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Lake Tanganyika Regional Fisheries Programme (TREFIP)

A proposal for implementation of the Lake Tanganyika Fisheries Management Plan








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    Lake Tanganyika Regional Fisheries Programme (TREFIP) - Environment Impact Assessment Report 2000
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    i) The Tanganyika Regional Fisheries Programme (TREFIP) was prepared in mid- 2000 by a joint African Development Bank (AfDB) and Food and Agriculture Organization feasibility study mission ii) As it was anticipated that the Programme could have both positive and negative environmental consequences, AfDB and FAO mission planners stipulated that an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) be carried out immediately after the Feasibility Study Mission had submitted its report. iii) The p resent report was drafted in accordance with AfDB Environmental Assessment Guidelines, on behalf of the AfDB and the four Lake Tanganyika littoral States of Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Tanzania, and Zambia. Responsibility for its preparation was assigned to the Fisheries Policy and Planning Service (FIPP) of FAO and the University of Kuopio (the Scientific Coordination Entity for the Lake Tanganyika Research Project).
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    Review of a Monitoring, Control and Surveillance System for Lake Tanganyika Fisheries 1999
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    By the late 1980s, it was recognized that fisheries resources could no longer sustain a rapid and often uncontrolled exploitation and that the devising of new approaches to fisheries management embracing conservation and environmental considerations was urgently needed. A number of global initiatives were organized on this matter in the early 1990s1 and led to the preparation of an international Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries (CCRF) by FAO. The CCRF, which was unanimously ad opted on 31 October 1995 by the FAO Conference, provides a necessary framework for national and international efforts to ensure sustainable exploitation of aquatic living resources in harmony with the environment. Among the CCRF principles that should guide States in the management of their aquatic living resources, two are particularly relevant to our study
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    CIFA - Report of the ninth session of the Sub-Committee for Lake Tanganyika. Dar-Es-Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania,, 27–30 November 2001. / CPCA - Rapport de la neuvième session du Sous-Comité pour le lac Tanganyika. Dar-Es-Salaam, République-Unie de Tanzanie, 27–30 novembre 2001. 2002
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    This document is the final report of the ninth session of the Committee for Inland Fisheries of Africa Sub-Committee for Lake Tanganyika, which was held in Dar-es-Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania, from 27 to 30 November 2001. The major topics discussed were the implementation of the Lake Tanganyika Research Project, Lake Tanganyika framework fisheries management plan, collaboration with other projects on Lake Tanganyika and strengthening of the future role of the Sub-Committee. The summary of the main recommendations and decisions is shown in Appendix E.

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