From: Beth Asnien McCoy <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Subject: Hebrew University Restores Native Fish to African Villages Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2017 15:06:49 +0000 Hebrew University helps boost decimated fish numbers View this email in your browser EFTA00678994

Gr When the Nile perch was introduced into Lake Victoria 50 years ago to boost national fisheries, the highly predatory fish decimated smaller native fish populations, including local favorites like the African carp. As the smaller fish disappeared, so too, did the major source of protein for millions of people living along the lake's shore. To combat this problem, researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem worked with a local university in Uganda to spawn several species of African carp in fish farms. These locally owned fish farms then stocked newly built ponds in small villages around the lake. The project was so successful that now four large fish farms, whose owners trained in EFTA00678995

Israel, produce enough fish to populate even more small ponds around the lake. Today, thanks to HU, villagers use sustainable aquaculture to produce and provide food for their local communities. We invite you to learn more about how Hebrew University's research is improving lives — and to make a gift to AFHU to enable more advancements in sustainability. EFTA00678996

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