Are the exploitation pressures on the Nile perch fisheries resources of Lake Victoria a cause for concern?

Fisheries Management and Ecology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 53-71

  Matsuishi, T ^a   Muhoozi, L ^b   Mkumbo, O ^c   Budeba, Y ^c   Njiru, M ^d   Asila, A ^d   Othina, A ^d   Cowx, Ian G ^e  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Fisheries Research Institute   (Uganda)

^c TANZANIA FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Tanzania)

^d KENYA MARINE AND FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Catch assessment surveys; ECOPATH; ECOSIM; Fisheries management; Nile perch; Over exploitation

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CATCH STATISTICS; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHERY MODELING; FISHING COMMUNITY; LAKE; MARINE RESOURCE; RIPARIAN ZONE;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICAN LAKES; GREAT LAKES; LAKE VICTORIA; NORTH AMERICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

LATES NILOTICUS;

EID: 33645916704     PISSN: 0969997X     EISSN: 13652400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2400.2006.00477.x     Document Type: Article

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