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LTBP Kigoma Station - Tanzania |
Location: | Tanzania Fisheries Research Institute Compound
Bangwe Road P. O. Box 90, Kigoma, TANZANIA Tel: +255.695.2992 Fax: +255.695.2993 Email: ltbp@twiga.com Note: Valid until 01 July 2000 |
Facilities: | offices, dry & wet labs, storage, library, conference room, and computer room. |
Access to Lake: | Office compound is situated 35m from the lakeshore. Boats are launched or boarded directly from the beach in front of the offices. |
Equipment: | Computers, scientific equipment for sedimentation, pollution, and biological studies, GPS, VHF and HF radio communications, and SCUBA gear. |
Vehicles/Boats: | Toyota HiLux 4x4 Truck; 3m inflatable boat with 15Hp engine, 22ft Fibreglass workboat with 40Hp engine & 25Hp support engine. |
Research Vessel: | The TAFIRI-owned R/V Echo is a 11m fibreglass boat capable of long journeys along the Tanzanian coast. It is often used by the Pollution and Sedimentation programmes for routine sample collection. It is fitted with radar, GPS, echosounder, VHF radio, and winch equipment. |
Personnel: | See the Participants section for a complete list of all National staff and institutions affiliated with LTBP in Tanzania. |
Photos: | Offices |
Dry Laboratory | R/V Echo |
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