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Age, growth and mortality characteristics of the Thumbprint Emperor (Lethrinus harak) in Zanzibar 桑给巴尔拇指皇帝（Lethrinus harak）的年龄、生长和死亡率特征

Western Indian Ocean Journal of Marine Science Pub Date : 2024-03-12 DOI: 10.4314/wiojms.v23i1.2

T. A. Mussa, Saleh A.S Yahya, Jose J Castro, L. Chauka

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Salinity tolerance of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) to seawater and growth responses to different feeds and culture systems 尼罗罗非鱼（Oreochromis niloticus）对海水的耐盐性以及对不同饲料和养殖系统的生长反应

Western Indian Ocean Journal of Marine Science Pub Date : 2023-11-28 DOI: 10.4314/wiojms.v22i2.6

D. Mirera, Douglas Okemwa

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Diet and trophic interactions between catadromous eels and sympatric fish in Kenyan east flowing river systems 肯尼亚东流河系溯河鳗鱼与同域鱼类之间的饮食和营养相互作用

Western Indian Ocean Journal of Marine Science Pub Date : 2023-11-28 DOI: 10.4314/wiojms.v22i2.7

Japhet K. Tembo, C. Kihia, Nzula Kitaka, Gordon C. O'Brien, Céline Hanzen, E. Mbaru, Kariuki C. Wanjiru

{"title":"Diet and trophic interactions between catadromous eels and sympatric fish in Kenyan east flowing river systems","authors":"Japhet K. Tembo, C. Kihia, Nzula Kitaka, Gordon C. O'Brien, Céline Hanzen, E. Mbaru, Kariuki C. Wanjiru","doi":"10.4314/wiojms.v22i2.7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/wiojms.v22i2.7","url":null,"abstract":"Biotic interactions such as competition and predation are important ecological drivers of population structure. Interactions among higher trophic level fish can contribute to further population declines in species, such as eels, made vulnerable by overexploitation or environmental change. Furthermore, trophic interactions may further predispose eel populations to collapse, but this is poorly understood, particularly along the Western Indian Ocean (WIO) rivers. This study evaluated stomach contents of fish captured with glass and commercial fyke nets in the Athi and Ramisi Rivers, which discharge into the WIO. Stomach contents were examined using dissecting microscope to establish diet composition. Eels primarily consumed assorted fish (43 %), and crustaceans (36 %); such as penaeid shrimp (14%) and prawns (13%) and crab (9%), thus belonged to a higher trophic level (TL) of 3.47 than native (2.98) or introduced (2.8) sympatric fish species. Diet breadth of eels was significantly lower (0.20) than for sympatric fish species (0.27), attributed to higher diet specialization. The TL of carnivorous fish (3.19) and their diet compared well with those of eels, even though diet preference differed significantly among fish types. Consequently, eels ranked as vulnerable by the IUCN are further threatened by previously undescribed competition from carnivorous fish.","PeriodicalId":510876,"journal":{"name":"Western Indian Ocean Journal of Marine Science","volume":"17 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139226049","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Feeding habits and diet composition of Octopus cyanea (Gray, 1849) in Zanzibar waters, Tanzania 坦桑尼亚桑给巴尔水域的章鱼胞囊（Gray，1849 年）的食性和食物组成

Western Indian Ocean Journal of Marine Science Pub Date : 2023-11-09 DOI: 10.4314/wiojms.v22i2.5

Amini I. Hamad, Christopher A. Muhando

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Lessons for ensuring continued community participation in a mangrove blue carbon conservation and restoration project in Madagascar 确保社区持续参与马达加斯加红树林蓝碳保护和恢复项目的经验教训

Western Indian Ocean Journal of Marine Science Pub Date : 2023-11-06 DOI: 10.4314/wiojms.v22i2.4

Lalao A. Ravaoarinorotsihoarana, Jenny Maltby, Leah Glass, Jenny Oates, Cicelin Rakotomahazo, Dolce A. Randrianandrasaziky, Lanto Ranivoarivelo, Thierry Lavitra

{"title":"Lessons for ensuring continued community participation in a mangrove blue carbon conservation and restoration project in Madagascar","authors":"Lalao A. Ravaoarinorotsihoarana, Jenny Maltby, Leah Glass, Jenny Oates, Cicelin Rakotomahazo, Dolce A. Randrianandrasaziky, Lanto Ranivoarivelo, Thierry Lavitra","doi":"10.4314/wiojms.v22i2.4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/wiojms.v22i2.4","url":null,"abstract":"Successful conservation projects that restrict or change access to common pool resources require meaningful community participation not only through consultation but also by empowering communities to take a leading role from the early stages of its design. In this study, community participation was assessed in the Tahiry Honko community-led mangrove blue carbon project in southwest Madagascar using the Spectrum of Public Participation tool developed by the International Association for Public Participation. Trends of community participation at village meetings were assessed using the meeting records from 2014 to 2019. Performance in the project activities was assessed based on the indicators of success. It was learned that: (i) careful scheduling of meetings is crucial to avoid community fatigue; (ii) anonymous democratic votes are an effective, inclusive approach to address domination in a group activity and obtain informed consent; (iii) creating a comfortable space for women is vital to promote their participation in decision-making; (iv) voluntary approach with meal compensation is effective to engage all community groups in mangrove replanting; (v) competitive process is crucial to recruit motivated volunteers for mangrove forest patrols; and (vi) dissemination of patrol results is helpful in developing an adaptive strategy in the absence of effective enforcement of rules.","PeriodicalId":510876,"journal":{"name":"Western Indian Ocean Journal of Marine Science","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139288533","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Hydrodynamics of nearshore coastal waters: Implications for marine cage farming in Kenya 近岸沿海水域的水动力学：对肯尼亚海水网箱养殖的影响

Western Indian Ocean Journal of Marine Science Pub Date : 2023-10-26 DOI: 10.4314/wiojms.v22i2.3

D. Mirera, Athman Salim, Joselyne Kendi

{"title":"Hydrodynamics of nearshore coastal waters: Implications for marine cage farming in Kenya","authors":"D. Mirera, Athman Salim, Joselyne Kendi","doi":"10.4314/wiojms.v22i2.3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/wiojms.v22i2.3","url":null,"abstract":"Hydrodynamic characteristics are important considerations in the design of cages used for fish farming in nearshore marine environments. The hydrodynamics of sites in mangrove creeks and comparatively open water channels in Kilifi and Kwale Counties in Kenya were sampled across tidal cycles and seasons using an Acoustic Wave and Current Profiler (AWAC). Water temperature ranged between 25.9 °C and 33.0 °C, and was lower in deeper areas with larger tidal heights than in shallower areas with smaller tidal heights. The water column height ranged between 9.68 - 14.69 m at Kijiweni, 1.16 - 6.7 m at Kibokoni and Tsunza, and 0.72 - 2.57 m at Dabaso. Maximum current speeds were 0.83 - 0.87 m/s at Kijiweni, 1.1 m/s at Kibokoni, 0.89m/s Tsunza, and 0.34 m/s at Dabaso. Wave height reached 0.35 and 0.36 m at Kijiweni, 2.7 m at Kibokoni, 1.3 m at Tsunza, and 1.6 m at Dabaso. The considerable difference in hydrodynamic characteristics between the sampling sites indicate that cages for marine fish farming should be designed specifically for local conditions in mangrove creeks and Cages for fish farming therefore require specific design and structural features depending on the local hydrodynamic conditions.","PeriodicalId":510876,"journal":{"name":"Western Indian Ocean Journal of Marine Science","volume":"9 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139313417","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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