| The reproductive biology of the Kapenta (Limnothrissa miodon), that supports the main commercial fishery in Lake Cahora Bassa (Mozambique) was investigated using monthly samples collected during 2003 and2004. This species was initially introduced in Lake Kariba in 1967/68 with the objective of filling up the pelagic environment that was created with dam closure. The fish is believed to have been able to negotiate the Kariba dam wall and became established in Cahora Bassa, some 250 km downstream, as well. The reproductive biology of Kapenta is known from Lake Tanganyika, where it is indigenous, and from Kariba,but no research has been performed, so far, in Cahora Bassa. Since many important biological attributes may vary from place to place, depending on... |
