Freshwater small pelagic fish and their fisheries in the major African lakes and reservoirs in relation to food security and nutrition

Small pelagic fish species found in lakes and introduced to reservoirs dominate by volume and contribute some of the most important inland fisheries in Africa with steadily increasing catches and additional potential. This circular reviews the status and importance of the pelagic fish and fisheries, together with small fish in general, for sustainable and healthy livelihoods in Africa. It reviews the biology and biological production of the most important pelagic species in lakes and reservoirs as well as the impacts of environmental and climatic variation on the stocks of these species. It examines and discuss the various capture techniques together with potential of improvements in the fisheries and associated processing and national and regional trade within Africa. The knowledge generated by the circular will be usefull for policy makers and development practitioners to design and implement more effective policies, strategies and programmes that will contribute to reducing the food insecurity and conflicts that currently affect the people in sub-Saharan Africa.

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Main Author: Kolding, J., van Zwieten, P., Marttin, F., Funge-Smith, S., & Poulain, F.
Format: Book (series) biblioteca
Language:English
Published: FAO ; 2019
Online Access:https://openknowledge.fao.org/handle/20.500.14283/CA0843EN
http://www.fao.org/3/ca0843en/ca0843en.pdf
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spelling dig-fao-it-20.500.14283-CA0843EN2024-03-16T15:06:54Z Freshwater small pelagic fish and their fisheries in the major African lakes and reservoirs in relation to food security and nutrition Kolding, J., van Zwieten, P., Marttin, F., Funge-Smith, S., & Poulain, F. Small pelagic fish species found in lakes and introduced to reservoirs dominate by volume and contribute some of the most important inland fisheries in Africa with steadily increasing catches and additional potential. This circular reviews the status and importance of the pelagic fish and fisheries, together with small fish in general, for sustainable and healthy livelihoods in Africa. It reviews the biology and biological production of the most important pelagic species in lakes and reservoirs as well as the impacts of environmental and climatic variation on the stocks of these species. It examines and discuss the various capture techniques together with potential of improvements in the fisheries and associated processing and national and regional trade within Africa. The knowledge generated by the circular will be usefull for policy makers and development practitioners to design and implement more effective policies, strategies and programmes that will contribute to reducing the food insecurity and conflicts that currently affect the people in sub-Saharan Africa. 2023-04-27T12:59:55Z 2023-04-27T12:59:55Z 2019 2020-01-29T10:18:39.0000000Z Book (series) 978-92-5-130815-8 978-92-5-130814-1 2664-5408 978-92-5-130813-4 2070-7010 https://openknowledge.fao.org/handle/20.500.14283/CA0843EN http://www.fao.org/3/ca0843en/ca0843en.pdf English FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Technical Papers T642 FAO 122 p. application/pdf Africa FAO ;
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description Small pelagic fish species found in lakes and introduced to reservoirs dominate by volume and contribute some of the most important inland fisheries in Africa with steadily increasing catches and additional potential. This circular reviews the status and importance of the pelagic fish and fisheries, together with small fish in general, for sustainable and healthy livelihoods in Africa. It reviews the biology and biological production of the most important pelagic species in lakes and reservoirs as well as the impacts of environmental and climatic variation on the stocks of these species. It examines and discuss the various capture techniques together with potential of improvements in the fisheries and associated processing and national and regional trade within Africa. The knowledge generated by the circular will be usefull for policy makers and development practitioners to design and implement more effective policies, strategies and programmes that will contribute to reducing the food insecurity and conflicts that currently affect the people in sub-Saharan Africa.
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