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: 238

Full Length Research Paper

Water activity, microbial and sensory evaluation of smoked fish (Mormyrus caschive and Oreochromis niloticus) stored at Ambient Temperature, Terekeka-South Sudan

Borodi Charles Mondo
  • Borodi Charles Mondo
  • Department of Fisheries Science, College of Natural Resources and Environmental Studies, University of Juba, P. O. Box, 82, Juba-South, Sudan.
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Peter Akoll
  • Peter Akoll
  • Department of Zoology, Entomology and Fisheries Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, College of Natural Sciences, Makerere University, P. O. Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda.
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Margaret Masette
  • Margaret Masette
  • Department of Zoology, Entomology and Fisheries Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, College of Natural Sciences, Makerere University, P. O. Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda.
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  •  Received: 03 June 2020
  •  Accepted: 11 September 2020
  •  Published: 31 December 2020

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