Uganda will ban the Hurry Up fishing method to save mukene and nile perch

Following a decline in stock of small fish species such as Silver Fish aka Mukene and the young Nile Perch, the Government has banned the use of the Hurry Up fishing method, being used to harvest fish on Lake Victoria, Kyoga, and Albert.The ban was announced by the fisheries state minister Hellen Adoa while addressing the media at the Uganda Media Centre in Kampala on Tuesday.“With the Hurry Up method, fishmen use big fishnet sizes that cover a large surface area to harvest everything in the lake that the net comes across. In the process, young Nile perch alongside pelagic or small fishes like silverfish are harvested and also the Nile tilapia,” Adoa said.She added that although it is operated in the open waters, it mainly targets the younger Nile Perch.“So, the decision on the ban of this fishing method has been taken given the magnitude of its destruction to the Nile Perch fishery. We have noted that three-quarters of the catch from this fishing method will consist of juvenile ...