Coast Guard joins fight against illegal fishing in Lake Victoria

Kenya Coast Guard Service officers on patrol in Budalang'i, Busia County. Save Fish in Lake Victoria has teamed with the unit to help tame illegal fishing. PHOTO | GAITANO PESSA | NATION MEDIA GROUP

A conservation lobby group in Busia – Save Fish in Lake Victoria – has teamed up with the Kenya Coast Guard Service in the latest efforts towards fighting illegal fishing in the lake.

The organisation's chairman Joseph Odongo on Wednesday expressed concerns that the use of prohibited nets has risen in the recent past in Budalang’i, Busia, and other neighbouring counties.

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