Report of the Technical Consultation on the enhancement of small water body fisheries in southern Africa. ALCOM Report No. 12.
The Technical Consultation on the Enhancement of Small Water Body Fisheries in Southern Africa was organized by ALCOM in Harare, Zimbabwe, from 25 January to 29 January, 1993. Fifty two participants and observers from within and outside the region attended.
This report of the consultation summarizes the proceedings of the opening session and the three technical sessions of the consultation -- on “Small reservoir resource”, “Resource assessment methods” and “Management and exploitation methods”. The decisions and recommendations of four working groups -- on “Assessment methods”, “Enhancement options”, “Fishery management and extension” and “Environment” -- are summarized. Two tables sum up the present status of knowledge on small water body fisheries in southern Africa, and parameters for a small water bodies data base. Abstracts of 23 papers presented at the consultation are reproduced.