Govt To Tighten Noose On Blast Fishers

THE Minister for Livestock and Fisheries, Abdallah Ulega has warned fishermen using dynamites to stop the illegal fishing method for it constitutes major threat to small-scale fisheries through degradation of reefs and other critical habitats for fish.

He said in Dar es Salaam recently that dynamite fishers could be sentenced to five years in prison and a further 12 months for possession of explosives.

“If you are in the business of dynamite fishing and you see it lucrative, kindly, know you are in an illegal activity and we are coming for you,” he said in Dar es Salaam, recently when receiving 50 tonnes of by-catch fish from Albacora Group, a commercial company in the tuna fish industry.

“Already the government has information that blast fishing is clandestinely back in the ocean and if you are in the business, kindly quit.

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