Fishermen working off the coast of Mbenje island in Lake Malawi abide by tough rules to help protect precious fish stock.

Likoma district fisheries officer Lonjezo Chikopa has raised concern over illegal catching of chambo during the breeding ...

Only licensed vessels can enter these waters and fishing of any sort is banned for four months of the year. The ban is ...

Malawi is trying to find ways to contain overfishing in its largest body of water, Lake Malawi. The third largest lake in Africa has long been the economic hub for thousands of fishing communities ...

Malawi has launched a fishing project that will benefit more than 300 000 people who depend on fishing for their livelihood. The project, known as Lake Malawi Artisanal Fisheries Development Project, ...

Malawi and Tanzania have daggers drawn, almost close at each other’s throats. As the politicians probably sweet-talked by global corporates continue to pull and shove for a part of a rich natural ...

Researchers have found that chunks of "flipped" DNA can help fish quickly adapt to new habitats and evolve into new species, acting as evolutionary "superchargers." CABI has published a "Guide to the ...

Johannesburg — A five-year pilot project to support fishing in Lake Malawi and conservation on its shores could benefit 300,000 people in the long term. The Principal Secretary of Natural Resources ...

An eager crowd waits for a cedarwood boat near Lake Malawi. The crew of six deliver a single net of chambo, sardine and tiny usipa fish from the boat, just one of 72 vessels that land their catch ...