ROLE OF FISHERY TECHNOLOGY IN MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF FRESHWATER FISHERIES IN AFRICA
	CONTENTS

prepared by

FAO Fisheries Department
Fishery Industries Division

COMMITTEE FOR INLAND FISHERIES OF AFRICA (CIFA)

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PREPARATION OF THIS DOCUMENT

The first draft of this Paper was prepared for the Third Session of CIFA (1977) by the Fishery Industries Division, FAO Fisheries Department, on the basis of a preliminary study prepared by Messrs. P. Morissens and P. Lessent, of the Fisheries and Pisciculture Division, Centre Technique Forestier Tropical, Nogent-sur-Marne, France.

The present document was finalized by the Fishery Industries Division, FAO Fisheries Department, with the assistance of Mr. V. Frank, 139 rue de l'Hospice Communal, 1170 Brussels, Belgium.

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CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION

2. TYPES OF ENVIRONMENT, FISHERY RESOURCES AND FISHERIES

2.1 Floodplains

2.2 Watercourses without Floodplains

2.3 Lagoons

2.4 Shallow Lakes

2.5 Man-made Reservoirs

2.6 Deep Lakes

3. IMPROVEMENT OF FISHING TECHNIQUES IN RELATION TO FISHERY MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT

3.1 Gear

3.2 Fishing Boats

3.3 Other Important Factors for the Development of Fisheries

4. METHODS FOR TRANSFERRING FISHERY TECHNOLOGY

4.1 Channels

4.2 Practical Activities

5. CONCLUSIONS: THE ROLE AND LIMITS OF TECHNOLOGY

6. REFERENCES

Appendix: ORGANIZATION AND ROLE OF A FISHERY TECHNOLOGY SERVICE FOR AFRICAN INLAND WATERS

1. ORGANIZATION CHART

2. DEFINITION OF THE ROLES OF THE DIFFERENT ELEMENTS ON THE ORGANIZATION CHART