TANGA, Dec. 8 -- SEAWEED farmers in Boma Subutini, Mkinga District, Tanga Region, have urged the government to intensify action against kokoro fishing, warning that the practice is harming marine life, damaging seaweed farms and slowing progress in the blue economy.

The appeal came during a dialogue session held recently in Tanga, bringing together fishers and seaweed growers under a capacity-building project implemented by the Mkinga Paralegal Association (UWASHEM) with support from 4H Tanzania and We World.

Farmers said kokoro nets, which indiscriminately sweep up small fish, corals and seagrass, pose a major threat to the districts rapidly growing seaweed sector, which mainly employs women and youth.

According to district agricultur...