Photo credit: John Chiseba Mwamba (Zambia) Description: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) As silt accumulates, the overall capacity of a pond decreases. Fish ponds which were not desilted for years, ponds had become shallow, which may aggravate weed growth. Silt can lead to pond turbidity which interferes with the sunlight penetration and …
Tag: Zambia
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Mar 31 2018
Climate change in Zambia
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Jan 03 2017
Climate change in Zambia
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Aug 28 2016
Country report – Zambia (2014)
Owner of the report: Alick Grunnie Mbewe (Zambia) Permission has been granted by Alick to publish the report on this site After the introduction on cultural issues and economic activities, the report addresses the fishery resources in Zamia, aquaculture development, strategies and constraints. http://fishconsult.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Country-report-Zambia-2014.pdf
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Jan 16 2016
Cage aquaculture of tilapia in Zambia
Photos’ credit: Alick Grunnie Mbewe (Zambia) Review: Alick Grunnie Mbewe and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The inserted photos show Cage fish farming in Lumwana Dam in Solwezi District. This consists of 12 cages measuring 12 m X8 m X2 m deep. The promotion of tilapia cage aquaculture …
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Jun 16 2015
Female fish farmer while managing her farm in Zambia
Credit: Numel Phiri (Zambia) Review: Numei Phiri and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The inserted photo is taken in a small-scale fish farm in Zambia. The farm which belongs to a female fish farmer, has a total of 3 ponds; 2 breeding ponds (5mx5m) each and one production pond (20mx25m), the …
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May 19 2015
Freshwater crab entangled in a gillnet in Kyafukuma River (Zambia)
Photos’ credit: Alick Grunnie Mbewe (Zambia) Review: Alick Grunnie Mbewe and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The inserted photos show a freshwater crab, (Potamonautes sp) captured by a gill net in Kyafukuma River, Solwezi District. These crabs can forage over considerable distance by night and they may …
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May 13 2015
Enforcing fishery regulations in Zambia
Credit: Numel Phiri (Zambia) The Dept. of Fisheries is mandated to enforce the Fisheries Regulations with support for state or wildlife police. The penalty for using illegal fishing nets according to Fisheries Act of 2011 if convicted faces up to 3 years imprisonment or fined 300000 penalty units ($10,000) or both. …
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