INFORMATION DOCUMENTS : (continued)

DATA ON THE MAJOR INLAND WATERS OF THE SAHELIAN ZONE
DONNEES SUR LES PRINCIPALES EAUX CONTINENTALES DU SAHEL (continued)

Map   1 Rivers and lakes of West Africa
Carte 1 Fleuves et lacs d'Afrique occidentale

Map   2 Rivers and lakes of Central Africa
Carte 2 Fleuvos et lacs d'Afrique contrale

Map   3 Rivers and lakes of the Chad basin
Carte 3 Fleuves et lacs du bassin tchadien

Map   4 Lake Chad
Carte 4 Lac Tchad

Map   5 Rivers and lakes of the Niger-Benue System
Carte 5 Fleuves et lacs du système du Niger-Benoué

Map   6 Central delta of the Niger river
Carte 6 Delta central du fleuve Niger

Map   7 Lake Kainji
Carte 7 Lac Kainji

LIST OF INLAND FISHERY WORKERS IN THE SAHELIAN ZONE

LISTE DES SPECIALISTES DES QUESTIONS DE PECHE DU SAHEL

Cameroon/Cameroun

BALINGA, V.S.
Chef de Service de la Faune et de l'Environnement Forestier
B.P. 194
Yaoundé

EBALE, L.C.
Chef de Bureau de la Pêche Continentale et de la Pisciculture
Direction des Eaux et Forêts
B.P. 194
Yaoundé

EVAMBANE, Ing.
Direction des Eaux et Forêts
B.P. 194
Yaoundé

MAKON, J.
Chef de Service Adjoint de la Faune et de l'Environnement Forestier
B.P. 194
Yaoundé

MBENG, G.G.
Directeur des Eaux et Forêts
B.P. 194
Yaoundé

MVOGO, L.
Hydrobiologiste
Direction des Eaux, Forêts et Chasses
B.P. 194
Yaoundé

OLE, Z.
Directeur
Direction des Eaux, Forêts et Chasses du Secrétariat d'Etat au Développement Rural du Cameroun Oriental
B.P. 194
Yaoundé

RAJONA, S.G.
Directeur du Centre Piscicole National FAO
B.P. 130
Foumban

TONDO, S.Y.
Ingénieur des Travaux Piscicoles
Chef de Service de la Pêche Continentale et de la Pisciculture
Sous-Direction de l'Environnement Forestier
Direction des Eaux et Forêts
Ministère de l'Agriculture
B.P. 194
Yaoundé

Chad/Tchad

DIGUERRA, B.
Chef de l'Inspection des Eaux et Forêts, Sarh
c/o Direction des Eaux, Forêts, Pêches et Chasses
B.P. 447
N'Djamena

KORNAYE, J.
I.T.F.
Secteur Forestier du Lac & Kanem, Sarh
c/o Direction des Eaux, Forêts, Pêches et Chasses
B.P. 447
N'Djamena

NAINGAYE, T.
I.T.F.
Secteur Forestier du Lac & Kanem, Bol
c/o Direction des Eaux, Forêts, Pêches et Chasses
B.P. 447
N'Djamena

SYAN, J.
I.T.F.
Direction des Eaux, Forêts, Pêches et Chasses
B.P. 447
N'Djamena

LASSOU, ..
I.T.F.
Direction des Eaux, Forêts, Pêches et Chasses
B.P. 447
N'Djamena

BRAHIM BARKA
Adjoint technique
Secteur Forestier du Lac & Kanem, Bol
c/o Direction des Eaux, Forêts, Pêches et Chasses
B.P. 447
N'Djamena

KADO MOGUENARA
Adjoint technique
Direction des Eaux, Forêts, Pêches et Chasses
B.P. 447
N'Djamena

NGABAROUM BAISSALAM
Adjoint technique
Direction des Eaux, Forêts, Pêches et Chasses
B.P. 447
N'Djamena

TA MBAYE
Contrôleur Pêche
Direction des Eaux, Forêts, Pêches et Chasses
B.P. 447
N'Djamena

Dahomey

AKAMBI, L.
Assistant des Pêches
Direction des Pêches
B.P. 383
Cotonou

ASSANI, N.
Chef de la Région Piscicole du Zou
Service des Pêches
B.P. 383
Cotonou

AFFOYON, L.
Chef de la Division des Etudes Statistiques et Documentation
Direction des Pêches
B.P. 383
Cotonou

BOSSOU, B.
Chef du Service des Pêches Maritimes
Direction des Pêches
B.P. 383
Cotonou

DADE, H.
Ingénieur des Pêches
Chef du Service des Pêches Continentales
Direction des Pêches
B.P. 383
Cotonou

LOKO, H., Dr. en Océanographie
Directeur des Pêches
B.P. 383
Cotonou

Ethiopia/Ethiopie

KALECHA, A.
Assistant Minister of Agriculture for Fisheries
Ministry of Agriculture
Addis Ababa

KETSELA, Ato T.
Director of Fisheries
Ministry of Agriculture
Addis Ababa

TEDLA, Dr. S.
Assistant Professor
Department of Biology
Faculty of Science
Hailé Sélassié 1, University
P.O. Box 1176
Addis Ababa

Ivory Coast/Côte-d'Ivoire

COCHE, A.G. *
Project Manager
Lake Kossou Fishery Development Programme
c/o Res. Rep. of UNDP
B.P. 1747
Abidjan

JOCQUE, R.C.A.*
Associate Expert
Lake Kossou Fishery Development Programme
c/o Res. Rep. of UNDP
B.P. 1747
Abidjan

KAMARA, L.
Directeur Adjoint des Pêches Maritimes et Lagunaires
Ministère de la Production Animale
B.P. 1806
Abidjan

KOUASSI, N.
Biologiste des Pêches
Service de la Pisciculture et de la Pêche en Eaux Continentales
Ministère de l'Agriculture
B.P. 1373
Abidjan

KRZELJ, S. *
Biologiste
Lake Kossou Fishery Development Programme
c/o Res. Rep. of UNDP
B.P. 1747
Abidjan

LESCARRES, V.
Directeur des Pêches Maritimes et Lagunaires
Ministère de la Production Animale
B.P. 1806
Abidjan

DIARRA MAMACOU
Ingénieur des Eaux et Forêts
Sous-Directeur Pisciculture et Pêches Continentales
Ministère de l'Agriculture
B.P. 1373
Abidjan

PLANQUETTE, P.Y.P.
Chef de la Direction des Recherches Piscicoles du Centre de Côte-d'Ivoire
B.P. 621
Bouaké

ROEST, F.C.*
Associate Expert
Lake Kossou Fishery Development Programme
c/o Res. Rep. of UNDP
B.P. 1747
Abidjan

VIEYRA, A.R.
Directeur du Service de Pisciculture et de Pêches Continentales
Ministère de l'Agriculture
B.P. 1373
Abidjan

Mali

COULIBALY, T.
Contrôleur des Pêches Continentales
Opération Pêche
B.P. 91
Mopti

KEITA, J.
Directeur du Service des Pêches
B.P. 91
Bamako

KONARE, A.
Directeur Opération Pêche
B.P. 91
Mopti

SZABO, A. *
Fish Processing Technologist
now: c/o South China Sea Fisheries Development and Coordination Programme
P.O. Box 4459
Manila, Philippines

TRAORE, B.
Contrôleur des Pêches
Opération Pêche
B.P. 91
Mopti

Mauritania/Mauritanie

BA, I.
Directeur des Pêches
Service des Pêches
B.P. 137
Nouakchott

GUELEM, T.
Chef du Service des Pêches Continentales
Ministère de Planification et Développement Industriel
Nouakchott

Niger

COULEBALY, A.
Chef de Service Départemental des Eaux et Forêts
B.P. 10
Diffa

JEFFREY, P.
Peace Corps
B.P. 537
Niamey

KALILOU, G.
Chef du Centre Piscicole de N'Gortogol N'Guigmi
B.P. 10
Diffa

SALEY, Capt. M.
Directeur Adjoint des Eaux et Forêts
Ministère de l'Economie Rurale
B.P. 246
Niamey

SOULEYMANE, A.
Secteur Chasse et Pêche
B.P. 578
Niamey

TORO, A.
Direction Statistiques
Service des Eaux, Forêts et Chasses
B.P. 246
Niamey

Nigeria

ADENIJI, H.A.
Fisheries Limnologist
Kainji Lake Research Project
P.O. Box 95
New Bussa, Kwere State

ADESANYA, Z.A.
Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Fisheries Division
Akure

AJAYI, O.T.
Graduate Student
Department of Biological Science
University of Ife
Ile-Ife

ARAWOMO, G.O.
Graduate Research Student
Kainji Lake Research Project
Department of Biological Science
University of Ife
Ile-Ife

DADA, B.F.
Chief Planning Officer
Federal Fisheries Department
P.M.B. 12529
Lagos

IMEVBORE, A.M.
Professor of Zoology
Department of Biological Science
University of Ife
Ile-Ife

NATHAN, T.M.*
Expert (Marketing and Processing)
Fisheries Development
Lagos State
c/o Res. Rep. of UNDP
P.O. Box 2075
Lagos

OTOBO, F.O.*
Fisheries Biologist
UNDP/SF Kainji Lake Research Project
P.O. Box 2075
Lagos

PADAYOMI, N.
Principal and Assistant Director
Federal Fisheries School
Lagos

STAUCH, A.*
Project Manager
Improvement of Fisheries Processing and Transport on Lake Chad
B.P. 329
Maiduguri

SYDENHAM, D.H.J.
Lecturer in Zoology
Zoology Department
University of Ibadan
Ibadan

TOBOR, J.G.
Senior Research Officer
Federal Department of Fisheries
Lake Chad Research Station
P.O. Box 227
Maiduguri

Senegal/Sénégal

FALL, A.O.
Ingénieur
Responsable des Pêches
Service des Eaux, Forêts et Chasses
Ministère du Développement Rural et de l'Hydraulique
Parc Forestier de Hann
B.P. 1831
Dakar

MOULUN, M.J.*
Fishing Vessel Maintenance Specialist
Rural Vocational Training Centre
c/o UNDP
P.O. Box 154
Dakar

SENE, El Hadji
Ingénieur des Eaux et Forêts
Directeur des Eaux et Forêts
Service des Eaux, Forêts et Chasses
Ministère du Développement Rural et de l'Hydraulique
Parc Forestier de Hann
B.P. 1831
Dakar

Sudan/Soudan

EL MOGHRABY, Dr. A.I.
Director
Hydrobiological Research Unit
University of Khartoum
P.O. Box 321
Khartoum

MAHDI, M.
Assistant Director of Fisheries (Research)
Ministry of Animal Resources
P.O. Box 336
Khartoum

MEDANI, Dr. Y.I.
Director of Fish Production Section
Department of Fisheries
P.O. Box 336
Khartoum

PIKE, E.G.R.*
Fishery Advisor
c/o UNDP
P.O. Box 913
Khartoum

Upper Volta/Haute-Volta

OUEDRAOGO, I.
Chef Service Pêches
Direction Service Forestier et Environnement
Ministère du Plan et du Développement Rural
B.P. 7044
Ouagadougou

ZIBA, C.
Inspection Forestière de l'Ouest
Bo bo Dialasso

REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
ORGANISATIONS REGIONALES

Comité Inter-Etats de Lutte contre la Sécheresse dans le Sahel (CILSS)
Inter-State Committee for the Control of the Drought in the Sahelian Zone
B.P. 7049
Ouagadougou
Haute-Volta/Upper Volta

• Secrétaire Exécutif/Dr. KONATE
  Executive Secretary

Commission du Bassin du Lac Tchad
Lake Chad Basin Commission
B.P. 727
N'Djamena
Tchad/Chad

• Secrétaire Exécutif/Mr. B.O. TONWE
  Executive Secretary

• Directeur Div. Pêches/M. Ali N'GARAM
  Director, Fisheries Div.

Commission du Fleuve Niger
Niger River Commission
B.P. 729
Niamey
Niger

• Secrétaire Exécutif/M. A.E. DEHINDE
  Executive Secretary

Communauté Economique de l'Afrique de l'Ouest (CEAO)
Economic Community for West Africa
B.P. 643
Ouagadougou
Haute-Volta/Upper Volta

• Chef du Bureau Communautaire des Produits de la Pêche/M. A. SOW
  Chief, Community Bureau for Fish Products

Organisation pour la Mise en Valeur du Bassin du Sénégal (OMVS)
Organization for the Development of the Senegal Basin
5, Place de l'Indépendance
Dakar
Sénégal/Senegal

• Secrétaire Général/M. Mohamed Ould AMAR
  General Secretary

INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS WORKING IN THE REGION
ORGANISATIONS INTERNATIONALES OPERANT DANS LA REGION

Centre Technique Forestier Tropical (CTFT)
45 bis Av. de la Belle-Gabrielle
94 Nogent-sur-Marne
France

• Djimtilo, Tchad/Chad

Communauté Economique Européenne
European Economic Community
200, rue de la Loi
1040 Bruxelles
Belgique/Belgium

• Fonds Européen de Développement
  European Development Fund
  Bamako
  Mali

  Représentant/M. M. BERTRAND
  Representative

Office de la Recherche Scientifique et Technique d'Outre-Mer (ORSTOM)
24, rue Bayard
75 - Paris 8è
France

• Centre ORSTOM
  B.P. 65
  N'Djamena
  Tchad/Chad

  &

  Bamako
  Mali

* UNDP/FAO Project Experts
PNUD/FAO Experts des projets

A BRIEF REVIEW OF THE STATUS OF THE INLAND FISHERIES OF THE SAHELIAN ZONE¹

INTRODUCTION

This document is excerpted from “A brief review of the current status of the inland fisheries of Africa”, submitted at the First Session of CIFA (CIFA/72/8), and originally compiled from individual summaries which were prepared in the FAO Department of Fisheries from existing reports and papers and then submitted to the interested countries for comments and approval. Thus, these data represent the best estimates currently available to FAO and the appropriate bodies within the countries concerned. However, in many cases adequate statistical bases for such estimates are lacking, and with the expansion of the fisheries of many of the water bodies, it is to be anticipated that the existing figures will soon be superseded. The data must, therefore, be considered only as provisional and it is to be hoped that they can be expanded and revised in the near future.

¹ Up-to-date data provided by countries will be shown in a revised version of A brief review of the current status of inland fisheries of Africa, which will be distributed with other documents at the Second Session of CIFA.

CAMEROON

The inland waters of Eastern Cameroon fall naturally into three distinct systems, the Chad basin, the Benue basin and the rivers of the southern forest area.

About 1 800 km² of Lake Chad lie within Cameroon, and the extensive floodplain of the Chari and Logone Rivers (Yaérés) is shared with the Republic of Chad. It is difficult to separate the fish production of the lake from that of the floodplain in this area. Several estimates exist, the most reasonable of which would seem to indicate a total production of between 60 000 and 80 000 t/yr, about 32 000 t possibly originating from the Cameroonian waters of the basin. About 1 000 fishermen are active on the lake, and their catch is probably 2 000 t/yr. A further 50 000 fishermen, estimated as operating on the rivers, account for the remaining 30 000 t.

The Benue River flows for 330 km through Cameroon and is fed by the Mayo Kebbi and Faro Rivers. Some 9 700 individual units of fishing gear, broken down into twelve major groupings, were in use on the Benue and its tributaries between 1959 and 1961. The annual production from this area may be roughly estimated at about 3 000 t.

The southern forest area contains the Sanaga, Mbam and Nyong Rivers and their tributaries. The fisheries of this area have been less well studied than those of the other two regions, production estimates are consequently difficult. Roughly 15 000 t are produced.

The total annual production from the inland waters of Cameroon can, therefore, be tabulated as follows:

CHAD

The main fisheries of the Republic of Chad are situated in the Lake Chad basin. In this region it is at present difficult to separate the production of Lake Chad itself from that of the inflowing Chari River and the associated Yaérés floodplain. The total production from the area has been estimated at between 60 000 and 80 000 t/yr, but this includes fish caught in Cameroon which shares this region with Chad and probably only about 45 000 t originate from Chadian waters. The lake fishery, which is carried out by about 5 000 fishermen operating from primitive papyrus canoes and dugouts, is thought to contribute some 10 000 t, the remaining 35 000 t originating from the Yaérés.

Another fishing area, located on the Upper Chari, where a region of swamps extends into the Central African Republic, includes the Salamat River, Bahr Aouk and Lake Iro (200 km²). The area is thought to produce about 20 000 t/yr.

Small fisheries exist on other lakes in the country, notably Lake Fitri (420 km²) and Lakes Léré, Tréné and Fianga of the Toubouri Depression. The combined annual catch of these lakes may be estimated at 500 t.

The annual catch in Chad is summarized below.

DAHOMEY

The major fisheries of Dahomey are situated on the Niger River, of which Dahomey has 120 km of shoreline, the Oueme River and the coastal lagoon systems. Other minor fisheries exist on the Mono and Penjari Rivers.

The Niger River fishery involves some 2 300 fishermen and currently produces about 3 000 t of fish per year. In 1966 the production from the same fishery was estimated at 1 000 t/yr. This decline is attributed to the lack of markets for the fish and there is at present no sign of over-fishing in the region.

The Oueme River fishery is located mainly on the 1 000 km² floodplain of the delta region of the river where it discharges into the coastal lagoons. About 30 000 persons participate more or less actively in it. Production was high in 1960 (10 400 t/yr), but has since declined to about 6 500 t/yr due to over-fishing. The productivity of this zone is augmented by a mangement technique involving the use of trench-like ponds cut into the floodplain.

Lake Nokoue and the adjoining Porto Novo lagoon is the largest of the Dahomean coastal lagoons covering 16 000 ha and supporting about 20 000 fishermen. An exceptionally high production of up to 15 000 t/yr has been maintained in the past, mainly by the use of an artificial culture method, the acadja, which involves planting extensive areas of the lake with branches. Recently, the opening of the lagoon to the sea has brought about a general degradation of the environment and has resulted in the destruction of the acadja fishery. The annual catch has therefore fallen to 5 200 t.

The second of the coastal lagoons, Lake Ahémé, covers an area of 8 000 ha and produces about 8 150 t/yr. The fishery supports about 10 000 fishermen.

The total catch from the inland waters of Dahomey for 1969/70 is summarized below.

Because of over-fishing in several of the fisheries and the deterioration of the lagoons, it is doubtful whether any increase in production can be envisaged.

ETHIOPIA

The inland waters of Ethiopia hold substantial stocks of fish, which are at present hardly exploited. The fisheries are concentrated into two main areas, Lake Tana and the Rift Valley lakes. In addition, several major rivers flow through the country.

Lake Tana, with a surface area of 3 500 km², is lightly fished and has a production of perhaps 500 t/yr, although the potential catch might be as high as 15 000 t.

A group of seven lakes in the Rift Valley have a combined area of about 3 100 km². Very little fisheries development has taken place in these lakes although a potential production as high as 16 500 t has been estimated.

The Abbai (Blue Nile), Ganale Dorya, Webbe Schibele and Awash Rivers have a combined length of 5 000 km. Their fishery potential is at present not known.

The inland fishery production of Ethiopia in 1965 has been estimated at about 1 000 t and according to various estimates, this could be raised to between 20 000 and 35 000 t.

IVORY COAST

Inland fisheries have not hitherto played an important part in the economy of the Ivory Coast, and have been confined mainly to the Bandama, Comoe and Sassandra River systems. The recent creation of a dam on the Bia River at Ayame, however, produced a lake of nearly 10 000 ha area and the catch from this has risen from 160 t/yr in 1965 to 1 200 t/yr in 1969. This, together with the yield of the river fisheries, gives a total catch of 4 000 t of fish annually.

Another lake is at present on the White Bandama where a dam has been built at Kossou. The lake with an area of 1 750 km² will produce up to 8 000 t of fish per year. A UNDP/SF project has been set up to assist the Government in developing and exploiting the new fishery in this lake.

In addition to the fresh waters, there is an extensive complex of brackishwater coastal lagoons which have an estimated production of 5 000 t/yr.

The present total catch from the inland waters is estimated at about 9 000 t, but this will possibly increase up to a total of 17 000 t as the Kossou Lake fishery is developed.

MALI

The fisheries of Mali are located on the Niger River and the floodplain surrounding the central delta area which extends over 25 000 km² during the wet season. About 90 percent of the fish produced in the country originates in this area, which is flooded by the Niger and Bani Rivers from July to December. The fishery involves about 100 000 persons using traps, longlines, cast nets and gillnets. Fishing intensity fluctuates during the year and reaches a maximum between November and June at the time of the subsidence of the floods and at low water.

The total production of this area has variously been estimated at between 80 000 and 150 000 t/yr, with 90 000 t being most frequently quoted.

MAURITANIA

Although Mauritania is largely arid, some inland fishery resources exist in the south. An estimated 13 000–15 000 t per year of fish are caught from the Senegal River, its tributary the Gorgol, and the associated floodplain lakes. One of these lakes, the Lac de Rkiz, which has an area of 12 000 ha when flooded, was recorded as yielding 1 200 t of fish per year in 1959. Recent hydrological management of this zone has resulted in the complete dessication of this lake for five months of the year; as a result the catch has dropped to 350 t per year.

NIGER

The Republic of Niger has two main centres of fishing activity, the Niger River and Lake Chad. The Niger River, of which 600 km flow through the country, has an area equivalent to 9 000 ha in the dry season. In the wet season, the river overflows its banks to flood an area of about 63 000 ha. Some 1 200 fishermen work in these waters; their catch was estimated as 4 150 t in 1961 and 9 696 t in 1969.

Niger has about 3 700 km² (17 percent) of the area of Lake Chad. An estimated 1 000 fishermen catch about 3 000 t per year.

In addition to the two major fisheries there are several permanent water bodies and seasonal swamps of minor importance which together cover an area of about 55 000 ha in the rainy season.

The total annual catch of Niger is estimated at 12 500 t.

NIGERIA

The freshwater fisheries of Nigeria are based on Lake Chad, Lake Kainji, the Niger-Benue River system, freshwater portions of rivers flowing into the sea, and freshwater fish ponds.

Nigeria has about 5 500 km² (25 percent) of the area of Lake Chad, where 3 000 full-time fishermen are estimated to operate. Some 56 000 t of fish enter Nigeria from the lake each year, but the actual production from the Nigerian portion of the lake is probably only 28 000 t.

The Lake Kainji fishery has developed since the lake was filled in 1968. Preliminary estimates of the production from the lake in 1970 were between 3 000 and 5 000 t per year, although an estimate as high as 8 200 t has also been advanced.

The total production from the river and pond fisheries is 167 500 t. Of this, it is estimated that 122 500 t originate from the Niger and Benue Rivers, and the remaining 45 000 t from the tributaries of the Niger and Benue, coastal rivers, and freshwater creeks and ponds.

In addition to the freshwater production, a further 142 000 t are landed from the coastal and brackishwater lagoons and creeks of the Niger Delta, and eastern and western coastal areas.

The inland fisheries of Nigeri may, therefore, be estimated as producing about 344 700 t of fish per year as follows:

SENEGAL

The Senegalese portion of the Senegal River measures about 800 km. Near the delta, the river is connected with Lake Guiers (150 km²) by a small affluent, the Tawey. During the rainy season, the river overflows and floods about 456 000 ha, including 120 000 ha in the delta. Statistics on the Senegalese catches indicate a range of 15 000–25 000 t. To this should be added the catch from Lake Guiers itself, of 2 200 t in 1968 and 3 100 t in 1969. Total annual landings in all (inland) waters of Senegal therefore fluctuate between 17 000 and 28 000 t, heavily decreasing these last few years.

Eighteen natural fishery and management units, delimited in the inland waters of Senegal, are operated by fisheries councils under the technical direction of the Service des Eaux et Forêts.

On the floodplain, most of the residual ponds have been converted into reservoirs serving as fish refuges during the dry season, thus ensuring restocking of nearby bodies of waters. Thirteen such reservoirs have been established in which only subsistence fishing with cast nets, non-baited longlines and dip nets is permitted during the floods. The use of dragnets is prohibited.

SUDAN

Despite a potential estimated at about 60 000 t/yr from 20 000 km² of river and lake area, little information is available on the inland fisheries of Sudan. The main fisheries are centred on Lake Nubia (the southern portion of Lake Nasser) and the River Nile and its tributaries. The 1971 total annual production was estimated at about 21 000 t.

UPPER VOLTA

Upper Volta has several bodies of water together totalling almost 25 000 ha in area (rivers, streams, ponds and reservoirs). They are exploited only partially and irregularly for the following reasons:

• the people of Upper Volta are essentially farmers;
• health hazards in the vicinity of the water bodies;

• lack of equipment and gear, so that landings are very variable, ranging from 50 to 250 kg/ha and sometimes to as much as 500 kg/ha.

The Service des Eaux et Forêts et de la Conservation des Sols, which is a sub-division of the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, is in charge of fisheries and fish culture, but has very limited funds and a small staff responsible for a wide range of tasks. There are no recent catch data and the results of marketing surveys in major cities are the only source for an estimate of catch. This is of the order of 5 000 t of fresh fish per year.

ANNEX 1
ANNEXE 1

SAHELIAN TOTAL FISH IMPORTS-EXPORTS/TOTAL IMPORTATIONS-EXPORTATIONS DE POISSON DU SAHEL
(processed, freshwater and marine fish/poisson traité, d'eaux douce et marine)

Excerpt from: Yearbook of Fishery Statistics, FAO 1972 (Vol.35)

Extrait de: Annuaire des Statistiques des Pêches, FAO 1972 (vol.35)

SAHELIAN INLAND FISHERIES/PECHES CONTINENTALES DU SAHEL

Excerpt from: Yearbook of Fishery Statistics, FAO 1972 (Vol.34)

Extrait de: Annuaire des Statistiques des Pêches, FAO 1972 (vol.34)

* Excerpt from other FAO Fisheries Department sources
* Extrait de diverses sources du Départment des Pêches de la FAO

/e = estimate
/e = estimation

ANNEX 2
ANNEXE 2

List of fishes commonly caught in the Lake Chad
Liste de poissons capturés habituellement dans le Lac Tchad

Osteoglossidae
Heterotis niloticus

Mormyridae
Petrocephalus bane tchadensis

Gymnarchidae
Gymnarcus niloticus

Tetraodontidae
Tetraodon fahaka strigosus

Charcidae
Hydrocynus forskali
Hydrocynus brevis
Alestes dentex sethente
Alestes macrolepidotus
Alestes dageti
Alestes nurse
Microalestes acutidens
Microalestes brevianalis
Petersius brevidorsalis
Petersius intermdius

Citharinidae
Citharinus citharus
Citharinus latus
Citharinus distichodoides
Nannaethiops unitaeniatus

Distichodontidae
Distichodus rostratus
Distichodus brevipinnis

Cyprinidae
Labeo senegalensis
Labeo coubide
Labeo pseudocoubie
Barilius loati
Barilius senegalensis orientalis

Bagridae
Bagrus bayad
Chrysichthys auratus tilhoi
Clarotes laticeps
Auchenoglanis biscutatus
Auchenoglanis occidentalis tchadensis

Clariidae
Clarias anguillaris
Clarias lazera
Heterobranchus bidorsalis

Schilbeidae
Siluranodon auritus

Mochocidae
Brachysynodontis batensoda
Hemisynodontis membranaceus
Synodontis clarias
Synodontis eupterus
Synodontis schall
Synodontis gambiensis
Mochocus niloticus

Malapteruridae
Malapterurus electricus

Centropomidae
Lates niloticus

Cichlidae
Hemichromis fasciatus
Hemichromis bimaculatus
Sarotherodon niloticus
Sarotherodon galileus
Tilapia zilli
Tilapia rendalli
Haplochromis wingati

Eleotridae
Kribia nana elongata

Polypteridae
Polypterus senegalus
Polypterus bichir

List of fishes commonly caught in the Niger River
Liste de poissons capturés habituellement dans le fleuve Niger

Osteoglossidae
Heterotis niloticus

Mormyridae
Hyperopisus bebe occidentalis
Mormyrus rume
Marcusenius elongatus
Brienomyrus niger
Petrocephalus bane ansorgei
Petrocephalus bovei
Pollimyrus isidori
Pollimyrus lhuysi

Gymnarchidae
Gymnarchus niloticus

Tetraodontidae
Tetraodon fahaka

Hepsetidae
Hepsetus odoe

Characidae
Hydrocynus brevis
Hydrocynus forskali
Hydrocynus lineatus
Alestes dentex sethente
Alestes baremoze
Alestes macrolepidotus
Alestes nurse
Alestes leuciscus
Microalestes acutidens

Citharinidae
Citharinus citharus
Citharinus latus
Citharidium ansorgei
Nannaethiops unitaeniatus

Distichodontidae
Disticodus brevipinnis
Disticodus rostratus

Cyprinidae
Garra waterloti
Barbus occidentalis
Labeo senegalensis
Labeo coubie
Labeo parvus
Barilius niloticus
Barilius senegalensis

Bagridae
Bagrus bayad macropterus
Bagrus docmac niger
Chrysichthys auratus longifilis
Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus
Clarotes laticeps
Auchenoglanis biscutatus
Auchenoglanis occidentalis

Clariidae
Clarias anguillaris
Heterobranchus bidorsalis

Schilbidae
Schilbe mystus
Eutropius niloticus
Siluranodon auritus

Mochocidae
Brachysynodontis batensoda
Hemisynodontis membranaceus
Synodontis budgetti
Synodontis clarias
Synodontis eupterus
Synodontis filamentosus
Synodontis nigrita
Synodontis ocellifer
Synodontis schall

Malapteruridae
Malapterurus electricus

Centropomidae
Lates niloticus

Cichlidae
Hemicromis fasciatus
Hemicromis bimaculatus
Sarotherodon galileus
Sarotherodon niloticus
Tilapia zilli
Tilapia rendalli

Anabantidae
Ctenopoma kingsleyae

Polypteridae
Polypterus senegalus
Polypterus bichir lapraidei
Polypterus endlicheri

Lepidosirenidae
Protopterus annectens

List of fishes commonly caught in the Senegal River
Liste de poissons capturés habituellement dans le fleuve Sénégal

Osteoglossidae
Heterotis niloticus

Mormyridae
Hyperopisus occidentalis
Mormyrus rume
Mormyrops deliciosus
Marcusenius senegalensis
Petrocephalus simus

Gymnarchidae
Gymnarchus niloticus

Tetraodontidae
Tetraodon fahaka strigosus

Characidae
Hepsetus odoe
Hydrocynus forskali
Hydrocynus brevis
Alestes dentex
Alestes baremoze
Alestes macrolepidotus
Alestes nurse
Microalestes acutidens

Citharinidae
Citharinus citharus
Nannocharax ansorgii
Nannocharax fasciatus

Distichodontidae
Distichodus engycephalus
Distichodus brevipinnis

Cyprinidae
Barbus occidentalis
Labeo senegalensis
Labeo coubie
Labeo parvus
Garra waterloti
Barilius senegalensis
Barilius niloticus

Bagridae
Auchenoglanis occidentalis
Chrysichthys auratus longifilis
Bagrus docmac

Claridae
Clarias senegalensis
Heterobranchus longifilis

Schilbeidae
Schilbe mystus

Mochocidae
Synodontis schall
Synodontis ocellifer
Chiloglanis niloticus waterloti

Malapteruridae
Malapterurus electricus

Centropomidae
Lates niloticus

Cichlidae
Hemischromis fasciatus
Hemichromis bimaculatus
Sarotherodon galileus
Tilapia rendalli
Tilapia zilli

Anabantidae
Ctenopoma kingsleyae

PRELIMINARY CATALOGUE OF CULTIVATED AND CULTIVABLE FISH SPECIES IN THE SAHELIAN ZONE

CATALOGUE PRELIMINAIRE DE POISSONS D'ELEVAGE DANS LE SAHEL, DE FAIT ET EN POTENTIEL

INTRODUCTION

Auchenoglanis occidentalis
(Bagridae)

Bagrus docmac
(Bagridae)

Barbus occidentalis
(Cyprinidae)

Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus
(Bagridae)

Chrysichthys walkeri
(Bagridae)

Citharidium ansorgei
(Citharinidae)

Citharinus citharus
(Citharinidae)

Clarias lazera
(Clariidae)

Cyprinus carpio
(Cyprinidae)

Gymnarchus niloticus
(Gymnarchidae)

Hemichromis fasciatus
(Cichlidae)

Hepsetus odoë
(Hepsetidae)

Heterotis niloticus
(Osteoglossidae)

Labeo lineatus
(Cyprinidae)

Labeo senegalensis
(Cyprinidae)

Lates niloticus
(Centropomidae)

Mugil capito
(Mugilidae)