Dar es Salaam, April 12 -- TANZANIA: CAGE fish farmers have asked the government to set up strategies to fight aquatic weeds on Lake Victoria to smoothen the path towards the blue economy.

They made the call this week during the Blue Economy Photos Exhibition which was organised by the Tanzania Media for Maritime and Fisheries Development (TMFD), to promote available opportunities in the lake and how best to grab them.

Strong winds normally push the weeds and disturb the cages, affecting fish in the water, said the Director of My Fish Company, Mr Elpidius Mpanju, adding that: “Sometimes the weeds destroy the cages completely making the fish move out, which is a serious loss to us. When the cages experience even a slight shake, the...