Impact of anthropogenic pollution and artisanal fishing on the population of Tilapia spp. Oreochromis niloticus and Oreochromis amphimelas in Lake Manyara, northern Tanzania
Loading...
Date
2024-01-17
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Springer Nature B.V
Abstract
Lakes are among the main sources of
protein and livelihood to huge communities of rural
people, and some of them house endemic fish species.
The livelihood of about 200,000 rural people depends
on Lake Manyara resources which also houses a pop-
ulation of the endemic and endangered fish, the Man-
yara Tilapia (Oreochromis amphimelas). Despite this
importance, fishery in the lake is nearly under open
access and it is not known how this has affected fish
stocks. The lake is also under strong influence from
Sustainable Development Goals
This journal article was published by Springer Nature B.V in 2024
Keywords
Research Subject Categories::FORESTRY, AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES and LANDSCAPE PLANNING