REVIEW OF A MONITORING, CONTROL AND SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM FOR LAKE TANGANYIKA FISHERIES. Fishcode GCP/INT/648/NOR Field Report C-2.
Managing inland fisheries
01/01/1999
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 States. (c) Study customary fishing rights around the lake to determine whether access control mechanisms to inshore fisheries by local communities can be designed and implemented. (d) Devise mechanisms of enforcement involving local communities in light of the study provided for in item (c) above. (e) Reassess the regime of sanctions provided for in fisheries legislation of all four lacustrine States.