The government has put in its future plans to build
a State-of-the-art ship vessel which will help facilitate fishing activities in
deep sea along the Indian Ocean, the deputy minister for Livestock and Fisheries
Abdallah Ulega has said. Ulega assured Members of Parliament last week in
Dodoma during morning session of question and answer saying that, ever since
independence time Tanzania has had no any ship vessel that carries shipping
activities in deep sea to get more fish for sale in order to increase revenues
in government coffers.
The deputy minister for Livestock and Fisheries
Abdallah Ulega
The minister was responding to a question earlier raised
by special seat Amina Nassoro Makilagi who wanted to know plans by the
government in protecting its marine creatures in the sea. Another supplementary
question was raised by a legislator of Geita urban Constantine Kanyasu (CCM) who wanted to know why is it that only
at Lake Victoria the government has allowed the fishing of Sangara type of a
fish and not other types. Responding to these, the deputy minister noted that,
the government was looking for the possibility to have other types of fish be
netted and is currently undertaking the initiatives of preparing to get a
strategic investor to come and build a ship which would carry the activities
far off the lake shores. He also noted that, the government is in plans of
reviving its defunct Tanzania Fisheries Corporation (TAFICO) to help facilitate
the fishing operations in the country.
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