National Geographic: Fishermen fight to survive on the world's second largest lake by Alec Jacobson

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National Geographic: Fishermen fight to survive on the world's second largest lake

Copyright Alec Jacobson 2024

Date of Work Oct 2018 - May 2019

Updated May 2019

Location Kasensero, Uganda

Topics Abundance, Arrests and Prosecutions, Beachs, Business, Capitalism, Community, Confrontation, Conservation, Corruption, Dictatorship, Documentary, Dreams, Editorial, Environment, Essays, Food, Globalization, Human Rights, Hunger, Immigration, Oppression, Photography, Photojournalism, Politics, Portraiture, Poverty, Soldiers, Travel, Water, Workers Rights

Lake Victoria supports hundreds of thousands of people, but overuse caused fish populations to collapse. Uganda sent in soldiers—but has it worked?

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This project was supported by a grant from the National Geographic Society.

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Lake Victoria supports hundreds of thousands of people, but overuse caused fish populations to collapse. Uganda sent in soldiers—but has it worked?

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