Appendix A
LIST OF DELEGATES AND OBSERVERS

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

Benin

Botswana

Burundi

NIYONBAGO, E.
Directeur général de l'agriculture
B.P. 1850
Bujumbura

KABAYANDA, A.
Directeur des eaux et forêts
B.P. 631
Bujumbura

BASHIRWA, F.
Service des pêches
Ministère de l'agriculture, élevage et développement rural
Bujumbura

BASITA, E.
Directeur-adjoint coopération économique
Ministère des affaires étrangères
B.P. 213
Bujumbura

CORIN, Ms J.
Faculté des sciences
Université du Burundi
B.P. 233
Bujumbura

GASOGO, Ms A.
Département de zoologie
Université du Burundi
B.P. 2700
Bujumbura

LAMOUR, R.
Société usines de poissons du Burundi (SUPOBU)
B.P. 2320
Bujumbura

NAHABAKOMEYE, J.-B.
Directeur
Société usines de poissons du Burundi (SUPOBU)
B.P. 2320
Bujumbura

NDIKUMAKO, A.
Chef du service des pêches
B.P. 631
Bujumbura

NDIRKURNA, J.
Département de biologie-chimie
Université du Burundi
B.P. 1065
Bujumbura

NTAKIMAZI, G.
Département de zoologie
Université du Burundi
B.P. 2700
Bujumbura

NYENAMA, A.
Ministère des affaires étrangères
Bujumbura

RUVARI, M.
Société usines de poissons du Burundi (SUPOBU)
B.P. 2320
Bujumbura

RWAGATORE, A.
Directeur-adjoint des affaires étrangères
Ministère des affaires étrangères
Bujumbura

Cameroon

Central African Empire

Chad

IDRISSA, I.
Directeur général
Ministère du tourisme, de l'artisanat et des ressources naturelles
B.P. 447
N'Djamena

Egypt

TAMMAM, His Excellency Ismail
Ambassador
Embassy of the Arab Republic of Egypt
Bujumbura, Burundi

Ethiopia

Gabon

NZENGUET, M.P.
Ministère des eaux et forêts
B.P. 1128
Libreville

Gambia

Ghana

YEBOAH, F.K.
Acting Project Administrator
Volta Lake Research and Development Project
P.O. Box 88
Akosombo

OBENG-ASAMOAH, Dr. E.K.
Limnologist
Volta Lake Research and Development Project
P.O. Box 88
Akosombo

Ivory Coast

DIARRA, M.
Sous-Directeur de la pêche continentale
Ministère des eaux et forêts
B.P. 494
Abidjan

Kenya

OBURU, A.S.
Assistant Director of Fisheries
Fisheries Department
Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife
P.O. Box 58187
Nairobi

KARIUKI, E.K.
Fisheries Officer
Fisheries Department
Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife
P.O. Box 40
Kiganto

DADZIE, Dr. S.
Department of Zoology
University of Nairobi
P.O. Box 30197
Nairobi

Madagascar

RABELAHATRA, A.
Directeur
Project PNUD/FAO Madagascar
Direction des eaux et forêts
B.P. 243
Antananarivo

Malawi

CHAIKA, J.J.
Research Officer
Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Box 53
Mangochi

MZUMARA, A.J.P.
Project Co-Manager
Fishery Expansion Project
Box 593
Lilongwe

TWEDDLE, D.
Fisheries Research Officer
Makhanga
P/Bag Chiromo

Mali

Mauritius

Niger

Nigeria

EZIUZO, E.N.C.
Chief Fisheries Officer
Fisheries Division
Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Enugu

AGUMBIADE, J.O.
Deputy Chief Fisheries Officer
Fisheries Division
Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Akure, Oredo State

EZENWA, B.L.
Research Officer (Fish Culture)
Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research
P.M.B. 12729
Lagos

GAFFAR, J.A.
Principal Fisheries Officer
Federal Department of Fisheries
Victoria Island
P.M.B. 12529
Lagos

OKEREMI, R.M.
Principal Fisheries Officer
Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Ibadan

OTOBO, F.O.
Kainji Lake Research Institute
P.M.B. 666
New Bussa

SAGUA, V.O.
Kainji Lake Research Institute
P.M.B. 666
New Bussa

Senegal

FALL, A.O.
Chef, Division des pêches
Direction des eaux et forêts
Ministère du développement rural et de l'hydraulique
B.P. 1831
Dakar

Sierra Leone

ISCANDARI, N.B.
Senior Fisheries Officer
Fisheries Division
Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Freetown

Somalia

Sudan

GEORGE, T.T.
Head
Fisheries Research Section
P.O. Box 1489
Khartoum

NYANG, B.B.
Deputy Director for Fisheries
Ministry of Agriculture
S.R. Juba

Swaziland

Tanzania

MAEMBE, T.W.
Chief Fisheries Officer
Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism
P.O. Box 2462
Dar-es-Salaam

MUYA, A.O.
Project Manager
Lake Tanganyika Fisheries Research and Development Project
P.O. Box 90
Kigoma

SIFUELI, S.
Director-General
Rufiji Basin Development Authority
P.O. Box 9320
Dar-es-Salaam

Togo

Uganda

Upper Volta

OUEDRAOGO, N.A.
Directeur de pêche et pisciculture
Ministère du tourisme et de l'environnement
Ouagadougou

Zaire

KANYANGA, F.
Chargé d'affaires a.i.
Ambassade du Zaïre
Bujumbura, Burundi

Zambia

MUMBA, C.A.
Senior Research Officer
Ministry of Water and Natural Resources
P.O. Box 100
Chilanga

OBSERVERS FROM MEMBER NATIONS NOT MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

Belgium

REIZER, Dr. C.
Centre universitaire des sciences de l'environnement
Fondation universitaire luxembourgeoise
Arlon

France

LESSENT, P.
Chef, Division de pêche et pisciculture
Centre technique forestier tropical
45 bis, avenue de la Belle Gabrielle
94130 Nogent-sur-Marne

QUENSIERE, J.
Office de la recherche scientifique et technique outre-mer (ORSTOM)
18, rue Nansouty
75014 Paris

Rwanda

MATABARO, L.
Chargé d'affaires a.i.
Ambassade du Rwanda
Bujumbura, Burundi

REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED NATIONS

YONKE, J.-B.
Représentant résident du PNUD au Burundi
B.P. 1490
Bujumbura, Burundi

COP, C.
Administrateur adjoint
Programmation PNUD
B.P. 1490
Bujumbura, Burundi

INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION

East African Community

ACERE, T.O.
Senior Research Officer
EAFFRO
P.O. Box 343
Jinja, Uganda

OKARONON, J.O.
Research Officer II
EAFFRO
P.O. Box 343
Jinja, Uganda

BUGENYI, F.W.
Research Officer II (Limnologist)
EAFFRO
P.O. Box 343
Jinja, Uganda

FAO FISHERIES DEPARTMENT

Headquarters

PILLAY, Dr. T.V.R.
Programme Leader
Aquaculture Development and Coordination Programme
Fisheries Department
FAO
00100 Rome, Italy

COCHE, A.G.
Fishery Resources Officer
Inland Water Resources and Aquaculture Service
Fishery Resources and Environment Division
Fisheries Department
FAO
00100 Rome, Italy

GAUDET, J.-L.
Fishery Liaison Officer
Fishery Liaison Unit
Office of the Assistant Director-General
Fisheries Department
FAO
00100 Rome, Italy

MANN, M.J.
Project Operations Officer
Operations Service
Fisheries Department
FAO
00100 Rome, Italy

NEDELEC, C.
Fishery Industry Officer
Fisheries Technology Service
Fishery Industries Division
Fisheries Department
FAO
00100 Rome, Italy

WELCOMME, R.L.
Fishery Resources Officer
Inland Water Resources and Aquaculture Service
Fishery Resources and Environment Division
Fisheries Department
FAO
00100 Rome, Italy

Regional Office for Africa

KAMBONA, J.J.
Regional Fishery Officer
FAO Regional Office for Africa
Accra, Ghana

Field

BOWMAN, G.C.
Fish Processing Technician, seconded to SUPOBU
World Bank Project on Lake Tanganyika
B.P. 1490
Bujumbura, Burundi

COLLART, A.
Fishery Adviser
B.P. 1348
Antananarivo, Madagascar

HALING, A.
Development of Small-Scale Fisheries in West Africa (TF/RAF/80(e), Norway)
B.P. 154 ONU
Dakar, Senegal

HERMAN, Ms C.
Associate Expert
Fishery Research on Lake Tanganyika
B.P. 1490
Bujumbura, Burundi

MATTHES, H.
Director
Project TF/RAF/194
B.P. 120
Bamako, Mali

MILLER, J.W.
Fishery Officer (Aquaculture)
Fish Culture Extension Project
B.P. 872
Bangui, Central African Empire

ROEST, F.C.
Inland Fishery Biologist
FAO/TCP In-Service Training of Fishery Biologists
B.P. 1490
Bujumbura, Burundi

SMART, J.K.
Project Coordinator
Fishery Planners, Project URT/72/008
P.O. Box 9182
Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania

TURNER, J.L.
Fishery Biologist
Fishery Expansion Project
P.O. Box 10
Nkhata Bay, Malawi

Appendix B
ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY MR. LAZARE RUNESA SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOOD PRODUCTION, BURUNDI

Mr. Representative of the Director-General of FAO, Excellencies, Messrs. Ministers, Mr. Chairman of the Committee for Inland Fisheries of Africa, Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen,

It is an honour and a pleasure for me to welcome, on behalf of the Government of Burundi, the Committee for Inland Fisheries of Africa to Bujumbura today. Allow me to solemnly express to the honourable delegates our welcoming good wishes and our hope that their stay in our country will be pleasant.

Ever since it was established in 1971, the Committee for Inland Fisheries of Africa has aroused a keen interest on Burundi's part and this interest has never faltered since then. That interest acquired more concrete form in 1975 when the delegate of the Republic of Burundi, participating in the Second Session of the Committee, officially expressed the desire of Burundi to see the work of the Third Session take place at Bujumbura. May the Representative of the Director-General of FAO believe us when we express the sincere thanks of Burundi to the Organization for having approved the invitation.

At the two preceding sessions, held the first at Fort-Lamy, Chad, from 29 November to 5 December 1972 and the second at Accra, Ghana, from 3–7 October 1975 respectively, we observed a wide and active participation of the member countries of the Committee. The intersessional periods have constantly been characterized by intense activity of the correspondence working groups, an activity which has always made it possible to confer considerable scope and standing on the sessions. It is a particular pleasure for me to hail in passing the zeal and conscientiousness of the Secretariat and the members of the working groups who were able to overcome all the various difficulties and pitfalls strewn along the path of their undertaking. The substantial participation in the sessions of the Committee and the enormous amount of work done during the inter-sessional periods, evidenced by the many and varied working papers written so far, constitute in our eyes a striking proof of the general interest which the Committee never ceases to arouse in the group of member countries, and of the appropriateness of its establishment.

The balance of the activities of the Committee for Inland Fisheries of Africa if, indeed, one can be drawn at the end of what is, after all, a comparatively short period, is splendidly positive as I am sure all will agree. A scientific and technical cooperation at the level of all the member countries of the Committee has been established and is constantly being strengthened. Proof of this is supplied by the high quality of the symposiums on the evolution of fish stocks and on aquaculture in Africa which were held in conjunction with the First and Second Sessions held at Fort-Lamy in 1972 and at Accra in 1975 respectively. We are sure that the Symposium on River and Floodplain Fisheries, which will constitute the scientific aspect of this Third Session, will be no less fruitful than both of those earlier ones.

Having said this, however, we are convinced that the Committee can do more and better and we have no doubt that it will do so. The establishment of priority sectors for action, as set forth during the First Session of the Committee at Fort-Lamy in 1972, is a pledge of the strengthening and improvement of the Committee's effectiveness. The task of the Committee will be set up as follows:

1. Training

2. Cooperation with respect to international waters

3. Stock assessment

4. Dissemination of information

5. Standardization of data reporting

6. Aquaculture

7. Floodplain fisheries

8. Artisanal fisheries

Considerable ground has been covered in all the areas mentioned above, in particular in stock assessment, dissemination of information, standardization of data reporting, aquaculture, and now, in floodplain fisheries. We are certain that in the case of fields which have not yet been the subject of thorough study it has not been due to a lack of interest on the part of the Committee's coordinators, but because the latter have been guided by considerations of methodical procedure. We have no doubt that those fields will be dealt with shortly and will receive the attention they desserve.

One subject among those still to be explored, which commands Burundi's special attention, is cooperation at the level of subregional bodies. Indeed, our constant wish, which has often taken concrete form since the advent of the movement of 1 November 1976 - the foundation and impetus of the present regime led by His Excellency Colonel Jean-Baptiste Bagaza - is to intensify relations of cooperation in all fields at the level of subregional bodies. That is why we think that in the framework of the CIFA determined action should be undertaken with a view to assisting in the preparation and execution of a project for fishery research and fishery development in Lake Tanganyika. This lake undeniably constitutes an ideal field for application of that principal of cooperation to the greatest benefit of the riparian countries, i.e., Tanzania, Zambia, Zaire and Burundi. This is not a new proposal: it has appeared implicitly in all the meetings concerning fisheries in which Burundi has participated for nearly seven years. Moreover it is in conformity with Recommendation CIFA/72/2 formulated at the First Session in Fort-Lamy, which reads as follows:

“That the Director-General of FAO provide assistance in the formulation of agreements between countries expressing formal interest in establishing bodies for the joint management of individual international waters, and to ensure that such bodies obtain full advantage of the scientific and technical support of CIFA”.

In general we believe it would be of the highest importance:

1. To identify cohesive bodies that could justify the establishment of sub-committees (e.g., Lake Tanganyika or the group of large lakes)

2. To assist in the identification, search for financing, planning and common execution of projects for development of artisanal fisheries for subregional groupings.

We feel that this formula would be highly advantageous to the countries concerned in exploiting and safeguarding fishery resources, and that it would help to facilitate the work of the Committee since it would permit some decentralization.

Stressing again the hope that the Third Session of the Committee for Inland Fisheries of Africa may significantly contribute to the promotion of rational exploitation of fishery resources of all and each of the member countries, I declare the Third Session of the Committee open. Burundi will spare no effort for the success of this work.

Appendix C
ADDRESS BY DR. T.V.R. PILLAY, REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF FAO

Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen,

It gives me great pleasure to convey to you the greetings and best wishes of the Director-General of FAO, Mr. Edouard Saouma, and of Mr. Herman Watzinger, Assistant Director-General (Fisheries), on the occasion of this Third Session of the Committee for Inland Fisheries of Africa. Mr. Watzinger greatly regrets his inability to be here on this occasion as he is attending the Nineteenth Session of the FAO Conference. He has asked me to express his sincere apologies. I would like to take this opportunity also to extend the grateful thanks of FAO to the Government of Burundi for hosting the Third Session of CIFA and for the excellent facilities made available for ensuring its success.

This session is being held at a time when significant changes are taking place in world fisheries. Although these changes largely relate to marine fisheries, they have very important repercussions on inland fisheries and their development. Nations adversely affected by the new laws of the sea have started looking more seriously at the potential for development of inland fisheries. The effects of increased exploitation of inland fishery resources may be relatively more rapid and sometimes disastrous. The effects of environmental changes and deterioration on fishery resources are much more marked and serious in inland waters than in the open sea. We have only to think of the changes brought about by many irrigation, hydro-electric and reclamation projects to appreciate the risks involved. The floodplain fisheries, the subject of the symposium for this session, form an excellent example of a major inland fishery resource seriously threatened by flood control and river basin development projects. It is likely that some of these resources will be lost to fisheries for ever, as a result of decisions of governments on development priorities; however, inland fisheries as a whole have the compensating advantage that they can more easily be managed and in many cases be enhanced through application of aquaculture techniques. A good number of artisanal or small-scale fishermen are employed either on a part-time or full-time basis in inland fisheries and the improvement of the socio-economic state of such people has achieved widespread attention in recent years. In fact many governments and international agencies have given top priority to the development of the rural sector and this could indirectly contribute to the development of inland fisheries in many countries.

FAO fishery bodies have in the past carried out much of their work during intersessional periods through working parties. You will be reviewing here the work carried out by CIFA working parties and correspondence groups, and discussing plans for future work. While fully recognizing the value of such working party meetings and symposia and the need to continue them, we should, I believe, lay greater stress in the future on action programmes for the implementation of concepts and recommendations developed by CIFA and its subsidiary groups. External support and financial assistance may be needed for this, but such aid should be directed toward achieving self-reliance in the region. United Nations agencies are committed to developing Technical Cooperation among Developing Countries (TCDC) and some of the regional projects on inland fisheries and aquaculture that have been formulated by FAO in recent years contain strong elements of TCDC.

At the First Session of CIFA in 1972 you selected artisanal and floodplain fisheries, aquaculture and cooperative activities in international inland waters as your main areas of emphasis. These continue to be high priority items on the Committee's programme of work and the Symposium on River and Floodplain Fisheries, being held in conjunction with this session, could be the starting point for future cooperative action that may be required in this field.

Within the limits of available resources and in spite of financial constraints faced by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), which has been a major source of support for inland fishery activities, considerable progress has been made by FAO in implementing activities proposed by your Committee. The Fisheries Department of FAO presently directs a total of 37 inland fishery projects in Africa, costing approximately U.S.$ 21.1 million. Twenty-one of these projects are fully operational (U.S.$ 12.5 million) and the rest are expected to become operational in late 1977 or early 1978.

The objectives of these projects lay particular emphasis on direct support for the development of inland fisheries. Some of the projects are investment-oriented aiming at developing the fishing industry, while training activities are the next most important at both regional and country level, serving to strengthen institutions. Two of the four training projects are supported by the new FAO Technical Cooperation Programme. Last, but not least, come projects with development-oriented research activities.

One of the main recommendations of the Second Session of CIFA related to the establishment of an African Regional Aquaculture Centre. The inter-regional Aquaculture Development and Coordination Programme has done the necessary preparatory work for the creation of such a centre devoted to adaptive systems-oriented research on selected aquaculture production systems and the training of practical aquaculturists. The Government of Nigeria has agreed to host the centre and provide the necessary physical facilities. We are in an advanced stage of negotiation with the UNDP for financial support for the centre and it is expected to become operational late next year. The success of the centre will depend on the active participation and cooperation of the countries of Africa, which could include the secondment of staff to carry out specific activities of importance to their own countries and the region as a whole.

The increasing number of inland fishery projects reflects a growing awareness on the part of the governments of the importance of this sector based on one of the major renewable resources of the continent. This fact was strongly brought home by the Sahelian Fishery Task Force, which stated in its recent report that fish was at least as important as meat, in what is considered a traditional meat production area. The fact that a number of governments have recently created independent agencies to administer fisheries is a confirmation of the growing awareness by African countries of the potential of the fishery sector in national economies.

Under item 5 of the agenda, you will have general discussions on regional fishery development in the Sahel. During the past biennium, it has been possible to have two informal meetings of the CIFA Ad Hoc Sub-Committee for the Sahel on the occasion of the meetings of the Fishery Task Force of the Club of the Sahel. The task force has prepared a long-term development strategy as as well as a series of project ideas which will be reviewed by the Ad Hoc Sub-Committee. CIFA should consider support to the recommendations of the Task Force and the use of a similar approach in other regions of the African continent.

Another new approach to inland fishery development, which you will discuss fully under item 4, is the establishment of groups of community fishery centres (CFC). The concept of CFC has been advocated by the Sahelian Fishery Task Force. It aims at an integrated approach to the development of artisanal fisheries by providing the best possible expertise at the “grass roots” level in the field. It involves patiently stimulated evolution rather than imposing technical revolution on people quite unprepared for it. CFC may be an important means for the development of artisanal fisheries in the whole continent and you may wish to consider support for the development of specific pilot CFC projects.

The functions of different international organizations having responsibilities in the field of inland fisheries in the Sahelian zone will be discussed under item 5 of your agenda on the basis of document CIFA/77/9. Closer collaboration between these agencies under the leadership of CIFA, and the strengthening of the fishery sector of bodies responsible for whole basins, is a matter that this Committee should explore.

In conjunction with its past sessions, CIFA has organized symposia on stock assessment and aquaculture. As you know, the symposium at this session is on river and floodplain fisheries. Under item 6 of the agenda the present and future economic significance of African inland fisheries and the role of fishery planning will be considered. It has been suggested that time may be ripe for the organization of a major symposium on fishery planning in conjunction with your next session. You will no doubt consider this in the light of discussions under the related item of the agenda.

Since your Second Session in Accra in 1975, FAO has been reorienting its programmes toward meeting the objectives of the new international economic order as determined by the UN General Assembly. Our approach has involved assisting countries in achieving self-reliance in fishery matters and in collaborating among themselves. To the extent possible, FAO will concentrate its fishery activities on helping the developing countries, and in doing so will seek to set up regional secretariats for the regional fishery bodies, such as CIFA. FAO is ready to assist in building up the capacity of the regional secretariats, staffed as far as possible by people from the region, with assistance from FAO Headquarters as necessary. In the long run, the responsibility for supporting each regional fishery body will rest primarily with its member countries, with FAO Headquarters performing, essentially, an advisory and consultative role and promoting collaboration. Achievement of this depends mainly on the willingness of those concerned to provide the funds needed to establish regional secretariats. The financial requirements are not great but they are more than can be provided from the regular budget of FAO without distorting the balance of allocations of funds between fisheries and other activities of the Organization, and the various areas and subjects of fishery activity.

The items on your agenda generally conform to FAO's areas of emphasis and concern - the rural poor and the technologically backward and neglected segments of society. It is FAO's hope that, while you seek regional cooperation and collaboration, the needs of these less fortunate peoples will always be kept in the foreground so that the activities you propose for FAO and your governments will be of direct benefit to them. You have a tight schedule for this session but I hope that you will also find time between meetings to discuss informally possible ways of increased cooperation between CIFA countries in fields of activities related to inland fisheries that may not have been fully covered by the formal agenda.

I wish you a very successful session and an enjoyable stay in this attractive city.

Appendix D
ADDRESS BY MR. J.-B. YONKE, RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME IN BURUNDI

Mr. Secretary of State at the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Rural Development, and Deputy for Food Production; Mr. Chairman of the Committee for Inland Fisheries of Africa; Mr. Representative of the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; Members of the Committee for Inland Fisheries of Africa, Ladies and Gentlemen,

It is a great honour and pleasure for me to participate in this important opening ceremony of the Third Session of the Committee for Inland Fisheries of Africa. It is clearly thanks to the considerable and successful efforts made for over a decade by the Government of the Republic of Burundi to promote the rational exploitation and conservation of national fishery resources that we have the pleasure of meeting today in this beautiful and hospitable city of Bujumbura, capital of the host country of the Third Session of the Committee for Inland Fisheries of Africa.

The present meeting coincides almost to the day with the tenth anniversary of the beginning of a fruitful technical cooperation undertaken between, on the one hand, the Government of the Republic of Burundi and the Freedom from Hunger Campaign launched by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and on the other hand, between FAO itself and the United Nations Programme for Development (UNDP) with a view to development of the fishery sector in this beautiful country. In fact, it was on 17 November 1967 that the first project for development of artisanal fisheries financed by the FFHC was approved and, starting in July 1968, the UNDP made its first financial contribution enabling FAO to recruit and assign an expert to the project. Subsequently the interventions of the UNDP and FAO, working side by side with the Government, were to be expanded and intensified, giving rise to two projects focused respectively on fishery development and fishery research with Lake Tanganyika as the field of operations in both cases.

The fishery development project was concluded on 31 December 1976 after having fully attained its target, i.e. the improvement of fishing methods, fish processing, distribution and marketing of fishery products and training of a large number of fishermen. The highly positive results obtained in the pre-investment studies phase, consisting largely of the activities of this project, led the Government of Burundi to request a long-term loan from World Bank/AID, which was granted and which will enable it in the next five years to make substantial investments for production in the fishery sector that will bring about a marked improvement in the incomes of the fishermen and the State.

The Burundi national project on fishery research, financed together with the Government and also executed by FAO, was likewise concluded on 31 December 1976. While awaiting the start, which it is hoped will be in the very near future, of a regional fishery research project including all four riparian countries of the lake, i.e. Burundi, Tanzania, Zaire and Zambia, continuity is being provided by an expert in fish biology financed by the FAO Technical Cooperation Programme and assisted by an associate expert.

Obviously it is within the framework of cooperation between the riparian countries that research with a view to rational exploitation of the lake's resources can be carried out effectively. FAO rightly considers that it is essential to control fishing effort, particularly to take account of catch fluctuations, since, indeed, years of high catches are followed by low yield years. Moreover, it is essential that Burundi, for example, continue the data collection and statistical analysis research programme already undertaken so that sound management of the lake's overall fishery resources can be organized.

Mr. Secretary of State, Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen, the UNDP follows with the greatest attention the interest which the Government of Burundi attaches to the fishery sector and supports, as far as possible, its efforts on behalf of a sector destined to play a major role in the nutrition balance of populations as well as the increase of incomes of Burundi nationals engaging in fishery activities. It will continue to do so in the future within the framework of the regional project currently being prepared. The UNDP has already financed the mission of the high-level consultant appointed to the governments of the riparian countries to identify and formulate the concrete activities and objectives of that regional project.

Finally, Mr. Secretary of State, Mr. Chairman, your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, I believe I have expressed the thoughts of my expert colleagues who are working or have worked on the two national projects mentioned previously in saying that they are ready to share the fruits of their local experiences with all the distinguished participants in this important African technical meeting. On behalf of the UNDP and, speaking for myself, it is my wholehearted wish that the work of the Third Session of the Committee for Inland Fisheries of Africa, meeting in this beautiful chamber, may be a brilliant success.

Appendix E
AGENDA

1. Opening of the session

2. Adoption of the agenda and arrangements for the session

3. Symposium on River and Floodplain Fisheries

4. Major fields of activity of CIFA

   1. aquaculture

   2. artisanal fisheries

5. Development of fisheries in the Sahelian zone

   1. cooperation with African bodies dealing with fisheries

   2. training in Sahelian countries

6. Symposium in conjunction with the Fourth Session

7. Other matters

8. Election of officers

9. Date and place of the Fourth Session

10. Adoption of the report

Appendix F
LIST OF DOCUMENTS

Appendix G
GUIDELINES TO BE CONSIDERED BEFORE INTRODUCTION OF EXOTIC FISH AND SHELLFISH SPECIES IS ATTEMPTED¹

1. It should be objectively determined that there is real need for a proposed introduction, and it should appear likely that the introduction will have desirable ecological, recreational and economic impact.

2. The introduction should fill a definite vacant ecological niche, one not filled or suitable for a native species. The probable existence of such a niche should be reasonably well documented.

3. An introduction should not be considered if there is any danger, even apprehension, over the action leading to drastic reduction or regional displacement of indigenous populations.

4. Studies of the ecology of the animal considered for release should precede and guide the introductions. Studies should, likewise, be made to determine the suitability of the proposed release area.

5. Every effort should be made to study disease inter-relationships and to take steps for assuring effective quarantine procedures.

6. Small trial introductions in suitable areas, using adequate numbers of stock, should first be conducted on an experimental basis under controlled conditions. An evaluation of this introduction should serve as a basis for further action.

7. Before an exotic species is introduced, positive assurance should be obtained that adequate control methods can be instigated to prevent overpopulation or spreading.

¹ Quoted by T.T. George, Sudan, from Lachner, E.A., C.R. Robins and W.R. Courtenay, Jr. 1970. Exotic fishes and other aquatic organisms introduced into North America. Smith. Cont. Zool. 59. 28 pp.

Appendix H
THIRD MEETING OF THE CIFA AD HOC SUB-COMMITTEE FOR THE SAHEL
Bujumbura, Burundi, 24 November 1977

1. The Second Session of CIFA (Accra, 1975) established an Ad Hoc Sub-Committee for the Sahel with the following terms of reference:

1. To act for CIFA during the inter-sessional periods with respect to matters relating to the fisheries of the Sahelian Zone

2. To maintain close liaison with regional organizations concerned with the fisheries of the Sahelian Zone and CIFA

3. To provide guidance, as required, to the Regional Project for the Preparation of an Integrated Development Plan for the Optimal Utilization of the Fishery Resources in the Inland Waters of the Sahelian Zone and, eventually, to provide guidance to the long-term Integrated Development Plan

4. To report to CIFA, at each session, on its activities during the preceding intersessional period.

2. Although the Ad Hoc Sub-Committee did not meet officially during the inter-sessional period, it held two informal meetings as part of the work of the Fishery Task Force of the Club of the Friends of the Sahel. The first meeting was held in Ouagadougou, Upper Volta, on 23–25 November 1976 and the second in Mindelo, Cape Verde, on 14–16 March 1977. Both meetings were chaired by Mr. J.D. Keita, Director-General of Waters and Forests (Mali), with the Secretary of CIFA, Mr. J.-L. Gaudet, as Rapporteur.

3. The meetings were attended by the Directors of Fisheries of the eight countries belonging to the Permanent Interstate Committee for Drought Control in the Sahel (CILSS), namely: Cape Verde, Chad, Gambia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal and Upper Volta. The subjects covered included both continental and maritime fisheries.

4. The Fishery Task Force reviewed the general economic and fishery situation in the Sahel countries. It prepared outlines of global long-term national and regional strategies of fishery development as well as a series of first generation projects, both at the national and regional levels, for the period 1977–1981.

5. The report of the Task Force was submitted to the CILSS Council of Ministers in Ouagadougou, Upper Volta (April 1977), where it was approved. It was subsequently presented to the Second Session of the Club (Ottawa, Canada, 25 May to 1 June 1977) where it was adopted as the overall strategy for the development of fisheries of the Sahel (see document CIFA/77/Inf.3) with the following recommendation:

“DEVELOPMENT OF THE FISHERIES

Considering the importance of the fishery potential of the Sahelian zone and the low level of participation in its exploitation by the Sahelian countries themselves

Considering that fish already represents one of the essential sources of animal protein in the nutrition of local populations and that an increase in production could greatly alleviate the nutritional deficiency affecting the populations

Considering that the fishery stocks of the zone, particularly those of the coastal areas, are among the most important in Africa

Considering that these stocks are bound to become one of the last fishery reserves when the fishery resources of West Africa, among others, are exhausted because of increase in demand which is itself tied to demographic increases

Considering that within the present limits of artisanal fishing techniques used in the Sahel an increase in production to satisfy nutritional and economic requirements of the zone could not be reached without substantial outside assistance being given to Sahelian countries

Considering that without assistance the cumulated deficit in fish for the eight countries concerned during the next 15 or 20 years, when compared to the minimum needs, could be over nine million tons in catches for an export value of five billion dollars

Considering that a global coordinated and integrated development strategy has been elaborated in detail by the Fishery Task Force of the Club of the Sahel

Considering that the strategy includes, on the one hand, a regional training and hydrobiological research project for continental countries, and on the other hand, a series of national projects covering all aspects of development from fish catching to fish consumption

Considering that these various projects constitute sub-programmes which could be executed immediately:

The Commission ¹

Recommends that the Club of the Sahel:

1. Considers favourably the possibility of financing immediately all the first generation projects which constitute an integrated strategy for fishery development for the coming years

2. Takes the necessary steps for the implementation, if possible in 1978, of the operational phase of the regional training and hydrobiological research project of Mopti and mobilises the financial resources required for the running of this regional centre

3. Establishes an Ad Hoc Group Fishery/CILSS/Donors in order to examine, as soon as possible, practical ways of implementing this programme

4. Invites countries and donor agencies to announce their participation in the Ad Hoc Group”.

6. Although the first two meetings of the Fishery Task Force were held under the auspices of the Club of the Sahel, the CIFA Ad Hoc Sub-Committee for the Sahel agreed to consider them as meetings of the Sub-Committee because they brought together the Directors of Fisheries of the Sahelian countries, with the Secretary of CIFA as rapporteur, and because the Task Force itself, at its first meeting, had so requested.

7. The Sub-Committee, after having reviewed and given support to the work done during the inter-sessional period, recommended that the short and long-term plan for the development of Sahelian fisheries be implemented as soon as possible as it was evident that fishery development of that zone was far behind that of other areas in Africa.

8. The delegate from Sudan, who attended the Third Meeting of the Ad Hoc Sub-Committee, being aware that a large part of his country could be considered as Sahelian, expressed the wish that Sudan become a member of the Club of the Friends of the Sahel to benefit from the development of the fisheries in that zone.

9. The Sub-Committee devoted much of its time to the study of the dramatic situation which had developed in Lake Chad area and the repercussions on future development plans of that basin. Aware that a multi-donor fishery project formulation mission was scheduled to visit Chad in the spring of 1978, the Sub-Committee, on the basis of the documentation and expertise available at its Third Meeting, prepared the following guidelines for the mission:

1. On the basis of available information and trends it is likely that a situation of “small Chad” will prevail for some time. Consequently, the opening of the Great Barrier to increase the water surface would only increase the evaporation rate, with resulting damage to fish production.

2. In view of the important reduction in water area and the uncertainty of the future of the lake in the short and medium term, increase in the fishing effort should be encouraged only after very careful study of specific situations. Measures to improve fish processing, conservation and marketing should be given priority as well as efforts to develop fisheries in unexploited zones such as the Salamat.

3. The crucial role of floodplains for the breeding and hence the recruitment of fish to stock for both Lake Chad and the Chari-Logone Rivers is emphasized. Any intervention, human or natural, that would lead the flood regime to be altered in such a way as to produce a reduction of the floodplain area or change in the timing of the flood would be detrimental to fisheries. This makes it essential that research on the Yaérés floodplains be undertaken without delay to ascertain the importance and role in the future of the fisheries of the basin.

4. It is evident that the lack of regulation to govern the exploitation of the basin gives rise to serious problems which continue to hamper fishery development in the area. Priority should therefore be given to harmonize fishery regulation and strengthen national and regional organizations interested in the fishery resources of the basin. This will require important socio-economic studies of the fishermen populations, the movement of the fishermen and of the production and the marketing systems.

5. The important amount of research already done on the fisheries and hydrology of Lake Chad points to the need of bringing together this wealth of documentation in a synthesis of the evolution of Lake Chad and the fishery stocks during the last ten years with scientific guidelines for its future exploitation and development. Such a study would constitute an important background document to the multidonor project formulation mission.

10. In conclusion, the Sub-Committee reiterated the importance of training at all levels as being the most important basic requirement to any development. It strongly supported the establishment of the fishery school at Mopti as the first priority for the entire zone.

¹ Commission II of the Club of the Sahel