The natural history and functional significance of river basin management in Africa is appraised in the light of current developmental characteristics vis-à-vis the traditional importance of fisheries to human sociological and economic welfare. Comparative models of on-going river basin development [...]

The purpose of this Legislative Study is to provide interested FAO Member Countries with a compendium of basic documentation, often not easily available, on the law of international water resources. It contains the most general international conventions, declarations, and resolutions [...]

Ces études ont été menées conjointement par les chercheurs de la station de Malamfatori et les chercheurs de l'ORSTOM pour les espèces de grande taille les plus abondantes et également les plus exploitées jusqu'en 1972. Des études complémentaires portant sur [...]

1. ORIGIN, OBJECTIVES AND ORGANIZATION 2. AGENDA AND PROGRAMME 3. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS 4. FOLLOW-UP BY THE EIGHTH SESSION OF EIFAC 5. PANEL REPORTS AND SUMMARIES 5.1 Panel 1 - Objectives and Strategy of Sampling 5.2 Panel 2 - Netting Techniques 5.3 Panel 3 - Stupefying Gear 5.3.1 [...]

Second in a series of reports on water quality criteria for European freshwater fish prepared for the European Inland Fisheries Advisory Cornmission (EIFAC) by the Working Party on Water Quality Criteria. The background of the project is described and reasons [...]

An investigation of the chemistry and biology of the River Godavari in relation to pollution by the effluents of the paper mills at Rajamundry is reported. A description is given of the pollution situation, and an account is given of [...]