Tag Archives: illegal fishing

Kwania, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Aduku Grade I Magistrate Court has sentenced five people to two years imprisonment for illegal fishing. The convicts are Ronald Alele 18, Ben Ayini 19, Nixson Ayini  25, and Bonny Okello 18, all residents of Alido parish in Chawente sub county, Kwania district. The fifth …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Fisheries Protection Unit-FPU has arrested 24 Congolese and impounded their fishing gear on Lake Edward in Kasese district. The unit accuses the Congolese of crossing to Uganda’s side where they have been engaging in illegal fishing. Major Stephen Alituha, the FPU Commandant on Lake Edward …

Kaliro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A 17-year-old boy was on Wednesday shot dead during an operation by the Fisheries Protection Unit in Kaliro district. Reagan Damba, a senior two student at Bulamogi college in Gadumire sub-county was shot in the back and he bled to death. It is alleged that members …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lawmakers have rejected a proposal by President Museveni to include the Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) in the Fisheries and Monitoring Unit, under the Fisheries and Aquaculture Bill, 2021 to prevent illegal fishing. Parliament had initially passed the Bill in May 2022 but the President did …

Kikuube, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Fisheries Protection Unit-FPU impounded and destroyed 279,900 pieces of illegal fishing gear countrywide in the months of October and November last year. The destroyed fishing gear includes boats, monofilament nets, kokota, solar batteries, bulbs, hooks, and immature fish among others. The 279,900 items were …

Hoima, Uganda  | THE INDEPENDENT | The Fisheries Protection Unit-FPU has returned 25 of the more than 60 boat engines that were impounded from fishermen operating on Lake Albert. The engines were impounded from various landing sites on Lake Albert in the Bunyoro sub-region during operations against illegal fishing gear in …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fishermen operating on the Lake Albert in the Bunyoro sub-region have accused the Fisheries Protection Unit-FPU of allegedly using their impounded exhibits during their operations against illegal fishing. The FPU has been conducting operations against illegal fishing on Lake Albert since August, targeting those with …

Serere, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Fisheries State Minister Helen Adoa is accusing police of frustrating efforts to eliminate illegal fishing practices on Ugandan lakes. The minister who also doubles as Serere Woman MP said this shortly after receiving complaints from local leaders in the district on the alleged increasing …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents at Koome islands in Mukono district involved in restocking of indigenous fish species have decried the increasing illegal fishing activities and lack of barriers to prevent them against the predatory Nile perch. Residents operating under Hope for Nature, a Community Based Organization supported by People’s …

Nakasongola , Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People’s Defense Forces-UPDF, Fisheries Protection Unit personnel have been accused of involving themselves in illegal fishing on Lake Kyoga in Nakasongola district. Last year, the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries lifted the ban on Lake Kyoga but directed that only boats …