Assessing the biodiversity of eels of Tanzania - Promoting sustainable fisheries through environmental monitoring and capacity building (BIOEELS)

Hanel, Reinhold; Gaspare, Lydia; Mwakosya, Catherine; Kanyairitha, Claudia; Kaijage, Laurian, Lawrence; Kammann, Ulrike; Wysujack, Klaus

doi:10.3220/PB1705398344000

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Assessing the biodiversity of eels of Tanzania - Promoting sustainable fisheries through environmental monitoring and capacity building (BIOEELS)

Hanel, Reinhold ; Gaspare, Lydia ; Mwakosya, Catherine ; Kanyairitha, Claudia; Kaijage, Laurian Lawrence; Kammann, Ulrike ; Wysujack, Klaus

• Fish biodiversity in two Tanzanian rivers was studied with special focus on anguillid eel species.
• The presence of three eel species was documented, with different distributions along the rivers.
• Equally important, the project aimed at gaining information on socio-cultural and economic importance of artisanal river fisheries.