The artisanal fishery of Metangula, Lake Malawi/Niassa, East Africa

African Journal of Aquatic Science

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 83-90

  Halafo, José S ^a   Hecky, Robert E ^b   Taylor, William D ^b  

^a Fisheries Research Institute   (Mozambique)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Artisanal fisheries; Lake malawi; Lake Niassa; Lake Nyasa

Indexed keywords

BAGRUS MERIDIONALIS; BATHYCLARIAS; CATFISH; COPADICHROMIS; LABEO; LABEO MESOPS; OPSARIDIUM MICROCEPHALUS; OREOCHROMIS; SILURIFORMES;

EID: 4344616834     PISSN: 16085914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/16085910409503795     Document Type: Article

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