Fishing for a living : subsistence and income uses of a common property resource in the upper Zambezi floodplains

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2005

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Duke University, Durham, NC, US

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Variability in resource abundance and fishing effort means there is no consensus regarding how, or even if, floodplain fisheries should be managed. This thesis explores the relative importance of fishing and the institutional environment that determines entitlement and access to fishing resources in a transboundary floodplain in southern Africa experiencing rapid economic and social change. Differences in fisher demographics and management views are related to political and economic contexts of the countries sharing the floodplain. Management needs to be premised on biological goals while considering their potential effects in the context of livelihoods and the role of fishing.

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FISHERY MANAGEMENT, FISHING, FISHERY DEVELOPMENT, FISHERY POLICY, COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION, MARINE RESOURCES, ZAMBIA, CONFLICT RESOLUTION, INCOME GENERATION, VILLAGES, STRATEGIC PLANNING, SOUTH OF SAHARA

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http://hdl.handle.net/10625/26644

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IDRC Research Results / Résultats de recherches du CRDI
2000-2009 / Années 2000-2009
Research Results (Fellowships and Awards) / Résultats de recherche (Programme de bourses)