* The proposed method utilizes local fisher knowledge, life history theories, and length-based reference points to evaluate fish stock status in SSFs, like those in the Congo Basin.
* Findings reveal a 65-80% decline in fish catches over the past 50 years, with overfishing leading to reduced species diversity and undersized catches, underscoring the method's effectiveness for data-sparse fisheries management.
Myxobolus dibombensis sp. n. (Cnidaria: Myxosporea: Bivalvulida) is described from the fins of the African carp, Labeobarbus batesii, based on morphological and molecular data.