Iraq's fishery struggles to survive water scarcity, overfishing
Image: Thomson Reuters Foundation / FIS
(IRAQ, 5/22/2023)
Hashim al-Musawi, a 76-year-old fisherman living on the western bank of the Tigris River in central Baghdad, feels heart-breaking when he sees that the river becomes muddy and polluted.
The old fisherman learned to fish from his father, but today fishing can hardly feed his family.
Photo: Xinhua
Fish production is one of the Iraqi vital economic sectors, but it has suffered many setbacks in recent years due to climate change, water scarcity, pollution by sewage and industrial waste, as well as overfish...
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