Dar es Salaam, Nov. 19 -- PRIME Minister Mr Kassim Majaliwa has directed fisheries stakeholders to join forces in the fight against illegal fishing and protect water bodies especially Lake Victoria whose fish productivity has declined.

The Premier issued the directives here on Thursday in a speech read on his behalf by the Minister for Livestock and Fisheries, Mashimba Ndaki, at the opening of a meeting which brought together various stakeholders.

The participants of the meeting included among others, Regional Commissioners, District Commissioners, District Executive Directors, Council chairpersons and other fisheries stakeholders from the Lake Zone.

He said that illegal fishing has a huge impact on the economy, natural resources and e...