Useful Publications

Recent Publications: 

June 2023  

Report: Aquatic Health in Sub-Saharan African Aquaculture: Perceptions and recommendations for evidence-based sector strengthening 

Produced by Leschen W., Immink A.
Casammak Aquaculture and ThinkAqua

With financial support of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations  (FAO).

Report from online survey carried out with 4 main stakeholder groups: Private, Government, Research and Academia, and NGO .... with special emphasis on private sector. 

Download here Africa AAH report-published 11.pdf

April 2023 

CoA - Tilapia Vaccination - Mr Sandy Chatham - Final version.pdf

CoA - Vaccine Economics - Mr Adrian Astier - Final version.pptx.pdf

Both powerpoint  presentations  from Aquaculture Ghana Symposium Ghana Chamber of Aquaculture  - April 2023

February 2023:  Series of 10 SS African country Aquatic Health Information Briefs released and available for download: 

These 10 informative, user-friendly briefs for:

Ghana.pdfKenya.pdfMadagasgar.pdfMalawi.pdf

Mozambique.pdfNigeria.pdfSierra Leone.pdf

South Africa.pdfTanzania.pdfZambia.pdf

provide key, up to date information and useful contacts for those working in or affected by fish and shrimp diseases as aquaculture continues to commercialise across the continent.

Produced by Leschen W., Immink A.
Casammak Aquaculture and ThinkAqua

We also wish to thank and acknowledge Dr Gillian Taylor,  John Domozoro, and Venny Mzire Mwainge as well as  a number of other specialists across the 10 countries who contributed to the  contacts and information  presented in these briefs.  

With financial support of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations  (FAO). 

We welcome  any  feedback or updates  on the content/ contacts within  these briefs - please send to williamleschen@gmail.com  as we wish to keep them up to date and  relevant/beneficial  for all users. 

 



National Fish Health/Fish Diseases Ghana:    Video and Case Study 

An illustrated written  case study and also 20 minute  accompanying video were produced from Nov 2021 by Casammak Aquaculture in conjunction with University of Ghana Legon and Gatsby East Africa  -   can be found  at link  below: 

 

Ghana National Fish Health Case Study Final Draft WL1.pdf 

Ghana Fish Health/Fish Diseases Case Study Video



Tilapia 

Kenya_Manual.pdf

Ghana small scale pond culture manual 2020.pdf


Clarias Catfish 

Tank-based catfish guide Nigeria K Veverica 2009.docx


Shrimp 

The rise and demise of the commercial shrimp farm, Amatikulu Prawns (Pty) Ltd., 1989 to 2004 (Kwazulu Natal, South Africa) SARNISSA Case Study  Laurence Evans (2009) Amatikulu Final.pdf


Feed

Munguti et al Feed status in Kenya.pdf


Hatchery

Fish Hatchery Manual for Africa Haylor Muir.pdf 

A Guidebook of Tilapia Hatchery Operations for Small-scale Commercial Fish Farmers in.pdf

Ghana Tilapia Hatchery operations manual.pdf

aceto-carmine-method.pdf Method  for determining  all male % of each batch of  sex reversed tilapia  fry 

macintosh-SFP MT paper.pdf Risks Associated with Using Methyl Testosterone in Tilapia Farming D Macintosh 


Aquatic Animal Health 

CoA - Tilapia Vaccination - Mr Sandy Chatham - Final version.pdf

CoA - Vaccine Economics - Mr Adrian Astier - Final version.pptx.pdf

Both from Aquaculture Ghana Symposium Ghana Chamber of Aquaculture  - April 2023


2018_17_Investigation of tilapia mortality in Ghana.pdf

Uganda survey Aug17.pdf

Countries 

The State and Development of Aquaculture in Egypt _Cairo_Egypt_11-6-2016.pdf

Rise of PU Aquaculture in Nigeria Miller 2011.pdf

Urban aquaculture Lagos perceptions.pdf


Africa  General

Throwing Stones The Future of African Aquaculture.pdf