Amid drought, fish disappear from Zimbabwe's markets

By Marko Phiri BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - With fish stocks declining as water levels fall in drought-hit reservoirs across the country, Zimbabwe's fish sellers and buyers are struggling to cope, raising concerns about the long-term sustainability of fisheries as a source of income and nutrition. Experts agree that climate change is having an impact on fishing, but Zimbabwe has yet to study precisely how it is affecting supplies that for years have supported thousands of fa