…
Q A recent study published in the journal of Environmental Research: Food Systems, examines how trade in aquatic foods can contribute to nutrition security across regions, using the dried dagaa (small pelagic fish) fishery in Zanzibar, Tanzania, as a case study. The authors introduce the concept of “nutrition-sensitive trade,” which refers to trade that delivers…
