By OLIVER SAMBOKOIMPORTATION of the deadly China Red clay fish into the country’s water bodies is a big scandal which Government should investigate and ensure that those involved are prosecuted, Small Scale Fish Farmers Association (SSFFA) chairperson Victor Chatilika has demanded.He said the Red Clay fish believed to have been imported by the Chinese who were engaged to construct the Mongu-Kalabo Bridge which has invaded the Zambezi River poses great risk to the local Fish breed and if not addressed, the country will lose out its own species to exotic ones.Mr Chatilika also called on the government to quickly find ways of destroying the dangerous fish before it spreads to all rivers in the country. “We are being told this same fish reproduces at a faster rate and feeds on the indigenous breeds, so if nothing is done, all the gain the country has made in the development of the aquaculture subsector will go down […]
DEADLY CHINESE RED CLAY FISH IMPORTATION RILES FARMERS
