![]() ![]() This is greatly affecting the existence of these beaches," said Odembo. "Most of the time, the cage owners always harvest but don't land at the beaches. Julius Odembo, chairman of Sika Beach Management Unit said cages are owned by investors who only report to the beaches once but are not taking care of the concerns in the beaches. "For traditional fishing, you'll find more than ten people benefiting from a single boat as opposed to fish cage farming where there are less than five people," said Oyamo.Īn investigation by The Saturday Standard in Usenge and Luanda Kotieno has established how the worrying developments are threatening the existence of traditional fishermen.Ī number of fishermen interviewed said the fish cage technology was collapsing most of the fish landing sites. While fish cage farming has been touted as a source of employment for many people, Oyamo disagrees, arguing that the traditional fishing systems employ a lot of people. "Our places for fishing have been invaded by fish cage owners and this only helps some few individuals," said Oyamo. "If no regulations on where the cages should be put and the number of cages an individual should own, then most fishermen will not be able to access the lake," he said.įor Henry Oyamo, another fisherman in Honge beach, fishing in deep waters requires a lot of resources and many fishermen operate near the shores.įish cage farming in Luanda Kotieno beach, Rarieda sub-county. Oluoch said with the impending risk factors, the cages will end up taking over the lake to what he terms as privatisation. "Other than destroying the fish breeding zones, the cages are also limiting our waterways' mobility and fishing routes in the lake," he said. Oluoch says since the cages have been installed in areas that had been earmarked as fish breeding zones, the socioeconomic impact will be huge. Give that there are no regulations, the lake is free for all and soon, these fishermen will have no place to fish," he said.ħ2-year-old Peter Oluoch, a former fisherman looks back at the lake more than two decades ago and fears for the worst. "We have fishermen who are not able to afford the cages and rely on wild stocks. Omollo, a fisherman in Rarieda sub-county, says he has not been able to fish in areas where the cages have been installed. ![]()
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