A farmer feeds fish in one of his ponds in Bungoma in this past photo. Chemical fishing is illegal in that it poses serious dangers to fishermen, consumers and the environment due to its effect on non-target organisms and indiscriminate killing of the target population. PHOTO | FILE | NATION MEDIA GROUP
The technique poses serious dangers to fishermen, consumers and the environment due to its effect on non-target organisms and indiscriminate killing of the target population.
Chemical fishing is destructive. In the case of cyanide, it discolours and destroys coral reefs while DDT has the ability to accumulate in fish, threatening consumers’ health.
The clinical history of the case was that the fish were active and healthy on Sunday through Monday but were found dead on Tuesday morning.
The farm manager submitted some dead fish, fish feed and water from the pond for analysis. The investigation team took similar samples.
Chemical fishing is illegal in many countries, but it continues to be one of the widely used methods of catching fish.
The system is used because of its quick ability to capture large quantities of fish to meet high demand, weak law enforcement to curb the vice and unavailability of simple, fast and cost-effective chemical confirmatory test methods.
