Fish and fisheries of the Muni lagoon in Ghana, West Africa

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 487-499

  Koranteng, K A ^a   Ofori Danson, P K ^b   Entsua Mensah, M ^b  

^a Marine Fisheries Research Division   (Ghana)

^b CSIR WATER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Coastal wetlands; Fish and fisheries; Over fishing; Traditional management

Indexed keywords

COASTAL LAGOON; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHING EFFORT; ICHTHYOFAUNA;

GHANA;

ANIMALIA; CICHLIDAE; ICHTHYOFAUNA; NEOSCOPELUS MACROLEPIDOTUS; RHIZOPHORACEAE; SAROTHERODON MELANOTHERON; TILAPIA;

EID: 0034029269     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008903813222     Document Type: Article

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