4th International WAC meeting 2016
Day program
Sunday March 20th
10.00 Opening of the 2nd day by
Uwe Werner & Michel Keijman
10.10 Frederic Schedel ( Germany )
An introduction to fish fauna of Ile Ife and the Jos-Plateau (Nigeria)
Nigeria is not only the most populous state in Africa but also exhibit a vast and interesting cultural diversity. In addition, it harbors a striking ichthyological diversity! I will focus on the fish fauna of Ile Ife and of the Jos-Plateau (geological high plateau in Central-Nigera). Until now only very few studies have been conducted on the ichthyofauna of the Jos-Plateau. An introduction to the habitats and the fishes (some of them still undescribed) found in this region will be given.
11.20 Dr. Ulrich Schliewen ( Germany )
„Biodiversity and Evolution of East African Cichlid Fishes: Approaches, News and Auspices”
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The age and origin of the enormous East African Cichlid fish diversity is hotly debated: Why are there so many cichlid species? Where do they come from? What has the age and origin of Lake Tanganyika to do with the and origin Congo cichlids? Which role does tectonic earth history play in the generation of cichlid diversity? With this talk I will introduce you into current research questions, as well as into the scientific methodology that is available to tackle some of these questions. Using current research project in Northern Zambia and Southeastern DRC, as well as some examples from recent trips to the region, I will try to illuminate the fascination and beauty of these questions for you.
13.00 Lunch break
The luncbreak will take 1 hour. You will have the possibillity to make a reservation for a 3-course lunchmenu at the cost of € 9,50 per person. We will make an assessment who want to participate in this lunch. The lunch will take 1 hour!
15.20
We start with the famous WAC Raffle. We will have JBL products, full color framed fish pictures and some other nice prizes in this years Raffle.
16.00
Acknowledgements by Uwe & Michel
End of the 4th International WAC meeting 2016
14.05 Lawrence Kent ( U.S.A. )
"An Aquarist in Ghana"“
Seeking Specific Cichlids (plus some bonus material on Nigeria,Mali and Burkina Faso. Lawrence will tell all about his travel is the above mentioned countries and the fish he caught there.
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4th International WAC meeting 2016.
12.30 West African Fish Fair
We start the already famous West African Fish Fair. we see the number of buyers and sellers of fish grow annually. For us a sign that we foresee with this West African Fish Fair a need. All fish have offered prior to the West African Fish Fair on the website already be registered (log your fish and / or plants to wactotd@gmail.com so we designed this special WAC Fish Fair listings may be published). It is not allowed to fish and / or plants prior to turn in the Fish Fair space!
