Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Fisheries Protection Unit-FPU has impounded and destroyed illegal fishing gears valued at shillings 447 million. The gears that included monofilament nets and hooks were destroyed at Bugonga landing site, Entebbe municipality on Monday. Entebbe Grade One Magistrate Naomi Sikoya presided over the exercise. She …
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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 …
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