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 …
Read More »
Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The deployment of the Fisheries Protection Unit-FPU has helped to combat attacks on Ugandan fishermen by suspected militiamen from the Democratic Republic of Congo-DRC. Since 2018, suspected DRC militiamen have been raiding Lake Albert waters in Hoima, Buliisa, Kikuube, and Kagadi districts in the …
Read More »
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 …
Read More »
Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Peoples Defence Forces Fisheries Protection Unit-FPU, has distributed 1000 kilograms of impounded immature fish to Uganda Prisons Services, police and the army in Hoima. The immature fish was impounded from various landing sites on Lake Albert in the Bunyoro sub-region where the Fisheries …
Read More »
Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fishermen on Lake Albert in the Bunyoro sub-region want top army officials to investigate the Fisheries Protection Unit-FPU operatives for allegedly selling impounded immature fish in the Democratic Republic of Congo-DRC. The FPU has been conducting operations against illegal fishing gear on Lake Albert since …
Read More »
Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan fishermen on Lake Albert have applauded the Fisheries Protection Unit-FPU personnel conducting operations on the lake for helping to stop the invasion of suspected DRC militiamen from invading them while on the lake. The FPU has been conducting operations against illegal fishing gear on …
Read More »
Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan fishermen on Lake Albert are fleeing to the Democratic Republic of Congo-DRC to carry out fishing following intensified operations and destruction of their illegal fishing gear by the Fisheries Protection Unit-FPU. The operation is targeting those with undersized boats, fishing nets, hooks and monofilament …
Read More »
Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A panicky fisherman died in the Lake Albert waters in Hoima district after seeing an approaching crew of Fisheries Protection Unit-FPU personnel. The deceased has only been identified as Owonda, a fisherman attached to Kijangi landing site in Tonya parish, Buseruka sub county, Hoima district. …
Read More »
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Fisheries Protection Unit-FPU impounded and destroyed more than 300,000 pieces of illegal fishing gear countrywide in September. The destroyed fishing gear includes boats, monofilament nets, solar batteries, bulbs, hooks, and immature fish among others. The 319,000 items were confiscated and destroyed in Ntoroko, Butiaba, …
Read More »
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fish traders whose trucks are being held by Uganda government authorities have sued the head of the Fisheries Protection Unit-FPU on Lake George and Edward, the Director of Fisheries Resources in Entebbe, and the Attorney General for illegally confiscating their fish. On October 3, 2021, …
Read More »
The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price