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Tanzania urges African countries in climate change crisis to practice sustainable fishing.

Tanzania urges African countries in climate change crisis to practice sustainable fishing.

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Monday was Monday for Tanzanian authorities. They urged African countries and other nations to come together in the fight for sustainable fishing.

Abdallah Ulega (the deputy minister for Livestock and Fisheries) stated that it was important for African countries to work together in developing strategies for sustainable fishing in the face of climate change, which poses a threat to the industry.

“By joining forces, African countries will be able to fight illegal fishing and overfishing and combat pollution that is taking a heavy toll on the fisheries industry,” Ulega told an African Union consultative meeting on fisheries management in the commercial capital of Dar es Salaam.

He encouraged the fisheries specialists to share their knowledge on how to sustainably manage the industry.

“There has been an ever-increasing demand for fish and fisheries products over the past decade,” he said.

Ulega stated that fish and fishery products are now the most traded food commodities. This has led to increased demand, which has some negative effects on the environment and fishing ecosystems as well as declining fish stocks.

Nazael Mandalla (director of aquaculture, Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries) said that Tanzania has established a variety of strategies to reduce the pressure on natural waters bodies. These include the establishment of cage-farming. Enditem

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