Tag: Lake Tanganyika

Drying of Lake Tanganyika sardines in Zambia

Photo credit: Nathan Chama (Zambia) Description: Nathan Chama and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The inserted picture shows a woman while drying some Tanganyika sardine Stolothrissa miodon which is known in Zambia as “kapenta”. The sardine drying takes place on the beaches of Lake Tanganyika in Nsumbu area (Zambia). Dried kapenta fetches …

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Actions taken against illegal fishing in Burundi

Photos’ credit: Photos’ credit: Jean-Marie Manirambona (Burundi) Review: Jean-Marie Manirambona and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website)           The two inserted pictures show a routine activity carried out by Fisheries Department towards the enforcement of fishing regulations. Whenever a fishing violation is spotted, the illegal fishing gears are seized …

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Protecting of fish breeding grounds on Lake Tanganyika in Burundi (Video)

Video credit: Jean Marie Manirambona (Burundi) Review: Jean Marie Manirambona and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the video channel)     Burundi’s fish catch comes almost entirely from the share of Burundi in Lake Tanganyika whose waters are shared by the Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania and Zambia. The lake is the second largest …

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Packaging and marketing of Tanganyika sardine, Limnothrissa miodon from Lake Kivu (Rwanda)

Credit: Fidele Kampayana and Gilbert Bugimgo (Rwanda) The photo shows the packing and marketing of Tanganyika sardine, Limnothrissa miodon fished from Lake Kivu. The low level of fish processing and products development could be attributed to the artisanal nature of the fisheries of the lake. This species was introduced from Lake Tanganyika to Lake Kivu in 1959. L. miodon is the major …

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Fish smoking and drying research, University of Burundi

Credit: Alain Murekambanze (Burundi) This photo shows a gentle who is carrying out research on the smoking and drying of Lake Tanganyika sprat (Stolothrissa tanganicae). This fish species belongs to Clupediae family which is endemic to the Lake Tanganyika. This research project is managed by the Department of Water, Fisheries and Aquaculture, University of Burundi, Bujumbura. …

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