Gambia: Fisheries department reiterates need for more aquaculture practice

The deputy director of Fisheries and head of Aquaculture, Famara Sambou Darboe has reiterated the need for Gambians to engage in aquaculture for the socio-economic development of the country.

Darboe, who was speaking during an interview with this reporter on Tuesday stressed that it is indispensable for aquaculture to be well practiced in the country because the global capture in fisheries product is dwindling. He said The Gambia is not an exception to this phenomenon and that aquaculture will come to supplement the fisheries production.

Darboe explained that aquaculture development in the country will also provide respite for the regeneration of captured fish stocks without shortfalls in its production. He said there are enormous potentials in The Gambia's fisheries sector, which include abundant water resources (both surface and underground) and the availability of suitable sites for both terrestrial and aquatics.

He further pointed out the availability of cultured fish like the Nile Tilapia, African Cat fish and Crustaceans, which can be used as ingredients for the formulation of fish feed. "As a result of these potentials, Fisheries Department has developed the national aquaculture strategic document, which was adopted as a guide," he said. Read more...

This blog is written by Martin Little The Aquaculturists, published and supported by the International Aquafeed Magazine from Perendale Publishers.