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Profitable catch, fishing profits

Coupled with population growth & high demand, it has 鈥渃aused increased pressure鈥 on the local fishing industry. But even with the soaring demand, fish farming methods largely remain the same. According to a Lake Victoria Environmental Management Programme study, Nile Perch stock dropped from 750,000 tonnes in 2005 to 337,000 tonnes in 2008. Tilapia dropped from 27,061 tonnes to 24,811 tonnes over the same period.

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