International Journal of
Fisheries and Aquaculture

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Fish. Aquac.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-9839
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJFA
  • Start Year: 2010
  • Published Articles: 234

Full Length Research Paper

Assessment of monthly physico-chemical properties and fish yields of two micro dams of Tigray Region, Northern Ethiopia

Haftom Zebib
  • Haftom Zebib
  • Abergelle Agricultural Research Center, Tigray Agricultural Research Institute, Fishery and Other Aquatic Life Case Team, Abi-Adi, Ethiopia.
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Tsegay Teame
  • Tsegay Teame
  • Abergelle Agricultural Research Center, Tigray Agricultural Research Institute, Fishery and Other Aquatic Life Case Team, Abi-Adi, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 25 November 2016
  •  Accepted: 17 July 2017
  •  Published: 31 October 2017

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