An organization warns of the extinction of fish in the Nile River due to the American locusts and climate change

Press release
The Organization for Justice and Development monitored the phenomenon of scarcity and disappearance of fish from the Nile River in some governorates of Upper Egypt in Qena, Sohag and Assiut governorates, due to negligence on the part of the Fish Wealth Authority and the failure to place fish seed in the Nile River, indiscriminate fishing and electric fishing in several areas, in addition to the spread of American crayfish inside the Nile River

The official spokesman of the organization, Zeidan Al-Qenai, monitored several complaints due to the fact that a number of fishermen from Kafr El-Sheikh governorate fished in the governorates of Upper Egypt, Qena, Sohag, and several areas, using the so-called habla, which is narrow nets that kill fish fry and cause the extinction of fish and the elimination of small fish.

Nady Atef, head of the organization, warned of the extinction and disappearance of several types of Nile tilapia and other types of fish, such as whiting and the High Dam fish. Climate change and its impact on Nile River fish

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