I didn’t ban catching silverfish, says minister

Fisheries state minister Hellen Adoa has clarified that catching silverfish was not banned on Ugandan waters.

“I did not stop anyone from fishing silverfish. What we banned was the hurry up method. Hurry up is a terrible illegal way of fishing and they actually sail the net as they move, which is very dangerous for other species of fish,” she remarked on Wednesday while addressing fishermen at Kasenyi Landing site.

While in the area, the minister received fishing equipment from the Lake Victoria Fisheries Organisation.

“I learnt from…