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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The fishing ban on Lake Kyoga has been extended further leaving fishermen and local leaders stuck. The ban was extended by leaders in the districts that share Lake Kyoga and the UPDF Fisheries Protection Unit, to allow the registration of all fishermen operating on …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  The Police Marine Unit on Katwe Landing Site in Katwe Town Council of Kasese District has destroyed more than 100 life jackets that had outlived their purpose. The jackets were confiscated during an operation to impound standard gears from fishermen. Pascal Ecumu, the in Charge …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Four Ugandan fishermen have been abducted on Lake Albert in Hoima district by militiamen reportedly from the Democratic Republic of Congo – DRC. The abducted fishermen have only been identified as: Okello, Jawia, Onen and Osaga all attached to Kijangi landing site in Buseruka sub …

Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Entebbe municipality residents and leaders have implicated businessman, Gerald Mutebi as part of the people struggling to takeover and develop Kigungu landing site. The landing site, which measures approximately two acres, stretches from Kigungu Catholic shrine to Entebbe Girls Secondary school and is home to …

Lacroix-Saint-Ouen, France | AFP |  Equipped with powerful magnets, history enthusiasts and environmentalists scour France’s rivers, pulling out bits of scrap metal, bikes, scooters and the odd kitchen appliance. Sometimes, too, they fish other more unexpected objects out of the water, such as unexploded munitions. Magnet fishing has fast become a …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chief of Defense Forces General David Muhoozi has ordered for a special probe into allegations of brutality by Uganda People’s Defense Force-UPDF soldiers against fishermen operating on Lake Kyoga. The UPDF Marine unit under the command of Lt. Col Moses Nuwagaba is currently involved …

Zarzis, Tunisia | AFP | The Tunisian trawler radioed in for help as it passed the migrant boat in distress out at sea. But with the packed craft still adrift two days later, captain Chamseddine Bourassine took direct action. Fishermen from the North African country are spending more and more time …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fishermen and boat operators at Buwaya and Nakiwogo landing sites have asked government to provide them with free life jackets. A research by the National Fisheries Institute in 2017 indicated that only 23% of the water vessels on Lake Victoria have lifesaving jackets. The boat …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fishermen in the Albertine Graben are demanding involvement in the oil and gas sector. They argue that despite the improvement of various sectors like roads, Health facilities and Education, the fishing communities have been abandoned. Currently, the government and oil companies are implementing several infrastructures …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Suspected Congolese militiamen have attacked Ugandan fishermen and robbed them of their boat engines and fishing gear in Hoima District. The militiamen struck around midnight on Tuesday near Fofo, Nana and Rwentali landing sites in Tonya parish in Buseruka Sub County. They robbed eight boat …