Tanzania Fisheries Research Institute(TAFIRI)

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ABOUT US

Tanzania Fisheries Research Institute (TAFIRI) was established by the Act of Parliament No. 6 of 1980 to promote, conduct, and co-ordinate fisheries research in Tanzania.

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Tanzania Fisheries Research Institute (TAFIRI)
P.O Box 9750,Dar es salaam,TANZANIA
(+255) 22 292 3617
tafirihq@tafiri.go.tz

Important Facts in fisheries

The length of the coastline in Tanzania is 1,424 km. The territorial sea has an area of 64 000 km2 and the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) area is around 223 000 km2.
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Journals

Year	Citation
2020	George, R., Gullström, M., Mtolera, M., Lyimo, T., & Björk, M. (2020). Methane emission and sulphide levels increase in tropical seagrass sediments during temperature stress: a mesocosm experiment. Visit site
2020	Alzaylaee, H., Collins, R.A., Shechonge, A. et al. Environmental DNA-based xenomonitoring for determining Schistosoma presence in tropical freshwaters. Parasites Vectors 13, 63 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-020-3941-6 Visit site Read source
2020	Alzaylaee H, Collins RA, Rinaldi G, Shechonge A, Ngatunga B, Morgan ER, et al. (2020) Schistosoma species detection by environmental DNA assays in African freshwaters. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 14(3): e0008129. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008129 Visit site Read source
2020	J. S. Lucas, M. M. McGlue, I. A. Kimirei, M.J. Soreghan, A. Mbonde, K.M. Yeager, P. Limbu, C. Apse, P.B. McIntyre (2020): Geophysical benthic habitat mapping in Lake Tanganyika (Tanzania): Implications for spatial planning of small-scale coastal protected areas, Journal of Great Lakes Research, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jglr.2020.01.010 Read source
2020	J. S. Lucas, M. M. McGlue, I. A. Kimirei, M.J. Soreghan, A. Mbonde, K.M. Yeager, P. Limbu, C. Apse, P.B. McIntyre (2020): Geophysical benthic habitat mapping in Lake Tanganyika (Tanzania): Implications for spatial planning of small-scale coastal protected areas, Journal of Great Lakes Research, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jglr.2020.01.010 Read source
2020	J. S. Lucas, M. M. McGlue, I. A. Kimirei, M.J. Soreghan, A. Mbonde, K.M. Yeager, P. Limbu, C. Apse, P.B. McIntyre (2020): Geophysical benthic habitat mapping in Lake Tanganyika (Tanzania): Implications for spatial planning of small-scale coastal protected areas, Journal of Great Lakes Research, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jglr.2020.01.010 Read source
2020	J. S. Lucas, M. M. McGlue, I. A. Kimirei, M.J. Soreghan, A. Mbonde, K.M. Yeager, P. Limbu, C. Apse, P.B. McIntyre (2020): Geophysical benthic habitat mapping in Lake Tanganyika (Tanzania): Implications for spatial planning of small-scale coastal protected areas, Journal of Great Lakes Research, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jglr.2020.01.010 Read source
2020	Blackman, R.C., Bruder, A., Burdon, F.J., Convey, P., Funk, W.C., Jähnig, S.C., Kishe, M.A., Moretti, M.S., Natugonza, V., Pawlowski, J., Stubbington, R., Zhang, X., Seehausen, O., Altermatt, F. (2020) A meeting framework for inclusive and sustainable science. Nature Ecology & Evolution. Visit site
2020	Mmanda, F.P., Mulokozi, D.P., Lindberg, J.E., Haldén, A.N., Mtolera, M., Kitula, R., Lundh, T. (2020). Fish farming in Tanzania: the availability and nutritive value of local feed ingredients.Journal of Applied Aquaculture. DOI:10.1080/10454438.2019.1708836 Visit site
2020	Silas, M. O., Mgeleka, S. S., Polte, P., Sköld, M., Lindborg, R., de la Torre-Castro, M., & Gullström, M. (2020). Adaptive capacity and coping strategies of small-scale coastal fisheries to declining fish catches: Insights from Tanzanian communities. Environmental Science & Policy, 108, 67-76. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2020.03.012 Visit site
2020	Zhang J, Shuang Chen S, Gao Q, Shen Q, Kimirei IA, Mapunda DW (2020) Morphological Characteristics of Informal Settlements and Strategic Suggestions for Urban Sustainable Development in Tanzania: Dar es Salaam, Mwanza, and Kigoma. Sustainability 12:3807 Visit site
2020	Lucas, J.S., McGlue, M.M., Kimirei, I.A., Soreghan, M.J., Mbonde, A., Yeager, K.M., Limbu, P., Apse, C., McIntyre, P.B. (2020) Geophysical benthic habitat mapping in Lake Tanganyika (Tanzania): Implications for spatial planning of small-scale coastal protected areas. Journal of Great Lakes Research, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jglr.2020.1001.1010. Visit site
2020	Ryan, E.K., Soreghan, M.J., McGlue, M.M., Todd, J.A., Michel, E., Kaufman, D.S., Kimirei, I. (2020) Paleoenvironmental implications of time-averaging and taphonomic variation of shell beds in Lake Tanganyika, Africa. Palaios 35, 49-66, 18. Visit site
2020	Proud, R., Mangeni-Sande, R., Kayanda, R. J., Cox, M. J., Nyamweya, C., Ongore, C., Natugonza, V., Everson, I., Elison, M., Hobbs, L., Kashindye, B. B., Mlaponi, E. W., Taabu-Munyaho, A., Mwainge, V. M., Kagoya, E., Pegado, A., Nduwayesu, E., and Brierley, A. S. (2020). Automated classification of schools of the silver cyprinid Rastrineobola argentea in Lake Victoria acoustic survey data using random forests. – ICES Journal of Marine Science, https://academic.oup.com/icesjms/advance-article/doi/10.1093/icesjms/fsaa052/5835268 Visit site Read source
2020	Silas, M. O., Mgeleka, S. S., Polte, P., Sköld, M., Lindborg, R., de la Torre-Castro, M., & Gullström, M. (2020). Adaptive capacity and coping strategies of small-scale coastal fisheries to declining fish catches: Insights from Tanzanian communities. Environmental Science & Policy, 108, 67-76. Visit site
2020	Mmanda FP, Mulokozi DP, Lindberg JE, Haldén AN, Mtolera M, Kitula R, and Lundh T (2020) Fish farming in Tanzania: the availability and nutritive value of local feed ingredients. DOI:10.1080/10454438.2019.1708836
2020	Mulokozi DP, Mmanda FP, Onyango P, Torbjörn L, Tamatamah R and Berg H. (2020): Rural aquaculture: Assessment of its contribution to household income and farmers’ perception in selected districts, Tanzania, Aquaculture Economics & Management, DOI: 10.1080/13657305.2020.1725687
2020	Nyamweya, C.S, Natugonza, V., Taabu-Munyaho, A., Aura, C.M., Njiru, J. M., Ongore, C., Mangeni-Sande, R., Kashindye, B. B., Odoli , C. O., Ogari , Z., Kayanda, R. (2020). A century of drastic change: Human-induced changes of Lake Victoria fisheries and ecology. Fisheries Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2020.105564 Visit site Read source
2020	Proud, R., Mangeni-Sande1,R.,Kayanda, R. J., Cox, M. J., Nyamweya, C., Ongore, C., Natugonza, V., Everson, I., Elison, M., Hobbs, L., Kashindye, B. B., Mlaponi, E. W., Taabu-Munyaho, A., Mwainge, V. M., Kagoya, E., Pegado, A., Nduwayesu, E., and Brierley, A. S. (2020). Automated classification of schools of the silver cyprinid Rastrineobola argentea in Lake Victoria acoustic survey data using random forests. ICES Journal of Marine Science (2020), doi:10.1093/icesjms/fsaa052. Visit site Read source
2020	Ehrenfels B, Bartosiewicz M, Mbonde AS, Baumann KBL, Dinkel C, Junker J, Kamulali T, Kimirei IA, Odermatt D, Pomati F, Sweke EA, Wehrli B (2020) Thermocline depth and euphotic zone thickness regulate the abundance of diazotrophic cyanobacteria in Lake Tanganyika. Biogeosciences Discuss 2020:1-21 Visit site