Supply of Tilapia, a freshwater fish, at Vitshumbi, Virunga National Park, Congo (Democratic Republic)

"A great deal of fishing is at the subsistence level or on a small commercial level. There were some commercial fishing operations by European-owned companies on the great lakes, but these virtually disappeared after Zairanization (between 1973 and 1975). [F. Scott Bobb, 1999: Historical Dictionary of Democratic Republic of Congo, The Scarecrow Press]. During his trip to Congo (now Democratic Republic of Congo), Elisofon visited Vitshumbi, a fishing harbour on the south shore of Lake Edward (Lake Rutanzige), which is shallow, and has an impoverished fish fauna. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon traveled to Africa from March 17, 1970 to July 17, 1970.