It’s a disappointing amount and a haul size that is becoming all too common for Lake Tanganyika’s fishers. “I used to get maybe 50 buckets a day,” he said. “Fishing has always been ...

Editor’s Note: Andrew Cohen is university distinguished professor joint professor, Geosciences and Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Arizona. The views expressed in this ...

Lake Tanganyika is Africa's oldest lake and its ... "If it happened before the start of the industrial fishing in the 1950s, you'd have strong evidence that the decline is not simply driven ...

As fishing pressure has increased on Lake Tanganyika, its level has also been rising, inundating shoreline communities. Sedimentation as a result of farming, infrastructure projects and ...

DODOMA: THE government is stepping up its efforts to combat illegal fishing, particularly targeting the influx of illicit ...

DODOMA, May 14 (Xinhua) -- Fishing activities in Lake Tanganyika, shared by Tanzania, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia, will be closed from May 15 to Aug. 15 to allow for ...

"Blast fishing has been controlled in the Indian Ocean's coastal zone. There have been no incidents of blast fishing reported in the entire zone over the past year," said Ashatu Kijaji, minister of ...

A few million years ago, fish were swimming quite happily in Lake Tanganyika. The lake itself – now classed as one of ...

"We've been underwater for years," said Asha, 32. The level of Lake Tanganyika rises cyclically but has been exacerbated by global warming, said Bernard Sindayihebura, an urban planning and ...

The second-largest lake in Africa, Lake Tanganyika is adorned with its sandy ... the unprecedented decision to impose a three-month fishing ban on the lake every year, from May 15 to August ...

It’s a disappointing amount and a haul size that is becoming all too common for Lake Tanganyika’s fishers. “I used to get maybe 50 buckets a day,” he said. “Fishing has always been ...