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…
Q With ICES advice on North East Atlantic pelagic stocks imminent, the North Atlantic Pelagic Advocacy Group (NAPA) states that even the stark warning in 2025, when a 77% cut in mackerel catches was advised, was enough to shock Coastal States into taking political action on sustainable catch-sharing agreements.
The deadlock remains, with no clear…

