Dar es Salaam, April 8 -- RUKWA: A TEAM of experts from the European Union (EU) are expected to inspect fishing activities on Lake Tanganyika mid this year.

The aim is to ensure that fishermen and fishery stakeholders meet the required standards set by EU.

Chief Fisheries Officer from the Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries Mr Ambakisye Simtoe (fisheries section) told the ‘Daily News over phone interview recently that initially, the EU team of inspectors was expected to carry out inspection in March this year but it extended the exercise to June this year.

He further said the EU team of inspectors carried out the first inspection on the lake in 2011.

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