Dr Rukuunya says the court that currently sits only in Kampala, will try various fisheries crimes like illegal fishing methods, use of illegal fishing gear, catching and trading in undersized fish, pollution of lakes and other related crimes.
Dr Tabu Munyaho, the Director of Research at National Fisheries Resources Research Institute, says that the idea is to allow Nile Perch grow for at least two years, a period within which a fish would have grown up to 50 centimetres or beyond. He explains that within a year, the Nile Perch grows to between 24 and 34 centimetres, doubling that within another year, adding that it is then that the fish becomes so valuable in food and monetary terms.
