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Nearshore Fish Resources and Fisheries around Kigoma, Eastern Coast of Lake Tanganyika

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dc.creator Ndaro, Simon G. M.
dc.date 2016-05-20T05:53:21Z
dc.date 2016-05-20T05:53:21Z
dc.date 1992
dc.date.accessioned 2018-03-27T08:22:56Z
dc.date.available 2018-03-27T08:22:56Z
dc.identifier Ndaro, S.G.M., 1992. Nearshore fish resources and fisheries around Kigoma, eastern coast of Lake Tanganyika. Naga, the ICLARM Quarterly, 15(2), pp.35-38.
dc.identifier 0116-290X
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/2162
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/2162
dc.description The fish habitats along an inshore water stretch along the eastern/central coast of Lake Tanganyika are discussed and a quantitative analysis of the species composition, distribution and abundance of the littoral fishes within the area of study is presented. Seventy-one species of fish belonging to 48 genera and to 15 fish families were collected and identified during the study. The majority of species belonged to the Cichlidae family. Intensive beach seining for clupeids is suggested as one of the causes of low fish biomass in the area surveyed. The areas south of Kigoma appeared to contain more fish, with average catch rates of 11.7 kg/haul than those north of Kigoma where average catch rates of 7.6 kg/haul were recorded. Some suggestions for improved management of these resources are given.
dc.language en
dc.subject Fishery resources
dc.subject Fisheries
dc.subject Catch composition
dc.subject Distribution
dc.subject Abundance
dc.subject Tanganyika Lake
dc.subject Kigoma
dc.subject Tanzania
dc.title Nearshore Fish Resources and Fisheries around Kigoma, Eastern Coast of Lake Tanganyika
dc.type Journal Article, Peer Reviewed


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