This could be a case study in international development projects going not quite according to plan.
"People are using mosquito nets and everything they can [to catch fish] - these mosquito nets take in everything," he told IRIN.
Using mosquito nets, which have an extremely fine mesh, means the fish are caught before they can reach maturity and spawn, a major reason for declining fish stocks. Moreover, the nets, which are mainly distributed in government malaria eradication campaigns, are not being used for their intended purpose. Link
The country of Africa is a place where just about anything can and is repurposed as needed. What's the solution here? Is it time to start distributing proper fishing nets at a price chosen to undercut subsidized bed nets?
Please change the first sentence of your last paragraph- Africa is a continent, not a country.
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