37. This paper was presented by the FAO secretariat. It addressed pollution and environmental degradation and the presence of heavy metals in the lake and control of aquatic weeds.
38 It mentioned the objectives for the conservation of the lake ecosystem, objectives for coordinated fisheries research, integrated fisheries management and information generation, flow and exchange. The options for national management of the shared fisheries were highlighted.
39. The Technical Consultation noted that the issues raised in this paper could be utilized as a framework in formulating recommendations on various aspects of the fisheries and environmental concerns on Lake Kariba.
