FAO Fisheries Report No. 262

FAO Fisheries Report No. 262         FIP/R262(En)

COMMITTEE FOR INLAND FISHERIES OF AFRICA (CIFA)

REPORT OF THE
FIRST SESSION OF THE SUB-COMMITTEE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF THE FISHERIES OF LAKE VICTORIA

Mwanza, Tanzania, 12–14 October 1981

FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
Rome 1982

CONTENTS

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PREPARATION OF THIS PAPER

This is the final version of the report as approved by the First Session of the CIFA Sub-Committee for the Development and Management of the Fisheries of Lake Victoria.




Distribution:For bibliographic purposes this document should be cited as follows:
Members of CIFA
Participants in the session
Committee for Inland Fisheries of Africa (CIFA), 1982 Report of the first session of the Sub-Committee for the Development and Management of the Fisheries of Lake Victoria. Mwanza, Tanzania, 12–14 October 1981. FAO Fish.Rep., (262):73 p.
Other interested nations and international organizations
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© FAO 1982

ABSTRACT
The final formal report of the First Session of the Committee for Inland Fisheries of Africa (CIFA), Sub-Committee for the Development and Management of the Fisheries of Lake Victoria, held in Mwanza, Tanzania, from 12 to 14 October 1981, is presented. Major topics were a review of the status of the fisheries of Lake Victoria, main fisheries development and management issues and a future action programme to support the development and management of the fisheries of Lake Victoria.
A list of the recommendations of the Session is included in Appendix F.

CONTENTS


OPENING OF THE SESSION

ELECTION OF CHAIRMAN AND VICE-CHAIRMAN

ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE SESSION

FISHERIES DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF LAKE VICTORIA

(a)   The Fisheries of Lake Victoria

(b)   Main Development and Management Issues Facing the Countries Exploiting the Fisheries of Lake Victoria

ACTION PROGRAMMES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF THE FISHERIES OF LAKE VICTORIA

ANY OTHER MATTERS

DATE AND PLACE OF THE SECOND SESSION

ELECTION OF OFFICERS

ADOPTION OF THE REPORT

APPENDIX

A List of Delegates and Observers

B Address by Mr G.K. Libaba, Director of Fisheries - Tanzania

C Address by Mr J.J. Kambona, Representative of the Director-General of FAO

D Agenda

E List of Documents

F Summary of Recommendations for Action

G Lake Victoria Fish Production and Significance in National Fisheries

H Review of the Status of the Fisheries of Lake Victoria

I Main Fisheries Development and Management Issues and Suggested Action

J Country Paper: Kenya

K Country Paper: Tanzania

L Country Paper: Uganda