Compliance and Enforcement of the Fisheries Regulations on Lake Malawi in Nkhatabay District

Ghambi C and Mzengereza K
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Mzengereza K: Department of Fisheries Science, Mzuzu University, Malawi

Oceanography & Fisheries Open Access Journal, 2016, vol. 1, issue 2, 40-45

Abstract: Both enforcement and compliance with fisheries regulation affect the sustainable exploitation and conservation of the fisheries resources in Lake Malawi .The study analyzed the factors that affect compliance with fisheries regulations and also the challenges that affect success of government’s enforcement of fisheries regulations. The study was conducted in Nkhata Bay district, northern Malawi. Qualitative data was collected using questionnaires from 78 fishery resource users selecting simple random and purposive methods. Factors for both challenges faced by government’s enforcement and compliance by resource users with fisheries regulations were analyzed in SPSS (version 20) using regression models at 95% confidence level. The results show that self-interest and awareness of regulations (P

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Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.19080/OFOAJ.2016.01.555557

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