Selectivity of gillnets for Nile perch, Lates niloticus (L.), in Lake Victoria, Kenya
Four fleets of hanging coefficients 0.2, 0.4, 0.6 and 0.8 were used to determine size selectivity and selection factors of Nile perch populations. There was a linear relationship between mesh size and modal length of capture. Positively skewed length frequency distributions were found for smaller mesh sizes with entanglement becoming more prominent in mesh sizes above 101 mm. Nets of 114 to 141 mm stretched mesh yielded higher economic returns than small meshes, the catch consisting of few largefish.
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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, Lates niloticus, |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1834/22506 |
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