Sharp decline in kapenta harvests
recent years. Speaking at a Tourism Indaba in Kariba last week, KAZ representative Mr Nesbert Mapfumo said there was a need for co-ordination between fisheries and the Parks and Wildlife Management Authority. This, he said, would avoid over-exploitation of the resource.
“The volume of kapenta is going down and as an industry we are worried about the development and what it means for people who are employed and rely upon it for their livelihood,” said Mr Mapfumo. “We have seen a drop to about 9 000 metric tonnes annually from a peak of about 19 000 tonnes in 1997.”
He said although this period was supposed to be the peak when fisheries recover from low yields during other periods of the year, the situation was different.
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