AllAfrica News: Oceans and Rivers

[African Arguments] Before dawn, wherever Africa has a coast or a lake, women wait on the shore for the boats. When the catch lands, our work begins. We smoke, dry, salt or ferment the fish, using skills passed down for generations, and carry it to market. We are more than a quarter of the 12.3 million people who work in Africa's fisheries, and 58 percent of its fish processors.

[Ghanaian Times] Ghana has emerged as the top-performing country in West and Central Africa in maritime safety enforcement after recording the highest proportion of vessel safety violations detected in the sub-region.

[Nile Post] The government has introduced new restrictions on mukene fishing, limiting fishing activity to 14 days each month and tightening requirements for boats, fishing gear and crews in a bid to address concerns about the sustainability of the silverfish industry.

[Nile Post] When Uganda's lakes began changing, when their waters turned green with excessive algal growth, when fish habitats deteriorated and scientists worried about declining oxygen levels beneath the surface, there was a particular group of people the country depended on to explain what was happening.

[New Era] Katima Mulilo -- A 16-year-old boy drowned in the Zambezi River near the NamWater water point on Friday afternoon while swimming with other children.