The crew of six deliver a single net of chambo, sardine and tiny usipa fish from the boat, just one of 72 vessels that land their catch every day on the beach at Senga Bay.Hundreds of local traders gather each morning and afternoon at Senga only to find that fish populations are falling in Lake Malawi, Africa's third largest body of freshwater.
"The fish nowadays are more expensive, because they are becoming scarce," Male said."Some children have stopped going to school because their parents can't find the money."For both locals and climate experts, declining fish numbers reflect a combination of environmental change and overfishing that augurs ill for the future.
"The rain before would not destroy houses and nature but now it comes with full power, destroying everything and that affects the water as well." On top of the environmental impact, the number of fishermen in Senga had doubled in the last 10 years due to the lack of other jobs, Said said.One of the few to benefit is 38-year-old boat owner Salim Jackson, who rents out his two vessels.
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