 | FAO Fisheries Report No 471 FIRI/R471(En) COMMITTEE FOR INLAND FISHERIES OF AFRICA Report
|
| The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. |
The designations employed and the presentation of material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.
M-45
ISBN 92-5-103236-X
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying or otherwise, without the prior permission of the copyright owner. Applications for such permission, with a statement of the purpose and extent of the reproduction, should be addressed to the Director, Publications Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00100 Rome, Italy.
PREPARATION OF THIS REPORT
This is the final version of the report as approved by the third session of the Working Party on Pollution and Fisheries of the Committee for Inland Fisheries of Africa (CIFA).
| DEFINITION OF MARINE POLLUTION |
| Pollution of the marine environment means: “The introduction by man, directly or indirectly, of substances or energy into the marine environment (including estuaries) which results in such deleterious effects as harm to living resources, hazards to human health, hindrance to marine activities including fishing, impairment of quality for use of sea water and reduction of amenities”. |
| IMO/FAO/Unesco/WMO/WHO/IAEA/UN/UNEP Joint Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Pollution (GESAMP) |
Distribution
Mailing List CIFA
Mailing List Inland Water Pollution (Africa)
FAO Fisheries Department
FAO Regional Fisheries Officers
© FAO 1992
| Committee for Inland Fisheries of Africa. Report of the third session of the Working Party on Pollution and Fisheries. Accra, Ghana, 25–29 November 1991. FAO Fisheries Report. No. 471. Rome, FAO. 1992. 43 p. |
| ABSTRACT |
| This document is the final report of the third session of the CIFA Working Party on Pollution and Fisheries, held in Accra, Ghana, from 25 to 29 November 1991. The Working Party finalized a review of heavy metals in the African aquatic environment; the review is annexed to this report. It is planned to prepare a paper on chlorinated substances in the African aquatic environment during the forthcoming intersessional period. The Working Party discussed its potential role in the preparations for the CIFA Symposium on inland fisheries, aquaculture and environment, scheduled for 1994, and prepared a list of topics of specific relevance for the future development of the region to be covered by the symposium. |
2. Review of document “Trace Metals in African Aquatic Environments”
4. Role of the Working Party in the CIFA Symposium on Inland Fisheries, Aquaculture and Environment, 1994
5. Approval of the report and closing of the session
Annex II: List of participants
Annex IV: Review of heavy metals in the African aquatic environment
by Ch. Biney, A.T. Amuzu, D. Calamari, N. Kaba, I.L. Mbome, H. Naeve, P.B.O. Ochumba, O. Osibanjo, V. Radegonde and M.A.H. Saad
3 Distribution, pathways and fate of heavy metals in the aquatic environment
4 Effects and quality criteria for metals
6 Selected African experiences
7 Levels of heavy metals in different environmental compartments