1997 fisheries statistics, Lake Kariba - Zimbabwe shore
The report provides catch records for the kapenta (Limnothrissa miodon) and inshore fisheries in the Zimbabwean waters of Lake Kariba for the year 1997. Kapenta usually constitute about 94% of the total catch from Lake Kariba; for statistical purposes catches are recorded for the 5 hydrological basins - Mlibizi, Binga, Sengwa, Bumi and Kariba. The kapenta, which occupy the open pelagic waters of the lake, represent a unit stock which is harvested by both Zimbabwe and Zambia; the artisanal fishery exploits inshore species which generally occupy water less than 10m deep along the shoreline. The Zambian and Zimbabwean inshore fisheries may therefore be considered to be exploiting 2 separate stocks. The main species in the inshore fishery are Oreochromis mortimeri, Sargochromis codringtonii, Tilapia rendalli, Labeo altivelis, Hydrocynus vittatus, Mormyrus longirostris, M.anguilloides and Clarias gariepinus.
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| Format: | monograph biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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Department of National Parks and Wild Life Management
1998-05
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| Subjects: | Fisheries, Information Management, Zimbabwe, Lake Kariba, fishery statistics, landing statistics, catch composition, |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1834/25073 |
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