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The Valuation of Riparian Fisheries in Southern and Eastern Africa

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dc.contributor.author Turpie, Jane en_US
dc.contributor.author Neiland, Arthur E. en_US
dc.contributor.author Béné, Christophe en_US
dc.date.accessioned 2009-07-31T14:24:27Z
dc.date.available 2009-07-31T14:24:27Z
dc.date.issued 2008 en_US
dc.date.submitted 2009-01-01 en_US
dc.date.submitted 2009-01-01 en_US
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/10535/43
dc.description.abstract "This paper was commissioned by the WorldFish Center as part of a global survey. It reviews the published and gray literature concerning economic valuations of river fisheries in eastern and southern Africa, extracting the best available information on their direct economic values and on the impacts of changes in water management on this value. It then assesses the methods used and makes recommendations regarding approaches to be used in future. The review concentrates on rivers with their associated floodplains and major deltas. The values and issues associated with estuaries and lakes are not considered. "Riparian fisheries in eastern and southern Africa tend to be small-scale, labor intensive, artisanal fisheries. They have received relatively little attention because they have limited commercial value compared to marine and lacustrine fisheries. However, they make an important contribution to subsistence income. Because they are highly seasonal, they tend to form part of a risk-spreading strategy, as one of several activities that households engage in. Fishing can provide a fallback source of food and income in years when local rainfall events lead to crop failure." en_US
dc.publisher WorldFish Center en_US
dc.relation.ispartof Tropical River Fisheries Valuation: Background Papers to a Global Synthesis en_US
dc.subject riparian rights en_US
dc.subject fisheries en_US
dc.subject valuation en_US
dc.subject natural resources en_US
dc.subject resource management en_US
dc.title The Valuation of Riparian Fisheries in Southern and Eastern Africa en_US
dc.type Book Chapter en_US
dc.type.published published en_US
dc.coverage.region Africa en_US
dc.subject.sector Social Organization en_US
dc.subject.sector Fisheries en_US
dc.identifier.citationjournal WorldFish Center Studies and Reviews (1836). WorldFish Center, Penang, Malaysia, pp. 107-146 en_US
dc.identifier.citationpages 107-146 en_US
dc.identifier.citationpubloc Penang, Malaysia en_US
dc.identifier.citationmonth January en_US


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