The Plastic Plunder: How DR Congo's Fishermen Turn to Trawling for Trash In the Democratic Republic of Congo, where pristine rivers and abundant fish stocks once thrived, many fishermen have abandoned their traditional profession in favor of trawling for plastic waste.
This shift has left experts and locals perplexed, wondering what drives such a drastic change in a community that was once deeply tied to the natural resources of Lake Kivu.
Causes of the Shift Environmental degradation is a primary factor behind this transformation.