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Lake Victoria at 68,800 square kilometres is Africa’s largest lake and the largest tropical lake in the world. It is the habitat for catfish, lungfish, and multitudes of tiny silver dagaa, or silver cyprinids. However, the Nile perch, an invasive...
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Ocean conservationists are hailing former President Bush for passing tough rules to end the overfishing of 40 struggling marine species before he left the White House.
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