Fish are becoming increasingly scarce in Lake Tanganyika. This situation has a noticeable impact on the diet of Burundians. According to the country’s Direction of Fisheries Management, between the years 2000 and 2012, fish catch numbers have decreased from 20,000 tons per year to 10,000 tons per year. In Bubanza,…
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In the different fishing zones around Lake Tanganyika, reality is that many fishermen are worried about their security. Jumaine Nyabenda, 55 years, is among those fishermen, who are victims of armed robberies in this big freshwater reservoir. A fisherman since 1980, today he gets just one-third of his catch, compared…
In Burundi, Two years ago, the fishery products were confined to only two fish species namely Mukeke, Indagala, tilapia, Sangala, Kambale. And recently, the snail was added to this list. This brought a change to the daily life of Dogodogo lake dwellers, in west of the country. « When the Chinese got…