Congo-Kinshasa: As Catches Dwindle, Congo River Fishermen Turn to Plastic Waste
Fishers on the Congo River say weekly earnings from catches have fallen to $10-$20, while plastic sales can bring about $80, according to RFI.
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Congo-Kinshasa: As Catches Dwindle, Congo River Fishermen Turn to Plastic Waste
On the Congo River, plastic is becoming the catch of the day. Some fishermen around Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, can now make more money pulling plastic from the water than catching fish, as declining catches and growing waste pollution threaten an artisanal way of life.
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ecotopical.comAs catches dwindle, Congo River fishermen turn to plastic waste
On the Congo River, plastic is becoming the catch of the day. Some fishermen around Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, can now make more money pulling plastic from the water than catching fish, as declining catches and growing waste pollution threaten an artisanal way of life.
In DRC the plastic invades the Congo river: in Kinshasa the fish decreases and some fishermen earn more by collecting waste than by fishing. The article Rd Congo, plastic stifles the river and changes the trade of fishermen comes from Focus On Africa.
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