Dar es Salaam, Feb. 4 -- RUKWA: LAKE Tanganyikas fish production has surged threefold following the lifting of a three-month ban imposed last May, heralding a new chapter for the regions fishing industry.

Fish production on the Tanzanian side has risen to an average of 15,000 tonnes per month, up from 4,700 tonnes per month in 2023.

Fishing activities resumed in mid-September and the governments ban, aimed at protecting and rejuvenating the lakes fish resources, has paid off handsomely.

The Minister for Fisheries and Livestock, Dr Ashantu Kijaji, said the fishing activities were suspended mid last May and resumed mid-September last year paid off as production went up threefold.

“The governments decision to suspend fishing for th...