Report of the Technical Consultation on Management of the Fisheries of lakes Edward and Mobutu (17 – 21 September 1990, Kampala, Uganda) TABLE OF CONTENTS

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PREFACE

The IFIP project started in January 1989 with the main objective of promoting a more effective and rational exploitation of the fisheries resources of major water bodies of Eastern, Central and Southern Africa. The project is executed by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), and funded by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for a duration of four years.

There are eleven countries and three intergovernmental organisations participating in the project: Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaire, Zimbabwe, The Communauté Economique des Pays des Grands Lacs (CEPGL), The Preferential Trade Area for Eastern and Southern African States (PTA) and the Southern African Development Coordination Conference (SADCC).

The immediate objectives of the project are: (i) to strengthen regional collaboration for the rational development and management of inland fisheries, particularly with respect to shared water bodies; (ii) to provide advisory services and assist Governments in sectoral and project planning; (iii) to strengthen technical capabilities through training; and (iv) to establish a regional information base.

The present document has been prepared following the Technical Consultation on lakes Edward and Mobutu shared by Zaire and Uganda. This Consultation was held from 17 to 21 September 1990 at Kampala, Uganda. It was organized by the Regional project for Inland Fisheries Planning (IFIP) in collaboration with the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA). This document contains the final report of the Consultation and the recommendations adopted by the two delegations. In appendix, we can find the list of participants, the agenda and the list of papers presented.

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Report of the Technical Consultation on Management of the Fisheries of lakes Edward and Mobutu, 17–21 September 1990, Kampala, Uganda, UNDP/FAO Regional Project for Inland Fisheries Planning (IFIP), 1990 RAF/87/099-TD/15/90 (En): 26p.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION

2. REPORT OF THE TECHNICAL CONSULTATION ON MANAGEMENT OF FISHERIES OF LAKES EDWARD AND MOBUTU

2.1. Fishery resources of lakes Mobutu and Edward and their exploitation

2.2. Processing and marketing

2.3. Conclusions and recommendations of the working group on statistics

2.4. Conclusions and recommendations of the working group on research

2.5. Conclusions and recommendations of the working group on management and development

2.6. Priorities and requirement for technical and financial assistance

3. APPENDICES

Appendix 1: List of delegates and observers

Appendix 2: Agenda

Appendix 3: Tables of the catch evaluation from 1953 to 1989 for lakes Edward/Mobutu fisheries

Data of lakes Edward/Mobutu fisheries

Appendix 4: Catch assessment surveys

Appendix 5: Table for the following of the evolution of fish catches

Appendix 6: List of documents presented at the Consultation

LIST OF IFIP REPORTS