Multidisciplinary research and management: fisheries in the Central Delta of the Niger River (Mali)

Multidisciplinary research and management: fisheries in the Central Delta of the Niger River (Mali)
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Quensiere, J. (1997). Multidisciplinary research and management: fisheries in the Central Delta of the Niger River (Mali). NAGA 20 (3/4): 37-41
This contribution gives an overview of the fisheries in the Central Delta of the Niger River (Mali) and highlights the results of a multidisciplinary research and management program conducted in the area to assess the status of the fisheries and improve their management. The importance of multidisciplinary approaches is emphasized to fully elaborate the problems impacting fisheries and the measures for their resolution. Directions for increased decentralization, participation of fishers and ecosystem preservation for improved management of the Central Delta fisheries are briefly discussed.
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