Illegal fishing hits Lake Ngami

Sehithwa Police is worried about illegal fishing activities
Sehithwa Police is worried about illegal fishing activities

FRANCISTOWN: Sehithwa Police have raised a concern over alarming rate of illegal fishermen in Lake Ngami despite the fishing ban imposed by the Department of Wildlife and National Parks (DWNP).

Over the past years, villagers in the proximity of Lake Ngami have been involved in fishing during the closed season at the same lake despite numerous interventions by Lake Ngami Conversation Trust (LNCT), DWNP together with the police.

Last week, the DWNP ordered the squatter fishermen to vacate Lake Ngami before April 21.

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