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Lake Malawi/Nyasa/Niassa Basin Fisheries & Aquaculture Network (LMBFAN)
The Lake Malawi/Nyasa/Niassa Basin Fisheries & Aquaculture Network (LMBFAN) was established in November of 2019.
LMBFAN Mission:
To enhance communication and collaboration of entities across borders and sectors that work to research and solve issues that impact the health of the lake and surrounding communities
Goals, priorities and issues that need addressing:
- Standardization of research protocols on the lake (sample the same on both countries) in order to make the results comparable for the concerning lake.
- To identify lacking information and knowledge gaps in the scientific research on Lake Kivu
- Build technical capacity and acquire research equipment
- Training of human resources
- Promote research and education and support them through project proposals, fundraising, and other means
- Lake Malawi/Nyasa/Niassa Basin Fisheries & Aquaculture Network Terms of Reference
- Sharing data on a common platform for dissemination
- Make recommendations for policy making
- To ensure a new generation is trained properly and promote the inclusiveness (gender balance)
- Enhancing research mobility and to share experience between other lakes (and advisory groups) and within LK.
- To facilitate knowledge and transfer new technology to the riparian communities/
- Research oriented towards the needs of the community
- To evaluate and use the traditional knowledge
Members
Members are formal expert positions on the LMBFAN. To read the criteria and how to become a member of this advisory group, visit the terms of reference for this group. If you believe you meet the criteria, you can request to become a member.
Malawi
- Mr. Geoffrey Z Kanyerere Fisheries Modeling, Geostatistics & Ichthyology, Head of Fisheries Research Department of Fisheries, Lilongwe
- Dr. Geoffrey Chavula Water Engineering Associate Professor at Department of Civil Engineering, University of Malawi
- Dr. Maxon Ngochera Limnology Chief Fisheries Research Officer, Head of Capture Fisheries Research at Monkey Bay, Mangochi Malawi Department of Fisheries
- Dr. Friday Njaya Biodiversity, Fish Ecology and Fisheries Retired Free-lance Consultant
- Edith Gondwe Fish value chains; Food and nutrition, Gender and women empowerment. Graduate Research Assistant Michigan State University
- Dorothy Banda Food Science and Technology Food Scientist Student Lilongwe University of Science & Natural Resources (LUANAR)
- Prof. Emmanuel Kaunda Food Science and Technology Vice-Chancellor Lilongwe University of Science & Natural Resources (LUANAR)
- Joseph Chombo Water Quality Fisheries Research Officer Senga Bay Fisheries Research Center, Department of Fisheries
- Salim M’balaka Fish Stock Assessment, Statistics and Inland Fisheries Management Principal Fisheries Officer- Research Department of Fisheries, Monkey Bay Capture Fisheries Research Station
- Namakau Muyumbana Limnology and Wetland Management Lecturer and Researcher “Department of Biological Sciences, School of Natural Sciences, University of Zambia”
- Gladys Chigamba Fisheries and Watershed management Research Scientist Malawi Government, Department of Fisheries, Fisheries Research Officer
- Margret Sinda Fisheries and Watershed management Msc. Student Lilongwe University of Science & Natural Resources (LUANAR)
- Benjamin Kondowe Lake Ecology Lecturere and Researcher Mzuzu University, Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
- Memory Chisomo Chimpesa Fisheries and Watershed management Technician Department of fisheries at Monkey Bay Capture Fisheries Research Centre
- Asante Dankie Nkhata Fisheries and Water Quality Management Fishries Scientist/Student Addis Ababa University
Mozambique
- Mr. Jose Halafo, Biologist, National Fisheries Research Institute (IIP), Metangula, Mozambique
- Mr. Carlos Jonasse, Biologist, National Institute of Fisheries Research (IIP), Maputo, Mozambique
Tanzania
- Dr. Benjamin Peter NGATUNGA Fisheries Modeling, Geostatistics & Ichthyology, TuNA Programs & Projects Administrator Tanzania Tuna Fishery National Alliance (TuNA)
- Dr Asilatu Hamisi Shechonge Aquatic Sciences Research Scientist Tanzania Fisheries Research Institute (TaFIRI)
- Dr. Peter Gabagambi Fish parasitology Director of Kyela Station Tanzania Fisheries Research Institute (TaFIRI)
- Mr. Peter Limbu Fisheries management and science Fisheries Technical Advisor The Nature Conservancy
- Mr. Athanasio Mbonde Wetlands and Limnology Head, Research Department Tanzania Fisheries Research Institute (TaFIRI)
- Msafiri Andrew Ndawala Limnology and wetland ecosystems and fish parasitology Senior Research Scientist Tanzania Fisheries Research Institute (TAFIRI)
- Evarist Juma Magesa Environmental Planning and Management, and Fisheries in general Research Scientist Tanzania Fisheries Research Institute (TAFIRI-KYELA)
Advisors
Resources, Publications, and Products
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Lake Malawi/Nyasa/Niassa Research Priorities
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LMBFAN Meeting Reports and Minutes
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Specific Research Needs on Lake Malawi/Nyasa/Niassa
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