The status of the artisanal fishery of Lake Victoria, Kenya


Autoria(s): Othina, A.
Contribuinte(s)

Tweddle, D.

Cowx, I.G.

Data(s)

1999

Resumo

Annual catches of fish in Lake Victoria, Kenya from 1976-1998 are assessed, catches from 5-15 boats selected randomly from targeted landing sites were recorded. Twenty three of the 256 Kenyan landing sites were covered by the survey. Selection of landing sites was not random but rather influenced by the presence of infrastructure and accomodation. Parameters recorded for each sampled fishing boat were: number of crew, gear type, size, time and duration of fishing. Catches were sorted into species and weighed

Formato

application/pdf

Identificador

http://aquaticcommons.org/3747/1/9906P073.pdf

Othina, A. (1999) The status of the artisanal fishery of Lake Victoria, Kenya. In: Tweddle, D. and Cowx, I.G. (eds.) Report on third Fisheries Data Working Group (FIDAWOG) workshop held at the Triangle Hotel, Jinja, 29 March to 1 April 1999. Jinja, Fisheries Data Working Group of the Lake Victoria Fisheries Research Project, pp. 73-78. (LVFRP Technical Document,6)

Idioma(s)

en

Publicador

Fisheries Data Working Group of the Lake Victoria Fisheries Research Project

Relação

http://aquaticcommons.org/3747/

Palavras-Chave #Fisheries
Tipo

Book Section

NonPeerReviewed