1. |
Opening of the Consultation |
2. |
Administrative arrangements |
3 |
Adoption of the agenda and arrangements for the Consultation |
4. |
Election of Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson |
5. |
Election of rapporteur |
6. |
The status of fisheries of Lake Malawi/Niassa/Nyasa by individual national sector |
7. |
An overview of the status of fisheries, fisheries management and development issues around Lake Malawi/Niassa/Nyasa |
8. |
Recommendations of the Technical Consultation |
9. |
Any other matters |
10. |
Acknowledgements |
11. |
Date and venue of next Consultation |
12. |
Adoption of the report and recommendations |
MALAWI
J.B MATOLA
Director of Finance and
Administration
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental
Affairs
Private Bag 350
Lilongwe
Tel.: 265 1 789488
E-mail:
[email protected]
Defrair D BANDULA
Chief Fisheries Officer -
IC
Department of Fisheries
Capital Hill Offices
PO Box 593
Lilongwe
Tel.: 265 1 788716/511
Fax: 265 1 788712
E-mail:
[email protected]
Alexander BULIRANI
Deputy Director
Department of
Fisheries
Capital Hill Offices
PO Box 593 Lilongwe
Tel.: 265 1
788094
Fax: 265 1 788712
E-mail: [email protected]
Moses CHAPOMBOLOKE
Chief Fisheries Officer
Fisheries
Research Unit
PO Box 27
Monkey Bay
Tel.: 265 1 587 360
Fax: 265 1
587 249
E-mail: [email protected]
Noel Israel NKHOTA
Senior Administrative
Officer
Department of Fisheries
Capital Hill Offices
PO Box 593
Lilongwe
Tel.: 265 1 788716/511
Fax: 265 1 788712
E-mail:
[email protected]
MOZAMBIQUE
Francisco Victor BOMBA
Deputy Director
Ministry of
Fisheries - National
Directorate of Fisheries Administration
Rua
Consiglieri Pedroso 343
PO Box 1723
Maputo,
Tel.: 258 1 300961
Fax:
258 1 420335
E-mail: [email protected]
Maria Ascensao Ribeiro PINTO
Deputy Director
Small Scale
Fisheries Development Institute
Au Marginal Paecea 141/8
PO Box 2473,
Maputo
Tel.: 258 1 496664
Fax: 258 1 498812
E-mail:
[email protected]
Jose Sebastião HALAFO
Biologist - Metangula
Station
IIP Fisheries Research Institute
389 Mao Tse Tung Av
PO Box
4603
Maputo,
Tel.: 258 1 490307
Fax: 258 1 492112
E-mail:
[email protected]
[email protected]
UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA
Winfried Venant HAULE
Assistant Director of
fisheries
Fisheries Division
PO Box 2462
Dar-Es-Salaam,
Tel.: 255 22
2122930
Fax: 255 22 2110352
E-mail: c/o
[email protected]
Baraka S.M. Mngulwi
Senior Fisheries Officer
Fisheries
Division
Kivukoni Front, ARDHI House
PO Box 2462
Dar -Es-
Salaam,
Tel.: 255 22 2122930
Fax: 255 22 2110352
E-mail:
[email protected]
FAO
Louise SETSHWAELO
FAOR Malawi
PO Box 30750
Lilongwe,
Malawi
Tel.: 265 1 773 255
Fax: 265 1 773 263
E-mail:
[email protected]
George William SSENTONGO
Senior Fisheries Officer
FAO
Subregional Office for Southern and East Africa
6th Floor Old
Mutual Centre
Jason Moyo Avenue
PO Box 3730
Harare, Zimbabwe
Tel.:
263 4 253655
Fax: 263 4 703496/700724
E-mail:
[email protected]
ADIM/JICA
Olaf WEYL
Fisheries Production Data Analysis
Specialist
Department of Fisheries c/o JICA Malawi Office
PO Box
30321
Lilongwe3, Malawi
Tel.: 265 1 788070
Fax: 265 1 788716
E-mail:
[email protected]
SECRETARIAT
George SSENTONGO
Senior Fisheries Officer
FAO
Subregional Office for Southern and East Africa
PO Box 3730
Harare,
Zimbabwe
Grace CHAGONDA
Programme Assistant
FAO Subregional
Office for Southern and East Africa
PO Box 3730
Harare, Zimbabwe
Tel.:
263 4 253655
Fax: 263 4 703496/700724
E-mail:
[email protected]
Lusayo MWAFONGO
Secretary
Department of Fisheries
PO
Box 593
Lilongwe, Malawi
Tel.: 265 1 788571/511/716
Fax: 265 1
788712
E-mail: [email protected]
Session documents
CIFA:DM/LMNN/03/1 |
Agenda |
CIFA:DM/LMNN/03/2 |
Fisheries development and management issues, policy and strategy in the Malawi Sector of Lake Malawi |
CIFA:DM/LMNN/03/3 |
Fisheries development and management issues, policy and strategy in the Mozambique Sector of Lake Niassa |
CIFA:DM/LMNN/03/4 |
Fisheries development and management issues, policy and strategy in the Tanzania Sector of Lake Nyasa |
CIFA:DM/LMNN/03/5 |
Cooperation in fisheries research and development |
CIFA:DM/LMNN/03/6 |
An overview of the status of fisheries, fisheries management and development issues around Lake Malawi/Niassa/Nyasa |
For the attention of Governments
Specific recommendations for the Malawi sector
For the deepwater Cichlids:
1. Monitoring;
2. reduction of fishing effort in the southeast arm of the lake;
3. enforcement of regulations; and
4. more research.
Concerning Cyprinids:
1. integrated management of the relevant river basins;
2. monitoring;
3. more applied research;
4. public awareness;
5. control of effort; and
6. enforcement of regulations.
Regarding Utaka (Haplochromis):
1. more research (biology, taxonomy etc);
2. monitoring; and
3. control of effort.
In the case of Chambo (Tilapias):
1. a Chambo restoration strategic plan with monitoring;
2. enforcement of regulations;
3. habitat restoration;
4. more research;
5. control of effort; and
6. public awareness and education.
For the Mbuna (ornamental fishes):
1. more applied research;
2. monitoring;
3. enforcement of regulations;
4. integrated catchment area management; and
5. control of effort.
Specific rcommendations for Mozambique
For the large Cyprinids:
1. institute effort control measures;
2. promote public awareness
3. conduct biological studies
4. implement integrated management on relevant river basins
Regarding institutional capacity
1. take the necessary measures to upgrade infrastructure;
For fisheries research
1. disseminate research findings
Specific recommendations for the Tanzania sector
1. capacity building in data collection;
2. monitoring control and surveillance to build capacity for effective control;
3. develop a management plan;
4. establishing co-management approach in the management of the fisheries and environment;
5. establish mechanism to collect socio-economic data, information and dissemination;
6. establish mechanisms to sustain the mbuna (ornamental fish) fishery; and
7. consider possibilities of restocking the cyprinids where local over fishing has occurred
Recommendations for implementing at regional level
Open acess
fish underexploited offshore stocks;
limit access to offshore stocks in some parts of the Lake in Malawi;
establish lending institutions in the three countries;
reduce overexploitation of inshore stocks;
deal with illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing gear must be dealt with;
reduce excessive fishing effort in the Malawian part of the lake; and
enforce fisheries regulations in the three countries.
Management key species |
Distribution (localized/lake wide/unknown) |
Status of stocks |
Threats to the stock |
Knowledge on stock |
Intervention |
Usipa Engraulicypris |
Lake wide |
· Unpredictable · Fluctuating |
Inadequate knowledge |
Reproductive biology unknown |
Applied research |
Pelagic Cichlids (Ndunduma; Mcheni) |
Lake wide |
Underexploited |
Currently none |
Adequate to make an informed decision |
Encourage appropriate exploitation - technology |
Deepwater Cichlids (Chisawasawa - Lethrinop) |
Lake wide/localized populations |
Potential exploitation in some areas |
· Theoretically not threatened in Tanzania and Mozambique. Malawi localized overfishing |
· In Mozambique and Tanzania not known1 · In Malawi, knowledgeable the knowledge is regionally transposable |
Monitoring of stock |
Cyprinids (Large Mpasa, Sanjika, Ntchila) |
Lake wide - Localized river mouths - rivers that are spawning |
Generally declining. In some areas the species is seriously depleted e.g. Ntchila |
Environmental degradation, siltation of spawning grounds; increased sedimentation |
Currently poor |
Effort control - dependent on area2 |
Utaka Haplochromis Copadichromis |
Lake wide (but localized in underwater out crops [Virundi]) |
· Stable in Mozambique and Tanzania sectors · Heavily exploited in some areas in Malawi |
Currently none |
Poor knowledge currently |
Integrated catchment management - agriculture/forestry/wildlife/lands/water sectors |
Catfish (Mlamba)/Kampunga/Bombe) |
Lake wide |
Stable |
Potential overfishing |
· Malawi work confined to southern part of Lake. · Mozambique relatively |
Applied research |
Chambo "Tilapias" |
Localized |
· Malawi - Overfished · Mozambique - Relatively stable (Virgin) · Tanzania - Declining |
Destructive gear3; overfishing; illegal, habitat degradation (environmental degradation) |
Basic knowledge for appropriate decision - making available. |
More research |
Inshore cichlids (Kambuzi) |
Localized |
Same as for Chambo |
Same as for Chambo |
Lower than for Chambo |
Find and address the known threats |
Mbuna Ornamental fish |
Extremely localized in rocky areas |
Unknown |
Translocation, hybridize, Illegal fishing - diving Poor knowledge on available stock |
Unknown |
Find and address the known threats |
NB: Suggest on implementation of recommendation.
Reflect on information shared in previous meetings, implementation of previous projects - implement recommendations.
1 Regional abundance and location
2 Promote sanctuary areas.
3 Mosquito nets, other small-meshed gears
Issue |
Strategy |
Interventions |
1. Capacity building and harmonization of data collection, processing and dissemination. |
Standardize assessment system |
Regional level training of catch data collection. Develop database for lake fisheries and socio-economic data. |
2. Harmonized legislation. |
Determine issues for legal harmonization. |
Define geographically the area for harmonized legislation concerning pollution, introduction of exotics, aquaculture practices. |
3. Fisheries information networking. |
Scientific information sharing and establish a forum for scientists to share experiences. |
Establish research forum to discuss scientific findings. Review and update data collection systems. |
4. Reduce pressure on inshore fishery. |
Work out options for pelagic fishery exploitation. |
Undertake studies to identify viable alternative livelihoods and income generating activities (IGAs). |
5. Inadequate information on the magnitude of pelagic stocks. |
Stock assessment of the various pelagics. |
Assessing and monitoring of pelagic stocks. |
6. Aquatic weeds infestation. |
Aquatic weed control. |
Identify environmental friendly methods, for containing the weeds. |