Difficulties of fishing at lake Naivasha, Kenya: Is community participation in management the solution?

Lakes and Reservoirs: Science, Policy and Management for Sustainable Use

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 15-23

  Kundu, Rodrick ^a   Aura, Christopher Mulanda ^b   Muchiri, Mucai ^c   Njiru, James Murithi ^c   Ojuok, Jacob E ^b  

^a Fisheries Department   (Kenya)

^b KENYA MARINE AND FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^c MOI UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Co management; Fisher folk; Fishery; Fishing ban; Lake Naivasha

Indexed keywords

COMANAGEMENT; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHING; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; PERCEPTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

KENYA; LAKE NAIVASHA; RIFT VALLEY;

EID: 77950536552     PISSN: 13205331     EISSN: 14401770     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1770.2010.00419.x     Document Type: Article

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