Mysterious disease kills fish in Gwembe's Siabbamba dam
By Chongo Mwango in Monze
Wed 16 Apr. 2014, 14:00 CAT
A MYSTERIOUS disease is killing fish in Gwembe's Siabbamba dam as Chilanga Fisheries
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Chief fisheries research officer, Mbamwai Mbewe, said the cause of the fish mortality was complex although he ruled out overcrowding as there was enough water in the dam.
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Mbewe said samples of the dead fish and water had been sent to University of Zambia (UNZA) School of Veterinary for further analysis and verification to determine the cause of fish mortality.
"We are suspecting that fish could have died from bacterial or fungal infections because some of it had lesions...
Mbewe warned the community not to consume the fish from the dam before results were made known because of suspicions of poisoning as people were in the habit of using wrong methods of fishing.
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By Chongo Mwango in Monze
Wed 16 Apr. 2014, 14:00 CAT
A MYSTERIOUS disease is killing fish in Gwembe's Siabbamba dam as Chilanga Fisheries
...
Chief fisheries research officer, Mbamwai Mbewe, said the cause of the fish mortality was complex although he ruled out overcrowding as there was enough water in the dam.
...
Mbewe said samples of the dead fish and water had been sent to University of Zambia (UNZA) School of Veterinary for further analysis and verification to determine the cause of fish mortality.
"We are suspecting that fish could have died from bacterial or fungal infections because some of it had lesions...
Mbewe warned the community not to consume the fish from the dam before results were made known because of suspicions of poisoning as people were in the habit of using wrong methods of fishing.
...