Population growth parameters and mortality rates of Lates stappersii were investigated for the southeast and southwest arms of Lake Tanganyika, Zambia from April, 2022 to August, 2022. Exploitation ratio was studied. Furthermore, water quality parameters were investigated. Fish samples were...
Download PDF ↓Aquaculture is fastest food producing sector in the world with most of the production coming from small and medium income countries, Unfortunately, the development of aquaculture in Africa has largely lagged behind Asian countries due to the high cost and scarcity of fishmeal, which is an...
Download PDF ↓Fish provide high-quality proteins and micronutrients, when taken adequately it can help in reducing undernutrition and micronutrient deficiencies in Zambia. Little is known with regard to fish consumption patterns and contribution of fish to rural household diets. Therefore, this study aimed at...
Download PDF ↓This study investigates selected aspects of the population biology of Tylochromis bangwelensis that included: reproductive biology, growth and mortality in Bangweulu Lakes and Swamps Complex Fishery. The main objective was to determine if stocks of the species are under or over exploited in the...
Download PDF ↓The introduction of Oreochromis niloticus on Lake Kariba has been widely associated with the decline in preponderance of indigenous Tilapiines, especially Oreochromis mortimeri. Comperative aspects of abundances, growth and reproductive biology for O. niloticus, and three known indigeous...
Download PDF ↓Growth and mortality of Oreochromis andersonii, Oreochromis macrochir and Oreochromis niloticus of the Kafue Floodplain fishery were investigated between September, 2015 and November, 2015. This study was aimed at investigating the growth and mortality of mouth brooding tilapiines of the Kafue...
Download PDF ↓Growth and mortality of Oreochromis andersonii, Oreochromis macrochir and Oreochromis niloticus of the Kafue Floodplain fishery were investigated between September, 2015 and November, 2015. This study was aimed at investigating the growth and mortality of mouth brooding tilapiines of the Kafue...
Download PDF ↓A study of the reproductive biology, growth and mortality of the introduced red claw crayfish, Cherax quadricarinatus species in the Kafue floodplains was undertaken from September to November 2015. Samples of red claw crayfish were collected from three different stations / parts of the...