Congo-Brazzaville: Fish farming offers a response to fish shortages

As fish stocks dwindle and prices rise, Congo-Brazzaville is turning to land-based fish farming to increase local production. In Pointe-Noire, pollution limits the use of waterways such as the Tchinouka River, while tanks and basins allow fish farmers to control production more closely and reduce losses. Fish farmer Wilde Bahamboula says the system makes harvesting and managing fish easier. However, high feed costs undermine farms’ profitability, while giant catfish sells for more than 7,000 CFA francs each against a minimum wage of 50,000 CFA francs.