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.

Destructive fishing using explosives occurs in a number of countries worldwide, negatively impacting coral reefs and fisheries on which millions of people rely. Documenting, quantifying and combating the problem has proved problematic. 

Fishing using explosives is common in Tanzanian waters; it is considered to be more widely practiced now than at any other point in history. 

Jessica Vyvyan-Robinson was diving off Borneo when she was struck without warning by shock waves.