Seasonal and spatial patterns of experimental trawl catches in the southwest arm of Lake Malawi

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 29, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2003, Pages 216-231

  Duponchelle, Fabrice ^a,b   Ribbink, Anthony J ^a,c   Msukwa, Amulike ^a   Mafuka, Jorge ^a   Mandere, Davis ^a,d  

^a SADC/GEF   (Malawi)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^c JLB Smith Institute of Ichthyology   (South Africa)

^d Fisheries Research Unit   (Malawi)

Author keywords

Catfish; Cichlids; Lake Malawi; SWA; Trawl catches

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; CLIMATOLOGY; FISHERIES; SAMPLING;

CATCH COMPOSITION; SPATIAL PATTERNS; TRAWL CATCHES;

LAKES;

CATCH COMPOSITION; CATCH PER UNIT EFFORT; CICHLID; SAMPLING; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TRAWLING;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICAN LAKES; LAKE MALAWI; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

CATFISH; CICHLIDAE; PISCES; SILURIFORMES;

EID: 2042434551     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0380-1330(03)70550-4     Document Type: Article

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