Dream or nightmare?: With little evidence of overfishing by artisanal fishermen, the ban on fishing for barracuda in Guinea-Bissau may be just an ecologist’s dream

Stegemann, Hannes and de Braconier, Philippe (1995) Dream or nightmare?: With little evidence of overfishing by artisanal fishermen, the ban on fishing for barracuda in Guinea-Bissau may be just an ecologist’s dream. Samudra Report (13). pp. 3-5. ISSN 0973 1121

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Abstract

Until recently, the fisheries of Guinea-Bissau were largely regulated by a decree dating to 1986. However, since 1994, the Guinean government has been preparing a new set of regulations. For a country like Guinea-Bissau, regulating the fishery is certainly an important matter, perhaps more so for the country’s economic development than for the protection of its natural resources.On 7 June 1994, the Ministry of Fisheries introduced a new decree regulating fishing activities in the Rio Grande de Buba. On the whole, this regulation features standard restrictions. It, for example, defines the permissible mesh size of the nets, and the number of artisanal boats allowed in the fishery, among other stipulations.

Item Type:	Articles
Class Number:	920.SAM0152
Keywords:	Samudra Report, ICSF, Guinea Bissau, Small-scale Fisheries, Artisanal Fisheries, Fisheries Management, Fishing Zones, Net Fishing
Subjects:	Right to Resources
Depositing User:	Varsha V icsf
Date Deposited:	30 Oct 2021 18:26
Last Modified:	30 Mar 2022 11:54
URI:	http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/509

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