The Lake Malawi and Red Zebra Tours

Packing the fishes. This is the culmination of all processes/work that has gone before... Fresh lake water away from the shore is used - and temperature and pH is checked before packing. This is where the final-final selection of fishes is made - they have an almost two-day journey ahead of them to the majority of destinations. A simple assembly line technique is used with each worker undertaking an allotted task...

A general overview of the packing scene...	...Collection of fishes into individual buckets....	...according to previously prepared bag labels...

A Fisheries Dept. official (r) checks all in order...	...And always fishes are examined in bags...	...As they move along the packing table ...

...Checking of fishes against orders by official (r)...	...Labeled outer bags to prevent leakage...	Bags being placed in appropriate boxes...

...Closing of polystyrene boxes made in Zimbabwe....	....Sealed and labeled, ready for transport.	Transport is by truck to Lilongwe Airport..

The cargo office of Manica, our agents....	....the boxes are brought to the cargo terminal...	....ready to be put on the plane.
A small cichlid on a long journey.....

A small cichlid on a long journey.....