Report of the Ad Hoc Technical Consultation on the Development and Management of the Fisheries of Lake Kariba

Siavonga, Republic of Zambia, 19-20 November 2002

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Subregional Office for Southern and East Africa
Rome, 2004

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FAO Subregional Office for Southern and East Africa.
Report of the Ad Hoc Technical Consultation on the Development and Management of the Fisheries of Lake Kariba. Siavonga, Republic of Zambia, 19-20 November 2002.
FAO Fisheries Report. No. 720. Rome, FAO. 2004. 18p.

ABSTRACT

This document is the final report of the Ad Hoc Technical Consultation on the Development and Management of the Fisheries of Lake Kariba. The major topics discussed were: current status of the fisheries in the Lake Kariba national sectors; legislations, restrictions, monitoring, control and surveillance; and fisheries management and environmental degradation issues. The summary of the main recommendations and decisions is shown in Appendix E.

PREPARATION OF THIS REPORT

OPENING CEREMONY

ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS

ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE SESSION

ELECTION OF CHAIRPERSON AND VICE-CHAIRPERSON

ELECTION OF RAPPORTEURS

CURRENT STATUS OF FISHERIES IN THE LAKE KARIBA NATIONAL SECTORS

LEGISLATION, RESTRICTIONS, MONITORING, CONTROL AND SURVEILLANCE

AN OVERVIEW OF FISHERIES MANAGEMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION ISSUES

RECOMMENDATIONS MADE AT THE TECHNICAL CONSULTATION

ANY OTHER MATTERS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT