POLLUTION DRAINS LIFE OUT OF L. VICTORIA
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Aug 20, 2012
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Water hyacinth, pollution, and over fishing are all conspiring to rid Lake Victoria of some fish species.
Studies show that increasing population, and the menace that comes in the name of the hyacinth will over the next 30 years see some species disappear from the water body and at the same time leave the delicacy as a preserve for a few
Lake Victoria supports an estimated 30 million people, a population that is likely to double in the next 15 years
Government statistics indicate that Nile Perch stocks harvested steadily fell from 1.9 million tonnes to 1.2 million tonnes between 1991 and 2001
