Fishing activities, therefore, practically cease every month during the full moon.
Spend 5 nights on a fishing adventure to Lake Tanganyika, one of the the world’s longest lakes located in the rift valley in Northern Zambia.
"Besides the threat to food supplies and jobs, the impact of warming on the biodiversity of Lake Tanganyika is of great scientific concern as well. An influx of refugees in the 1990s has increased fishing pressures on the lake
Lake Tanganyika is an African Great Lake.It is the second-oldest freshwater lake in the world, the second-largest by volume, and the second-deepest, in all cases after Lake Baikal in Siberia. This increasing stratification of the waters means fewer nutrients get to top, meaning less algae which means less food for fish. But catches have declined markedly in recent decades as commercial fleets have expanded. purse seines, lift-nets, beach seines and scoop-nets) rely on clupeids being attracted to light. More than a dozen species are regularly caught on rod and line. Rice and subsistence crops are grown along the shores, and fishing is of some significance. "Decreasing algal production means that the base of the food chain is being affected - and this can cascade though the food chain up to fish and organisms - like humans - who depend on these resources. "These social and environmental trends are converging and I would say it's a really urgent issue to be aware of and start doing something about. But catches have declined markedly in recent decades as commercial fleets have expanded. Some of the cookies we use are essential for the site to work.
The demersal community includes almost 300 fish species of which over two-thirds are endemic. There are an estimated 8,000 night fishing boats operating on the Lake Tanganyika and over 17,000 across the full extent of Tanzania’s lakes and oceans (Gengnagel, T. et al: 2013). Lake Tanganyika supports a major fishery, which, depending on source, provides 25–40% or c. 60% of the animal protein in the diet of the people living in the region. There are three recognizable types of fisheries on Lake Tanganyika, as described below. Fishers use lights to attract sardines to the surface, the main species caught in the lake Guests staying there can have access to snorkel equipment for free, although the snorkel adventure costs extra.
However, the artisanal lift-net fishery, due to the use of bigger nets, better fishing lamps and the choice of more productive fishing grounds, manages to maintain its CPUE at a profitable level. The lake is known internationally for the spectacular variety of its endemic cichlid fish fauna. It is the world's longest freshwater lake. The average CPUE/night for the semi-industrial fishery in Burundi decreased from 1173 kg/night/unit in 1983 to 150 kg/night/unit in 1993 and now appears to be unprofitable. The water temperatures in Lake Tanganyika range between 75–77°F (24–25°C). They recognise that there has been a significant increase in the 1990s as refugees from numerous regional conflicts poured into the areas around the lake.
This is offered by Ndole Bay lodge which is the only fully registered dive facility in Zambia.
It is the longest freshwater lake in the world (410 miles [660 km]) and the second deepest (4,710 feet [1,436 metres]) after Lake Baikal in Russia. Lake Tanganyika is situated on the line dividing the floral regions of eastern and western Africa, and oil palms, which are characteristic of the flora of western Africa, grow along the lake’s shores.