Inland Fisheries

1.3.1.1. Africa

Africa stands in second position in the world inland fish production. This region is further subdivided as,

A. North Africa

     i. Major countries:

        Egypt, Algeria, Morocco, Libea Arab etc.

     ii. Major fish species:

        Freshwater fin fishes such as carps, fraud, cells etc. In Egypt,  common carp, nile tilapia, mullets etc can be seen. In Moracco, silver carp, grass carp etc are present.

B. Sub Saharan Africa

     i. Major countries:

       Ethiopia, Ghana, Nigera, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Mali, Malawi, Senegale. The most important producers are Magenta, Madagascar, Tanzania and South Africa.

    ii. Major fish species:

        Tilapia (Oreochromis sp;), African catfish, cyprinids.