Enhancing Sustainability in African Catfish Seed Supply for Improved Production in Kenya

Identification and isolation of high-quality catfish brood stock for use at hatcheries in artificial propagation in combination with improved husbandry for resultant fry could be a suitable strategy to increase the availability of farm-raised catfish seeds to support expanded aquaculture in Kenya. To maintain the quality of such brood stock, nuclei hatcheries should be developed, to manage this stock. Such hatcheries will be charged with artificial propagation of catfish larvae for sale to farmers, who should consistently maintain best management practices on their farms.