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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Environment
Tristan Bove, Louise Kim

Lake Tanganyika fishers fight for their future amid declining catches

A Tanzanian woman arranges freshly caught Lake Tanganyika sardines to dry out in the sun [Tristan Bove/Al Jazeera]

Kigoma, Tanzania – Just as dawn’s first rays start creeping over western Tanzania’s gentle hills, a constellation of scattered torchlights moving across the water signals the arrival of the fishermen returning to shore.

The early morning hours, when fishers ferry their bounty to the beach and women stake their spot in the market to sell the day’s catch, are when the clusters of towns and villages along Lake Tanganyika’s eastern shore come to life.

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