UNDP/FAO Regional Project for Inland Fisheries Planning Development and Management in Eastern/Central/Southern Africa | RAF/87/099-TD/08/90 (En) |
RAF/87/099-TD/08/90 (En) | December 1990 |
![]() | EVALUATION OF THE ZAIRIAN FISHERIES OF LAKES EDWARD AND MOBUTU |
by
F. Corsi
Fisheries Socio-economist
IFIP Consultant
The conclusions and recommendations given in this and other reports in the IFIP project series are those considered appropriate at the time of preparation. They may be modified in the light of further knowledge gained at subsequent stages of the Project. The designations employed and the presentation of material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion on the part of FAO or UNDP concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area, or concerning the determination of its frontiers or boundaries.
PREFACE
The IFIP project started in January 1989 with the main objective of promoting a more effective and rational exploitation of the fisheries resources of major water bodies of Eastern, Central and Southern Africa. The project is executed by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), and funded by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for a duration of four years.
There are eleven countries and three intergovernmental organisations participating in the project: Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaire, Zimbabwe, The Communauté Economique des Pays des Grands Lacs (CEPGL), The Preferential Trade Area for Eastern and Southern African States (PTA) and the Southern African Development Coordination Conference (SADCC).
The immediate objectives of the project are: (i) to strengthen regional collaboration for the rational development and management of inland fisheries, particularly with respect to shared water bodies; (ii) to provide advisory services and assist Governments in sectoral and project planning; (iii) to strengthen technical capabilities through training; and (iv) to establish a regional information base.
This document is a report on a mission carried out by IFIP project at the request of the Department of Land, Environment and Nature Conservation of Zaire. The mission' goals were (i) to review and analyze the situation in the Zairian fisheries of lakes Idi Amin/Edward and Mobutu Sese Seko; (ii) to analyze the management requirements of both the fisheries and their associated institutions, especially for Lake Idi Amin, and (iii) to evaluate the opportunities, the strategy and the means needed to relaunch semi-industrial fishing on Lake Mobutu and also to evaluate the impact of such a strategy on small-scale fisheries.
This document includes the mission's conclusions and recommendations as well as three project profiles intended for use in implementing these recommendations.
Mr. F. Corsi is a fisheries Socio-economist recruited by the IFIP project as a consultant.
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Publications of the IFIP project are issued in two series:
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For both series, reference is further made to the document number (08), the year of publication (90) and the language in which the document is issued: English (En) or French (Fr).
For bibliographic purposes this document should be cited as follows:
Corsi F. 1990 Evaluation of the Zairian Fisheries of lakes Idi Amin and Mobutu Sese Seko. FAO/UNDP Regional Project for Inland Fisheries Planning (IFIP). RAF/87/099-TD/08/90 (En): 60p.
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2. SUMMARY OF CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
2.1. Lake Idi Amin
2.2. Lake Mobutu Sese Seko
3. ANALYSIS OF THE FISHERIES OF LAKE IDI AMIN
3.1. Geographical and hydrobiological data; estimates of potential yield
3.1.1. Geographical and administrative factors
3.1.2. Principal fish species
3.1.3. Potential yield
3.1.4. Fishing in hatcheries
3.1.5. Exploitation level
3.2. The Fisheries of Lake Idi Amin and the Virunga Park
3.2.1. Introduction
3.2.2. Brief history of Zairian fisheries within the Park
3.2.3. Monopoly of a single company over fishery activity and the Parks' existence
3.2.4. The IZCN-COPEVI Convention
3.2.5. COPEVI's role in the development of the fisheries of the lake
3.2.6. Restructuring COPEVI
3.3.1. Craft
3.3.2. Fishing zones
3.3.3. Fishing techniques
3.3.4. Equipment suppliers
3.4.1. Marketing fresh fish
3.4.2. Salted/dried fish
3.4.3. Fish in brine
3.4.4. Smoked fish
3.5. Institutions responsible for Lake Idi Amin fisheries
3.5.1. DAFECN
3.5.2. IZCN
3.5.3. COPEVI
3.6. Regional considerations arising from the sharing of the Lake Idi Amin by Zaire and Uganda
3.6.1. Geographical and administrative aspects in brief
3.6.2. Homogenous characteristics of the two fisheries
3.6.3. Fisheries agreement between Zaire and Uganda concerning Lake Idi Amin
4. CONCLUSIONS AND DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS FOR LAKE IDI AMIN
4.1. Collaboration between Zaire and Uganda on the fisheries of Lake Idi Amin
4.4. DAFECN and statistics service agents
4.5. Institutional considerations
4.6. The Role of the UNDP/FAO project ZAI/88/002 in Lake Idi Amin fishery management
4.7. Recommendations for Lake Idi Amin
5. ANALYSIS OF THE LAKE MOBUTU SESE SEKO FISHERIES
5.1. Geographical and hydrobiological data; estimate of potential yield
5.1.1. Geographical and administrative aspects
5.1.2. Principal commercial species
5.1.3. Estimate of potential yield
5.2.1. Number of fishermen
5.2.2. Organization of fishermen
5.3. Small-scale and semi-industrial fishing
5.3.1. Small-scale fishing boats
5.3.2. Motorization
5.3.3. Fishing techniques
5.3.4. Evaluation of exploitation by the small-scale fishing fleet
5.3.5. Semi-industrial fishing
5.5. Fish processing and preserving
5.5.1. Road conditions and fish processing
5.5.2. Processing techniques
5.8. Regional aspects of sharing the lake between Zaire and Uganda
5.8.1. Summary of the geographical and administrative situation
5.8.2. Differences between the two national fisheries
6. CONCLUSIONS AND DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS FOR LAKE MOBUTU SESE SEKO
6.1. Collaboration between Zaire and Uganda on Lake Mobutu fisheries
6.2. Re-activating semi-industrial fishing on Lake Mobutu
6.4. Fishermen's association and the Lake Mobutu project
6.5. DAFECN and statistics service agents
6.6. The Role of UNDP/FAO project ZAI/88/002 in the development of Lake Mobutu fisheries
6.7. Recommendations for Lake Mobutu fisheries
Appendix 1: Project document No 1: Institutional strengthening at Lake Idi Amin/Edward