Community-level access and control in the management of Lake Victoria's fisheries

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 99-106

  Geheb, Kim ^a,b   Crean, Kevin ^c  

^a Centre for Development Conservation   (Kenya)

^b IFMP   (Uganda)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Access limitations; Fisheries management; Lake Victoria

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; STAKEHOLDER;

AFRICA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHING; HUMAN RELATION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LAKE; NONHUMAN; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RIPARIAN ECOSYSTEM;

AFRICA; LAKE VICTORIA;

RIPARIA; VICTORIA;

EID: 0037318431     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-4797(02)00158-5     Document Type: Article

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