Are fisheries management, measures in Lake Victoria successful? The case of Nile perch and Nile tilapia fishery

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 315-323

  Njiru, M ^a   Nzungi, P ^b   Getabu, A ^c   Wakwabi, E ^c   Othina, A ^c   Jembe, T ^c   Wekesa, S ^b  

^a MOI UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^b Fisheries Department   (Kenya)

^c KENYA MARINE AND FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Fisheries management; Kenya; Overexploitation; Population characteristics

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM TRAWLING; EXPLOITATION; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHERY REGULATION; FISHING GEAR; FISHING MORTALITY; GILLNET; GROWTH CURVE; MESH SIZE; OVERFISHING; PERCIFORM; POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS; POPULATION DECLINE; STOCK ASSESSMENT; SUSTAINABILITY;

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

LATES NILOTICUS; OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; TILAPIA;

EID: 34548032792     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: 13652028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.2006.00712.x     Document Type: Article

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