Prospects for the fishery on the small pelagic Rastrineobola argentea in Lake Victoria

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 407, Issue , 1999, Pages 183-189

  Wanink, Jan H ^a,b  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NONE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Beach seine; Lake Victoria; Light fishery; Nurseries; Rastrineobola argentea; Spawning areas

Indexed keywords

FISHERY PRODUCTION; RECRUITMENT; STOCK ASSESSMENT; SUSTAINABILITY;

AFRICA;

AVES; CYPRINIDAE; CYPRINIFORMES; LATES NILOTICUS; RASTRINEOBOLA; RASTRINEOBOLA ARGENTEA; VICTORIA;

EID: 0033565025     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1003708624899     Document Type: Conference Paper

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