Tanzania, April 18 -- Dar es Salaam. 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, the Controller and Auditor General (CAG) says.

In his latest performance audit report on the management of fisheries resources in Tanzania, the CAG, Mr Charles Kichere, says 72.99 percent of operating fishing vessels in the country are unregistered and unlicensed.

With the Indian Ocean, Lakes Victoria, Tanganyika and Nyasa, as well as several rivers and dams at its disposal, Tanzania is one of Africa's top 10 countries in terms of total capture fisheries production.

The country captures an average of 395,006 tonnes per year, and the vol...