Our analyses focussed on the Rufiji River basin, the largest river system in Tanzania, and home to a rich diversity of fish species. Many of these species are important for artisanal fisheries.

A Tanzanian fisherman has been saved after being adrift on Lake Victoria for over three hours after a violent attack by people suspected to have been Ugandan fishermen. The incident, which left ...

Introduced species, such as the small-bodied, invasive, bluespotted tilapia, threaten Tanzania’s fisheries with reduced production and new diseases. Tilapia Lake Virus, for example, can wipe out up to ...

The bone tools date from more than a million years before our species, Homo sapiens, arose around 300,000 years ago.

Her cooking pot was dusty, and her stomach grumbled at the thought of fresh fish from Lake Victoria. She reflected on the modest earnings from selling bananas and longed for a comforting fish meal.