The Fisheries Protection Unit-FPU has warned fishermen on
Lake George against using pancakes to catch fish.
This follows reports of fishermen who have adopted pancakes as a new
method to make their catch. The fishermen reportedly throw the pans into
areas where they have cast their nets to attract fish.
However, FPU commander Lt. Col. Dick Kirya Kaija says the oils
affect the digestive system of the fish and are not recommended to be fed on
aquatic life. He says when fish consume the oil they are likely to die
while those taken out of the water easily go bad.
Kaija adds that suspects could be convicted on account of using unconventional
fishing methods.
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Kaija says they are now embarking on awareness campaigns against
illegal fishing and reactivating the legal systems to apprehend the culprits.
He adds that they are in operations to stop the harmful methods of catching
premature fish.
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Geoffrey Saidi a fisherman says the absence of fish and the
required net size has forced them to find alternative methods to make a
catch.
Saidi says that there some cases where fish suspected to have been
fed on pancakes have suffocated or died.
