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    "id": 927582,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/927582/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mandera South, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Ali Adan",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13418,
        "legal_name": "Adan Hajj Ali",
        "slug": "adan-haji-ali"
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    "content": "The fisheries resources in Lake Victoria are common property of the citizens of East Africa Community. The fishing standards, management measures and policy are harmonised through the coordination of the Lake Victoria Fisheries Organisation, the management measures are based on scientific findings, but some are precautionary and is used as fisheries management measurement meant to promote sustainable use and long-term conservation of fisheries resources. The measures take cognisance of international and regional initiatives including the United Nations FAO code of conduct for responsible fisheries and the regional plan of action on specific issues and agreed actions under the Lake Victoria Fisheries Organisation. A ban on illegal fishing method or gears is, therefore, based on its detrimental effect upon fish stocks, aquatic ecosystems and livelihoods of legitimate fishers and food security. The ban on illegal fishing is a global practice for managing fishery and is effected lake wide or in an ecosystem and not in Funyula only as fish have no boundaries. As far as the fishing gears are concerned, the EAC member states riparian to Lake Victoria have banned a number of undersize or destructive fishing gears and imposed restrictions on the size of fish to be caught, landed and traded as well as restricted fishing areas since 2001. The gears and methods prohibited include: beach seines, cast nets, monofilament nets, gillnets whose mesh sizes are below 127mm, trolling as well as the use of explosive, poisonous or noxious substances."
}