DODOMA, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Tanzania has suffered significant losses due to illegal fishing, amounting to about 15.2 billion Tanzanian shillings (about 5.9 million U.S. dollars) between 2019 and 2023, according to the latest report by the Controller and Auditor General.

The report, covering the period 2022/2023, said that most of the illegal fishing activities were carried out using unregistered and unlicensed vessels in the Indian Ocean, as well as Lakes Victoria, Tanganyika and Nyasa.