Type: Publications

Africa

Year: 1999

The present report was drafted in accordance with AfDB Environmental Assessment Guidelines, on behalf of the AfDB and the four Lake Tanganyika littoral States of Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Tanzania, and Zambia. Responsibility for its preparation was [...]

Type: Publications

South, southeast and east Asia

Year: 1999

The thirteen papers presented in this publication review fish stocks and fisheries of mountainous areas of Asia: Himalayas (Bhutan, Nepal, northern states of India within the Himalayas), Western Ghats (India), Karakoram-Hindu Kush (Pakistan, Afghanistan), Pamir (Tajikistan), Tien Shan (Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan), [...]

Type: Publications

Global

Year: 1999

The purpose of this review is to present a broad view of the state of inland capture fisheries. The review is organised in three main parts. The first part is an overview of inland capture. Overall, the trend is for [...]

Type: Publications

Year: 1999

FAO Fisheries Circular. No. 945. Rome, FAO. 1999. 89p. This paper summarizes the results of an effort to characterize inland fishery enhancements on a global scale. The basis for the characterization was an automated literature search in the Aquatic Sciences and [...]

Type: Publications

Africa

Year: 1998

This document was prepared as a contribution to setting up a Fisheries Management Plan for Lake Tanganyika, in close cooperation with the project Research for the Management of the Fisheries on Lake Tanganyika.  

Type: Publications

Africa

Year: 1998

Recommendations: It is recommended to - (a) Introduce some form of participatory mechanisms in both fisheries legislation of Burundi and Tanzania. (b) Ensure consultation with fishers and other stakeholders prior to the devising of fisheries regulations in all four lacustrine [...]

Type: Publications

Africa

Year: 1998

In rural areas of Africa, animal protein is often in short supply and therefore lacking in the diet. Fish is a high-protein and highly appreciated food item, but fresh fish is frequently difficult to obtain. The importance of fish and [...]

Type: Publications

South and central America

Year: 1998

This report is an overview of the present status of fisheries, other environmental issues, and their effect on freshwater biodiversity in the Amazon basin. A related set of specific recommended actions to protect biodiversity are described. It results from a [...]

Type: Publications

Global

Year: 1998

A total of 1 354 introductions of 237 species into 140 countries are analyzed. The number of introductions carried out rose from the middle of the last century until the 1960s and have lessened since then. Introductions have been made [...]

Type: Publications

Europe

Year: 1998

The Symposium on Water for Sustainable Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture was held in Praia do Carvoeiro, Portugal, from 23-26 June 1998. The Symposium concluded that those in charge of fisheries and aquaculture development should seek collaboration with other agencies and [...]