Pollution and climate change are devastating Egyptian fisheries, according to a two-part investigative series published by Climate Tracker. Fish are harder to find in the Shata and Al-Qabouti regions near Lake Manzala in northeast Egypt, says the environmental non-profit, which has carried out water, soil and fish analysis which shows the fish were unfit for human consumption. Locals have dumped their waste into the lake and factories have dumped toxic chemicals there whilst fishermen have arrived at work to find fish dead in the water, swollen and floating on the surface. According to Climate Tracker, authorities have not effectively enforced regulations to prevent waste being dumped in the water and have neglected building sewage stations. In the village of Port … Continue reading Pollution, climate change devastating Egypt’s fisheries, says new investigation