Audio: Study Shows Climate Change Has Depleted Lake Tanganyika's Fish Stocks

The lake's fish are a critical part of the diet of neighbouring countries, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania and Zambia, providing up to 60 percent of the animal protein consumed in the region and it also is an important biodiversity hotspot.

There have been growing concerns about the impact of overfishing, land use changes and changes in climate on this key ecosystem.

But the study by the US's National Academy of Sciences shows that the abundance of fish began declining in the 1800s when the lake's temperature began increasing.

http://en.rfi.fr/africa/20160809-global-warming-responsible-decline-fish-lake-tanganyika

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