African freshwater fisheries: what needs to be managed?

E. Jul-Larsen and P. van Zwieten

Naga, 2002, vol. 25, issue 3/4, 35-40

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: Fishery management; Freshwater fish; Common property resources; Fishing effort; Fishery regulations; Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q00 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2002
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