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Originally published by Citizen DigitalMarch 6, 2026
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KMFRI warns of potential risk of mass fish deaths in Lake Victoria
In a notice released on Thursday, KMFRI Assistant Director Chrisphine Nyamweya indicated that an early warning system installed at Dunga Beach showed that oxygen levels had fallen below 2 mg/l over th.....
✨ Key Highlights
The Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute (KMFRI) has warned cage fish farmers in Lake Victoria of impending mass fish deaths due to dangerously low oxygen levels.
- Oxygen levels have fallen below 2 mg/l, a lethal threshold for cultured fish species like tilapia.
- KMFRI Assistant Director Chrisphine Nyamweya issued the advisory, urging farmers to reduce or suspend feeding and consider partial harvesting.
- This warning follows significant losses of up to an estimated one billion shillings in fish in 2024 and 2025 due to similar suffocation events.
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