Dar es Salaam, March 26 -- ARUSHA: THE growth of urbanisation and industrialisation in Victoria Basin is destroying critical fish habitat and affects fish stocks for East African partner states, an expert has said.

Director of Fisheries Management and Development of Lake Victoria Fisheries Organisation (LVFO), Dr Rukuunya Edward revealed this recently in Arusha, when addressing members of Lake Victoria ECOFISH project steering committee at a workshop.

He said the fish projects especially in three EAC countries of Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania are faced with myriads of challenges including the destruction of fish habitat in Lake Victoria.

“Protection of fish habitat is key for fish breeding. We need to promote sustainable fishing and...