African freshwater fisheries: what needs to be managed?

The management of African freshwater fisheries in Southern African Development Coordination (SADC) countries is discussed. Changes in catch and fishing effort in the SADC freshwater fisheries in the past 50 years, the main causes behind the patterns of change in fishing effort, the effects of fishing effort and environment on the regeneration of fish stocks, as well as existing and proposed fisheries management regulations are investigated.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jul-Larsen, E., Zwieten, P. van
Format: article biblioteca
Language:English
Published: 2002
Subjects:Fisheries, Management, Fishery management, Freshwater fish, Common property resources, Fishing effort, Fishery regulations, Africa,
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1834/25868
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