Naturally occurring radionuclides such as 238U, 232Th and 40K are present in the soil where they disintegrate spontaneously releasing ionizing radiation which could pose health hazards to the inhabitants of a given location ...
This study was carried out at four stations along the Central Namibian marine coastline towns (Walvis Bay, Swakopmund, Henties Bay and Cape Cross) to assess trace metals pollution using Choromytilus meridionalis as indicator ...
Cichlids are subject to a wide range of diseases and parasites. Previously studies were conducted on fish parasites on the Okavango Delta, Botswana. This thesis is the first on fish parasites in the Kavango River, Namibia. ...
The study was carried out along the Namibian coastline, this includes Henties Bay, Swakopmund, Bird Island, Walvis Bay and Lüderitz to assess presence of shellfish marine biotoxins in mussels, Mytilus galloprovincialis ...
Amakali, Annette Megameno(University of Namibia, 2019)
The silver kob (Argyrosomus inodorus) has been identified as a candidate species for finfish culture due to its outstanding qualities. There is little information available on the health of this species, especially parasite ...
Kadila, Hendrina Kapawanwa(University of Namibia, 2019)
Shallow water Cape hake (Merluccius capensis) and Cape horse mackerel (Trachurus capensis) are ecologically and commercially important species in the northern Benguela ecosystem (Namibia). The understanding of their trophic ...
Iipinge, Linda Nuushona(University of Namibia, 2019)
The objective of this study was to determine the effects of dietary Carica papaya seed meal supplementation at different levels on growth performance, feed utilization, survival rate and sex ratio of sexually undifferentiated ...
Shoopala, Ester Ndapewa(University of Namibia, 2020)
The fishing industry is an important sector in Namibia with hake contributing about one third of the total commercial catch. Merluccius capensis, the shallow water hake, forms the bulk of this resource. Studies on the ...
One of the main problems faced by fisheries management, is how to manage and mitigate bycatch caught during commercial fishing. The Namibian hake-directed bottom trawl fishery has been an important component of the Namibian ...
To fully understand how the Cape fur seal population responds to changing ecological and environmental conditions, and be able to comprehend their functional roles in the ecosystem, a thorough understanding of their diet ...
Mateus, Ndamononghenda Lipuleni(University of Namibia, 2022)
This study assessed the spatial distribution and diversity of soft-bottom benthic invertebrates collected during the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources' annual monkfish, hake, and deep-sea red crab demersal surveys ...