Fish exporters in the country have defended their call for Parliament to ratify a law banning the local consumption of Nile Perch, a delicacy to many Ugandans. While appearing before Parliament’s ...

Don Bosco, a fisherman takes his catch of Nile perch for weighing in Kisumu on December 1, 2020. [Denish Ochieng,Standard] It’s 11:00 am at Nambo Beach and Fredrick Otieno, a Nile perch fish broker is ...

“If you eat fish you will be very clever.” I heard this statement very many times when I was growing up. And I confess that I have used it many times on my children, especially when I want them to eat ...

Rising pollution in Lake Victoria has contributed to a drop in the popular Nile Perch and Dagaa fish stocks, signalling a new threat to food security. A new report published this week notes that the ...

A fisherman weighs Nile Perch from Lake Victoria at Kasenyi landing site in Uganda. The lake’s fishery product exports are likely to rise due to shortage of Pangasius fish in the international market ...

In the rural-urban migration that has defined the evolution of our economies, I am in the very small minority of people experiencing the urban-rural migration. In rural areas, the sense of community, ...

Pictured on the left is the Nile perch, a voracious predator introduced into Lake Victoria by humans to satisfy meat demands in the 1950s. On the right, several species of endemic cichlids that were ...

Uganda's Nile Perch has gained a strong foothold in the European market over the years. The exporters called on Parliament to protect the Nile Perch, reasoning that it has a higher market as compared ...

The Nile perch, locally known as mbuta, is one of the most sought-after fish species in Lake Victoria due to its fleshy body and the ever-growing demand in the export market. The fish further eats ...

Newfound evidence reveals that the upsurge of the exotic Nile perch in Lake Victoria had long-lasting effects on the genetic diversity of various local cichlid species, report scientists from Tokyo ...

Nairobi — The European market for Tanzania's multi-billion fish export industry has suffered a major blow following the showing of a documentary titled Darwin's Nightmare in major export destinations.