A thriving east African trade in the swim bladder has taken hold of the local communities on the shores of Lake Victoria. It is threatening to make the Nile Perch locally extinct. The fish is a ...

The lake in question is Lake Victoria, which is shared by Uganda ... especially with the introduction of Nile perch, which has led to the extinction of many native species. The lake also serves ...

Kisumu fish traders displays mud fish harvested from lake Victoria at the Kisumu municipal fish market The price of Nile perch has increased by more than 48 per cent as demand for the rare species ...