Roger Gower, 37, who was working for the Friedkin Conservation Fund, had been tracking elephant poachers.
The Fund said the arrests were the suspected gunman and others involved in the poaching operation, plus members of the criminal gang behind the illegal guns and ivory smuggling.
Further arrests were likely, it added.
Fund chairman Dan Friedkin said in a statement: "We are confident that the Tanzanian authorities will investigate and prosecute those involved to the absolute full extent of the law.
"By bringing these individuals to justice, it will honour Roger's memory. We also fervently hope that it will mark the turning point in Tanzania in the fight to protect elephants and our wildlife herit
Mr Gower was on a joint operation with the Tanzanian wildlife authorities to track down and arrest active elephant poachers when he came under fire on 29 January. Three elephant carcasses had been found in the area.
The incident happened in Maswa Game Reserve, which borders the Serengeti National Park in northern Tanzania.
Mr Gower managed to land his helicopter but died from his wounds before he could be rescued.
Three people were arrested on 1 February.
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