Dwindling food-fish species and fishers' preference: Problems of conserving Lake Malawi's biodiversity

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 253-261

  Munthali, Simon M ^a  

^a Department of Parks and Wildlife ^*  (Malawi)

Author keywords

fish resources; Lake Malawi; ornamental fish exploitation; preference flexibility

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FISHERIES CONSERVATION; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHING INDUSTRY REGULATION; LAKE; LAKE FISHERY; OVERFISHING;

MALAWI, LAKE MALAWI;

MARTES; PISCES;

EID: 0030618507     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018396120503     Document Type: Article

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