Selous Safari Joins The Efforts To End Environmental Destruction In The Indian Ocean.

Kilwa district in Lindi region is among
the affected areas by environmental destruction caused by illegal fishing in
the Indian Ocean.

This situation made
the government within the district to take actions and fight against
illegal fishing in the Ocean so as to protect the environment and other aquatic
species that are likely to disappear.

Christopher Ngubiagai
is the District Commissioner in Kilwa, he is the head of the struggle and he
says he has introduced a special patrol that will be conducted at any time to
trap the illegal fisher men.

Apart from that, DC
Ngubiagai as a chairperson of the defense and security committee in the
district has conjoined with participatory groups for defensing the ocean’s
resources known as Beach Management Units (BMU).

Ngubiagai says his
patrols have inflicted the illegal fishermen to be arrested while their working
equipments including illegal nets were burnt.

This situation done
by the DC has promoted the regain of peace and security of organisms living in
the ocean and increases their production more than before.

Dc Ngubiagai says
in empowering the fighting against illegal fishing, some of investors and
Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO’s) within the district have decided to join
with him also.

Among NGO joined
with DC Ngubiagai is Selous Safari invested in Fanjovu Island at Songosongo
ward which deals with transportation of tourists in the country.

According to the
chief administration and the internal auditor, Daniel Mvela from Selous Safari,
a company established 40 years ago, said their company has employed 34 Tanzanians and two foreigners.

Considering the
importance of the benefits of the environment in the tourism sector, they have
volunteered to fight against environmental impairment to protect the ocean and
all living in.

Mvela said that
apart from joining the government in protecting the ocean’s environment, they
are also supporting the government in different sectors including education
sector.

According to him,
Selous Safari has supported building of toilets which is among challenges in many
schools in Tanzania as well as putting doors in class rooms at Songosongo
primary school.

Selous Safari is on
move to supply water and electric power at Songosongo village but their main
purpose is fight against illegal fishing and environmental degradation in the
Indian Ocean.

“We have planned to
prepare seminars on preservation and cleanliness of the ocean which will
include the society and the participatory groups for defensing the ocean’s
resources BMU. We have received and we promise to implement water supply
and electric energy as requested by Songosongo leaders; we are waiting for
their proposal” Mvela said.

Mvela added that
due to the fact that environment degradation is destroying the tourism sector,
they have delivered a machine and boat to BMU and repairing destructed
boats which patrol every day.

On the other hand
Selous Safari gives 200 liters of petrol in every month to support the
patrols done via boats.

Also Mvela said in
insuring the patrols are not failing, Selous Safari has financed 500,000/- tsh. Monthly
for all activities done by BMU.

He said the
government should be congratulated for keeping good environment for investors
in the country especially the presence of peace of all time which influence
foreigners to invest.

On the side of the
chairperson of all BMU in Kilwa District, Maulid Mbulula said that they
recognize the contribution of Selous Safari and the World Wildlife Fund
organization (WWF), in combating against the environment destruction especially
in the ocean.

Mbulula said that
the participation of Selous Safari and WWF, apart from their supports, they
have helped the increase of fishermen’s earns.

He said by now
there is an increase of fishes in the ocean due to their reproduction that doesn’t
harmed for a long time since they started to fight against illegal fishing.