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High pollution blamed for possible ‘extinction’ of tilapia in Lake Victoria

Devolved Fisheries. Some of 600 private fish cages in Lake Victoria's Anyanga beach in Usenge, Siaya county. Public and privater patnership projects in fish caging is fast revolutionizing the decades of underutilized Lake Victoria's potential. (Photo: Denish Ochieng/ Standard)

Fishermen in Lake Victoria have expressed concerns over the possible ‘extinction’ of tilapia due to high levels of pollution in the lake.

They said the species has been on a steady decline as various institutions in the area continue to release untreated waste into the lake.

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