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Mass deaths: Fish farmers incur losses 

Fishermen collect dead fish from fish cages in Lake Victoria on October 20, 2022. 

Fishermen collect dead fish from fish cages in Lake Victoria on October 20, 2022. 

Photo credit: Tonny Omondi | Nation Media Group

Many farmers in Kisumu County are harvesting immature cage fish for sale at a throwaway price of Sh15 a piece to avoid losses due to increased deaths.

The lucky ones are storing the three to seven-month-old fish in cold chain facilities in the hope that prices may shoot up.