Tanzania, April 23 -- Dar es Salaam. With the Controller and Auditor General (CAG) revealing several lapses in the management of fisheries resources in Tanzania, the Prime Minister, Mr Kassim Majaliwa, now wants government officials to take measures to combat illegal fishing.

In his latest performance audit report on the management of fisheries resources in Tanzania, the CAG, Mr Charles Kichere, says the government has lost about Sh15.162 billion in potential revenue during the past five years due to fishermen's use of unregistered and unlicensed fishing vessels.

According to Mr Kichere, for the past five years (from 2018 to 2023), a total of 28,615 vessels have been deployed in Tanzanian water bodies to conduct fishing activities, but ...