Government declares win over blast fishing as fight against illegal practices intensifies

Michael Mallya, The Jahazi Project’s spokesperson speaks during the Blue Voices Roundtable event held in Dar es Salaam on Monday

Dar es Salaam. Tanzania government has declared to have eliminated blast fishing in its coastal waters, marking a major milestone in the country’s fight against illegal fishing.

The Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries announced that dynamite and bomb fishing incidents, which averaged between 20 and 24 cases per day in 2023, have now dropped to zero.