{"id":60344,"date":"2025-10-02T19:16:38","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T19:16:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/africas-freshwater-fish-under-threat-as-stocks-decline"},"modified":"2025-10-02T19:48:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T19:48:14","slug":"africas-freshwater-fish-under-threat-as-stocks-decline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/africas-freshwater-fish-under-threat-as-stocks-decline","title":{"rendered":"Africa\u2019s freshwater fish under threat as stocks decline"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Mauritius. <\/strong><\/span>Africa\u2019s freshwater fish are disappearing at alarming rates, with a new report from the World Wide Fund for Nature warning that <b>over a quarter of species face extinction<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>On Lake Victoria, the continent\u2019s largest lake, fish catches have dropped sharply \u2014 a crisis that is already being felt by local traders.<\/p>\n<p><b>Elizabeth Didi, fish trader:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The WWF report, , finds that invasive species, pollution, and overfishing are driving the decline. In Lake Victoria alone, more than <b>200 cichlid species have already been lost<\/b>, while illegal nets continue to land undersized fish, making recovery harder.<\/p>\n<p><b>Eric Oyare, Environmental Economist, WWF:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The report warns the problem stretches far beyond Lake Victoria. In the Zambezi floodplain, fish catches are down by <b>90 percent<\/b>, while in Lake Malawi, populations of chambo tilapia have plunged by <b>94 percent<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>Freshwater fish are vital for <b>food security, income, and ecosystem health<\/b>, but researchers say conservation efforts have long been underfunded compared to marine fisheries. WWF is now urging African governments to adopt an <b>Emergency Recovery Plan<\/b>, focused on cleaning up waterways, curbing invasive species, and ending unsustainable fishing practices.<\/p>\n<p>The next decade, scientists say, will determine whether Africa\u2019s inland waters can be restored \u2014 or whether more species will be lost forever.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Mauritius<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Mauritius. Africa\u2019s freshwater fish are disappearing at alarming rates, with a new report from the World Wide Fund for Nature warning that over a quarter of species face extinction. On Lake Victoria, the continent\u2019s largest lake, fish catches have dropped sharply \u2014 a crisis that is already being felt by local traders. 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