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Tilapia in Lake Jipe now facing extinction, leaders warn

VOI: Scientists and leaders have warned that the tilapia fish species is declining in Lake Jipe, one of the only three lakes in the Coast region.

Governor John Mruttu and the County Director of Fisheries Cornel Omondi, said the number of tilapia (Oreochromis Jipe and Oreochromis Hunteri) was declining at an alarming rate and something must be done to reverse the worrying tend.

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