In Dar-es-Salaam,local fishermen are being squeezed out by illegal boats with explosives which select much of the catch, killing coral reef and putting an eco-system at riskFishing boat XTK191, and known as domestic Boy,returned to Kivukoni fish market in downtown Dar es Salaam at dawn one day last week. The 15 young men on board the venerable (respected because of age, distinguished) dhow dropped anchor and heaved their catch over the side for others to run it across the beach to where hundreds of traders milled.Within an hour of landing in eastern Africa’s largest fish market, domestic Boy’s fish, and crabs,prawn, lobsters, or tuna,squid and baby sharks were being sold in impromptu auctions, along with the catches of several dozen other boats.
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Source: theguardian.com