FAO Fisheries Report No. 766

SAFR/R766 (En)

Report of the
SECOND TECHNICAL CONSULTATION ON THE DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF THE FISHERIES OF LAKE KARIBA

Kariba, Zimbabwe, 30 November-1 December 2004

FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
Rome, 2005

Table of Contents

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FAO Subregional Office for Southern and East Africa.
Report of the second Technical Consultation on the Development and Management of the Fisheries of Lake Kariba. Kariba, Zimbabwe, 30 November-1 December 2004.
FAO Fisheries Report. No. 766. Rome, FAO. 2005. 21p.

ABSTRACT

This document is the final report of the second Technical Consultation on the Development and Management of the Fisheries of Lake Kariba. The major topics discussed were an overview on the importance of co-management as a tool for sustainable fisheries management and development in Zambia and Zimbabwe; fishers’ views on the importance of the kapenta fishery and the artisanal fishery; status of fisheries on the Zambia and Zimbabwe side of Lake Kariba; and an overview on the management and development of the fisheries of Lake Kariba. The summary of the main recommendations and decisions is shown in Appendix D.