Item 3 - Status and Prospects of Extension Services in African Inland Fisheries
| For attention of governments | Paragraphs | |
| 1. | Ensure that extension workers specialize adequately either in aquaculture or capture fisheries. | 10 |
| 2. | Divorce extension workers from such duties as enforcement of regulations and collection of statistics. | 10 |
| 3. | Organize more efficiently fish hatcheries and ice plants and ways of supplying fishing gear. | 10 |
| 4. | Improve the conditions of employment of rural extension officers in terms of career opportunities, logistical support and better administrative arrangements. | 10 |
| 5. | Include in the curriculum of national fisheries or other technical schools theoretical and practical instructions in the effective use of extension methods. | 10 |
| For attention of FAO | ||
| 1. | Establish a regional project for East Africa patterned on the model of the FAO/DANIDA/Norway West African programme. Such a programme should assist - besides training - in project identification, planning and backstopping to associated national projects in the region. | 10 |
| 2. | Coordinate and support the countries of the region in the preparation, production and distribution of printed matter, audio-visual aids and other instructional materials required by the fisheries extension services. Such coordination could possibly be carried out by the FAO/DANIDA/Norway project for West Africa and by a similar project in East Africa. | 10 |
Item 4 - Prevention of Post-Harvest Losses
| For attention of governments | ||
| 1. | Ensure that extension services closely cooperate with research institutions carrying out applied research in applied fish technology. | 13 |
| 2. | Improve fisheries development infrastructures such as landing and handling facilities, fish markets and stores, proper supply and maintenance of equipment, construction of roads, etc. | 15 |
| For attention of FAO and governments | ||
| 1. | Maintain support to the Cooperative Research Programme on Fish Technology in Africa with emphasis on the applied research. | 16 |
Item 5 - Consideration of the Report of the CIFA Sub-Committee for Lake Victoria
| For attention of FAO | ||
| 1. | Note the endorsement of the report of the sub-committee meeting, particularly the strong support to follow-up of funding and implementing the programme for Lake Victoria submitted to the European Economic Community. | 18,19 |
Item 6 - Aquaculture Development
| For attention of governments | ||
| 1. | Establish a viable system for the collection of aquaculture statistics. | 29 |
| 2. | Provide incentives for aquaculture development both at the small-scale and at the large-scale level. | 29 |
| 3. | Utilize external financial assistance mainly for the establishment of necessary infrastructures and training of counterpart staff. | 29 |
| 4. | Give priority to cultural systems in which feeding is based on plant proteins, non-protein nitrogen, carbohydrates and fats. Also encourage increased use of organic fertilization. | 29 |
| 5. | Give priority to the establishment of a master plan for aquaculture development. | 29 |
Item 7 - African Reservoir Fisheries
| For attention of FAO | ||
| Undertake the following activities during the intersessional period: | ||
| 1. | Publish the report of the Roundtable together with the national syntheses as a CIFA technical paper. | 36 |
| 2. | Compile and publish “A bibliography on African Reservoir Fisheries” in the CIFA publication series. | 36 |
| 3. | Undertake a critical evaluation and review of small pelagic fisheries in African natural lakes and reservoirs. | 37 |
| 4. | Formulate a reservoir-specific yield prediction relationship based on updated catch data and morphoedaphic indices from African reservoirs. | 37 |
| 5. | Review of pre-impoundment studies to determine the most essential kinds of information required to manage and develop reservoir fisheries. | 37 |
| 6. | Study of the feasibility of the enhancement of reservoir fisheries through dam design and reservoir operation. | 37 |
| 7. | Review the implications for fisheries development of flooding totally uncleared areas, partially cleared ones or those without vegetation. | 37 |
| 8. | Study the implications of aquatic macrophytes for reservoir fisheries. | 37 |
Item 8 - Water Pollution
| For attention of FAO | ||
| 1. | Establish as a subsidiary body of CIFA a working group on water quality, bioassays and toxicity testing in Africa. | 41 |
| 2. | Note the desire of the countries to have a project on monitoring contamination levels of heavy metals and pesticides in fish in East Africa similar to the one established for West and Central Africa. | 40 |
| 3. | Update and expand CIFA publication on the “Inland Waters of Africa”. | 43 |
| 4. | Communicate to FAO Departments and other UN organizations which deal with pollution the concern of CIFA member countries about the sources of pollution which affect fisheries. | 43 |
| 5. | Include some aspects of pollution studies in regional or sub-regional fishery projects, as appropriate. | 43 |
Item 9 - Amendment of Rule II of CIFA Rules of Procedure
| For attention of FAO and governments | ||
| 1. | Note the recommendation to amend Rule II.1. | 44 |
Item 10 - Proposals for the Major Topic for Discussion at the Sixth Session of CIFA
| For attention of FAO | ||
| 1. | The theme of the sixth CIFA session should be “Planning, management and development of inland fisheries in Africa”. | 47 |
Item 11 - Any Other Matters
| FAO World Conference on Fisheries Management and Development | ||
| For attention of FAO | ||
| 1. | Note the satisfaction of countries to the inclusion of inland water fisheries and aquaculture among topics to be discussed by the Conference. | 50 |
| Fishery Development in Lake Tanganyika | ||
| For attention of FAO | ||
| 1. | Facilitate periodic meetings of countries sharing Lake Tanganyika fishery resources and informing them on the status of the regional project for the lake. | 51 |
| Congo/Zaire River Basin Fisheries | ||
| For attention of FAO | ||
| 1. | Set up a regional programme for the development of the fisheries of the basin. | 52 |
| River Nile | ||
| For attention of FAO | ||
| 1. | Note the suggestion of Egypt for a project for the development of fisheries and aquaculture along the River Nile. | 55 |
Item 12 - Election of officers
| For attention of FAO | ||
| 1. | Note the proposal that Egypt will continue to act as chairman and Madagascar, Sudan and Tanzania as vice-chairmen during the intersessional activities. | 58 |
Item 13 - Date and Place of the Sixth Session
| For attention of FAO | ||
| 1. | Note the recommendation to hold the sixth session of CIFA early in 1985. | 59 |
| 2. | Note the offer of Ethiopia and Zambia to host the sixth session. | 60 |
