Innovation finds solution for fish waste problem

Fishmonger cleans freshly fished omena before drying at Dunga beach in Kisumu on September 19, 2021. [Denish Ochieng, Standard]

On the tranquil shores of Lake Victoria is Dunga Beach, a bustling fish processing and distribution hub.

Here, local fisherfolk reel in bountiful catches of tilapia, Nile perch, and mudfish, some of which are then processed for consumption and export by fishmongers and medium-sized fish processing facilities. With every fillet and fishcake produced, a looming environmental threat emerges in the form of tonnes of discarded solid and liquid fish remains.