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A catalogue of fishing methods and gear used in Lake Victoria

Year of publication 1991

Pages 109

Author Prado, J., Beare, R.J., Siwo Mbuga, J., Oluka, ;Fishery and Aquaculture Economics and Policy Division

Product type Project

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) 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 Communaut6 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 wa ter 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.

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J. Prado, R.J. Beare, J.Siwo Mbuga; L.E. Oluka. A catalogue of fishing 1991 methods and gear used in Lake Victoria. UNDP/FAO Regional Project for Inland Fisheries Planning (IFIP), RAF/87/099-TD/19/91 (En): 104p

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