Mozambique has banned the importation of cultured fish from neighboring Malawi following the outbreak of a lethal disease in fish reared in captivity in Malawi. The decision was announced on Tuesday in Maputo by Minister of the Sea, Interior Waters and Fisheries Augusta Maita, the country’s largest newspaper, Noticias, reported on Wednesday. Authorities, mainly from […]
Government, researchers and scientists from Africa and around the world have expressed concern over the dwindling of fish catches in Lake Malawi and they have since called for immediate solutions. Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development, Joseph Mwanamvekha, local and international researchers and scientists made the observation on Monday in Mangochi at the official […]
The Department of Fisheries says the alarming depletion of Chambo and other fish species in Lake Malawi by the majority capture fisheries, could soon lead to extinction of such species if measures are not quickly put in place to stop the culprits or protect or restock the fish. The capture fisheries largely comprise local people […]
Fishers along the Shire River and other fishing grounds in Nsanje District are using mosquito nets for fishing which the Fisheries Department has described a s worrisome. Assistant District Fisheries Officer, Daniel Binga in an interview on Friday said the population of the fishermen using non-recommended fishing gear is very high in the district. “The […]
If you ever bought Chambo on the streets in Lilongwe, chances are that a toxic and dangerous chemical used in embalming dead bodies was used to preserve it. The Malawi Bureau of Standards (MBS) are now looking for some vendors who sold Captain Charles Massi some fish but decided to present them to the MBS for tests. Officials at […]
The Department of Fisheries on Tuesday confiscated over 58 kilograms of Oreochromis species of fish commonly known as Kasawala or baby Chambo from Nkhotakota Market, saying the fishermen caught the fish illegally. District Fisheries Officer (DFO,) Rodgers Makwinja confirmed that his office confiscated illegal Kasawala from the market following a patrol conducted by the fisheries […]
Malawi College of Fisheries in Mangochi has been non-operational for about half a year now following its closure in April due to fiscal incapacitation, Nyasa Times has established. The closure reflects badly on government’s commitment towards ensuring the efficiency of the fisheries department. Despite falling under the Ministry of Agriculture, the department received funding that was unable […]
Pundits of fishery have observed that increase in fish production can boost the socio-economic status of the country if the citizenry can abide to principles of the fishing. Dr Sloans Chimatiro, Programme Manager of World Fish, said this recently in Mangochi during a three-day long conference Great Lakes of the World (GLOW) organized. The gathering […]
In the decade that fisherman Edward Njeleza has been trawling the deep, clear waters of Lake Malawi in Africa’s Great Rift Valley, he has seen his once abundant catch shrink by 90 percent. Now he spends most days on the shore searching for pods and a special type of grass he uses to make necklaces, […]
The new fishing technique for catching small fish known as usipa, which uses a boat with 10 electric bulbs has caused alarm among chiefs and other fishermen who use traditional lamps for the same, worrying that the new technology might speed up the extinction of the said fish species on the lake. According to group […]
Malawi Government says in 2012 there was a rise in the use of illegal fishing gears in some of Malawi’s water bodies. Deputy director for the Department of Fisheries Steve Donda told Malawi News Agency (Mana) in an interview, that a Frame Survey conducted by the department in 2012 revealed that some fishers were using […]
The Department of Fisheries has urged small-scale farmers in the country to take fish farming as a business saying the industry has the potential to replace tobacco in improving the economic livelihoods of Malawians. The Department has since urged farmers to utilize the already existing lucrative and high market demand for fish and make a […]