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Zanzibar women turn to sponge farming as oceans heat up

  • Hot temperatures have killed seaweed and declining fish stocks have driven many fishermen to quit
  • But sponges which provide shelter and food for sea creatures tend to thrive in warmer waters
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Zanzibar is seeing a seaweed boom. Can the women collecting it cash in?

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