Warming oceans and shifting currents are placing additional strain on marine fish stocks already depleted by illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing.As the world braces for the potential effects of El Niño, critical biodiversity hotspots are facing a new wave of pressure, putting food security and livelihoods at risk. Warming oceans and shifting currents are placing additional strain on marine fish stocks already depleted by illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing.Citizen TV explores the double impact of climate change and human activity and how it is reshaping the livelihoods of coastal communities, the availability of seafood, and the future of the world’s fisheries. At first light, the waves of the Indian Ocean carried fishermen back to shore, their boats once loaded with tonnes of fish.On the beach, vendors would gather to receive the catch, quickly offloading and taking it to market — a daily routine that kept the local economy moving.For Abdulrizak Salim, these waters have always been home. He grew up fishing and eventually built a fleet of more than ten boats, but over the past two decades, life along this coast has changed dramatically. The catches have grown smaller, the waits longer, and the waters that once sustained these communities are yielding less and less fish.“Unaweza ukaondosha vyombo ukaweka mafuta na pengine chombo kimoja kuondosha hivi kama Ksh.7,...
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