Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The fisheries directorate, Uganda People’s Defence Forces Fisheries Protection Unit-FPU and Uganda Revenue Authority-URA on Wednesday impounded close to 20 tons of immature fish in four trucks at Mpondwe border. The value of the impounded fish is yet to be determined. The trucks, destined for the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People’s Defence Forces Fisheries Protection Unit-FPU has impounded four trucks that were allegedly ferrying immature fish. The trucks destined for the Democratic Republic of Congo were impounded in Kasese and driven to the Fisheries Directorate head office in Entebbe pending further investigations. Warrant …
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Kitagwenda, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People’s Defense Forces-UPDF Fisheries Protection Unit has burnt more than 6,000 illegal fishing nets and 86 boats impounded from various landing sites on Lake George. The illegal fishing gears were impounded in the ongoing crackdown on illegal fishing activities by the Fisheries Protection Unit …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Fisheries Protection Unit-FPU has set ablaze more than 215 illegal fishing boats and 300 monofilament nets impounded from Lake Albert. The boats were destroyed in an operation conducted this week under the command of Lt. Colonel Dick Kaija, the Commandant of the Fisheries Protection …
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Buliisa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fishermen operating at various landing sites on the shores of Lake Albert in Bunyoro have asked Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja to intervene and halt the ongoing operation against illegal fishing gear in the area. The Fisheries Protection Unit-FPU early this month launched an operation against …
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Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fishermen in Kamuda Sub County in Soroti district have voluntarily surrendered 15 illegal fishing gears to the Fisheries Protection Unit-FPU. The fishermen first surrendered the illegal fishing nets to the LC I chairperson of Aboket landing site on Lake Kyoga. The LC I chairperson invited …
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Rubirizi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Fisheries Protection Unit-FPU has burnt 1,000 illegal fishing nets and impounded 40 boats in Rubirizi District. The fishing gear was impounded during operations to crack down on poor fishing methods on the landing sites of Kashaka, Mahyoro and Kasenyi on Lake George. Lt Bernard …
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Kikuube, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Fisheries Protection Unit-FPU has burnt more than 500 illegal fishing boats and nets impounded from various landing sites on Lake Albert, Kikuube district. The illegal fishing gear was impounded during various operations in Kikuube this week. The operations are being commanded by Lt. Colonel …
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Fishermen want the government to come up with a standard procedure of guiding on how to catch the Nkolongo fish Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fishermen at Katosi landing site want the government to lift the ban on catching of cynodon dactylon flying fish commonly known as Nkolongo. In 2017, the …
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Kikuube, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Fisheries Protection Unit-FPU has set ablaze more than 1000 illegal fishing boats and over 500 monofilament nets impounded from various landing sites on Lake Albert. The illegal fishing gear was impounded during various operations in Kikuube, Kagadi and Ntoroko districts under the Commander of …
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