Lake Victoria Fisheries Resources : Research and Management in Tanzania

This book synthesises the historical trends of the lake fisheries, the lake ecology, biology and biodiversity, socio-economics, stock assessment, aquaculture, fish quality assurance, environmental quality and management of the fisheries resources. The evolution of fisheries in Lake Victoria has unde...

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Other Authors Mgaya, Yunus Daud, 1957- (Editor), Mahongo, Shigalla B. (Editor)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint : Springer, 2017.
SeriesMonographiae biologicae ; 93.
Subjects
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9783319696560
9783319696553
ISSN0077-0639 ;
Physical Description1 online resource (XII, 287 pages 77 illustrations, 46 illustrations in color.) : online resource

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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Historical Perspectives and Trends in Fisheries Research in Tanzania
  • 3. Environmental Changes in the Tanzanian part of Lake Victoria
  • 4. Fish biology and life history indicators
  • 5. Biodiversity Indicators: Plankton and Macroinvertebrates in Lake Victoria, Selected Satellite Lakes and Rivers
  • 6. Stock assessment of commercial fish species of Lake Victoria
  • 7. Aquaculture and fisheries extension
  • 8. Socio-economic Characteristics of the Lake Victoria Fisheries
  • 9. Historical Trends in Fisheries Management
  • 10. Financing Mechanisms for Lake Victoria Fisheries Management
  • 11. Co-Management of Lake Victoria Fisheries
  • 12. Fisheries Statistics for Lake Victoria, Tanzania
  • 13. Fish Quality Assurance
  • 14. Overall Conclusions and Recommendations.