11. The secretariat reviewed the major decisions and recommendations made during the first Technical Consultation in Siavonga, Zambia, November 2002. In the ensuing discussion the delegates considered the past recommendations on:
the status of the fisheries of Lake Kariba national sectors;
fishery statistics and socio-economic data;
extension/information dissemination;
fish processing and marketing;
fisheries research use and needs;
post-harvest processing and community support;
the role of women in Lake Kariba fisheries;
integrated environmental management programme of Lake Kariba;
resource and credit assistance for fishers;
fisheries Co-management; and
infrastructure.
12. The Technical Consultation took note of the good follow-up action on fisheries research use and needs; integrated management programmes for the Lake; fisheries co-management; and on the follow-up action by FAO to arrange the Second Consultation. It was recommended that in future more effort should be taken to follow-up on the implementation of all decisions and recommendations made at joint meetings
