Resource Conservation
Region: Africa
Country: Malawi
Date: 1993 - 1995
Funded By: GEF / IDA
The aims of the project were to strengthen the Fisheries Departments' research capacity and focus research activities on assessment of fish stocks, pilot lake conservation and management programmes. The project was also aimed at the development of pilot fish farming models designed to integrate aquaculture into farming systems in different ecological zones, with appropriate agricultural techniques. Research focused on exploratory surveys of the demersal fish stock assessment, expanded to cover the northern part of Lake Malawi; formulation of plans to monitor and manage commercial fisheries; assessment of the effects of bottom trawling and beach seining on the lake's ecosystems; development of techniques for managing coastal fisheries; and coordination of research activities financed by other donors; together with the provision of equipment and vehicles required for the project.