Present status of aquaculture and the challenge of bacterial diseases in freshwater farmed fish in Tanzania;A call for sustainable strategies

作     者：Alexanda Mzula Philemon N.Wambura Robinson H.Mdegela Gabriel M.Shirima Alexanda Mzula;Philemon N.Wambura;Robinson H.Mdegela;Gabriel M.Shirima

作者机构：Department of Global Health and Biomedical SciencesSchool of Life Science and BioengineeringNelson Mandela African Institution of Science and TechnologyArushaTanzania College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical SciencesSokoine University of AgricultureMorogoroTanzania 

出 版 物：《Aquaculture and Fisheries》 (渔业学报（英文）)

年 卷 期：2021年第6卷第3期

页      面：247-253页

学科分类：0710[理学-生物学] 0830[工学-环境科学与工程（可授工学、理学、农学学位）] 0908[农学-水产] 0707[理学-海洋科学] 0906[农学-兽医学] 09[农学] 0713[理学-生态学] 

基　　金：This work was supported by the African Development Bank(AFDB)capacity building initiatives through Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology 

主　　题：Bacterial diseases Diagnostic methods Freshwater Farmed fish Challenges Surveillance 

摘      要：Aquaculture provides significant contributions to household food security,as the capture of wild fish from lakes,dams,and oceans do not meet the current demand for animal protein in *** aquaculture requires well-established regulatory systems and extension services for good pond management practices and maintaining fish health by fish *** farming is practiced widely in Tanzania,from small-to large-scale ponds and these farming systems are moving from extensive normal operations(low input demand)to intensive farming(high input demand).However,the industry is largely still operating at a subsistence level with low *** infections have been occurring in these fish farms and will continue to be an issue of concern into the *** review highlights the current challenges,successes,and prospects towards a sustainable aquaculture industry in Tanzania,including:limited extension services mirroring the limited knowledge by farmers regarding pond management practices;the inadequacy of funds to carry out fish disease research or implement a surveillance system;little expertise in fish disease diagnosis and treatment;and poor management *** minimize disease outbreaks and optimize production in the future,we suggest a strengthening of extension services,augmented with on-farm knowledge *** should be on pond management practices and fish disease management;the creation of a well-functioning fish disease surveillance system;and strengthening collaborative research on aquaculture between the government research institutions and *** small cooperative fish farmer groups within the Aquaculture Association of Tanzania(AAT)for easy access to information is also recommended.