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Sponge farming

April 11, 2016

As fish stocks in the seas off Zanzibar dwindle, local fishermen are starting to farm sea sponges. Tourists love them and researchers are searching them for agents effective against cancer and viral infections.

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sponges underwater
Image: Christian Vaterlaus

Farming sponges in Zanzibar