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Why Tilapia fishily vanished from frying pans

Overfishing could drive 76 per cent of Tilapia to extinction. [iStockphoto]

Different fish species including three types of Tilapia in Lake Victoria are on the verge of extinction.

Scientists at the Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute (KEMFRI) have raised an alarm amid reports that overfishing by organised crime syndicates in Lake Victoria could drive 76 per cent of fish species to extinction.

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