The status of the artisanal fishery of Lake Victoria, Kenya, with notes on improvements to the catch data collection system
Catch and effort assessment surveys have been used to assess trends in fish landings in Kenyan waters of Lake Victoria since 1976. Landings reached a maximum of 200000 t annually in 1989-1991 as Nile perch, Lates niloticus (L.), catches increased due to an expansion in stock size and increased fishing effort. CPUE peaked at 180 kg boat day-1 in 1989 and decreased thereafter with increasing effort. By 1998 total Nile perch catches were half those at the beginning of the decade despite increased effort. Catches of Rastrineobola argentea (Pellegrin) have levelled off despite increased effort.
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| Format: | book_section biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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Lake Victoria Fisheries Research Project
1999
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| Subjects: | Biology, Fisheries, Information Management, Africa, Kenya, stock assessment, data collection, data report, artisanal fisheries, |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1834/22505 |
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