2011
DOI: 10.1080/14634988.2011.604567
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A critical look at the current gillnet regulations meant to protect the Nile Perch stocks in Lake Victoria

Abstract: Nile Perch fishing in Lake Victoria is done using gillnets and long lines. These gears have been deployed in the lake indiscriminately to the extent that in early 2000s the species showed signs of over-fishing. To address this situation, a slot size of 50–85 cm total length (TL) was instituted by the partner states to protect immature fish, and large adults to replenish the stocks while at the same time harvesting mature individuals. Catch Assessment Surveys, have been conducted regularly by the partner states… Show more

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“…While no significant difference was found in the reasons for using destructive fishing gears between gender (n = 150, p = 0.823), the analysis showed that years spent in fisheries (n = 150, p < 0.05) and occupations (n = 150, p < 0.001) had significant effects on the reasons about the use of destructive gears, i.e., managers/scientists and fishers differ in their consideration about why destructive fishing gear was used. All in all, our findings concur with other recent studies of illegal fishing [34,50,51], which show that economic conditions and management issues may contribute to non-compliance of fisheries regulations. Table 5.…”
Section: Reasons For Using Destructive Fishing Gearsupporting
confidence: 82%
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“…While no significant difference was found in the reasons for using destructive fishing gears between gender (n = 150, p = 0.823), the analysis showed that years spent in fisheries (n = 150, p < 0.05) and occupations (n = 150, p < 0.001) had significant effects on the reasons about the use of destructive gears, i.e., managers/scientists and fishers differ in their consideration about why destructive fishing gear was used. All in all, our findings concur with other recent studies of illegal fishing [34,50,51], which show that economic conditions and management issues may contribute to non-compliance of fisheries regulations. Table 5.…”
Section: Reasons For Using Destructive Fishing Gearsupporting
confidence: 82%
“…This clearly indicates a shared understanding among the surveyed fishery stakeholders on two of the IUU fishing activities. In addition, this understanding is consistent with the common knowledge of fishing gears and practices widely perceived to have a sizable impact on the fisheries resources, towards which much effort in the region is also directed [46,47,51]. Furthermore, strong association was found between the fishers group and the local residents, and even a stronger one between the boat owners and the managers/scientists.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 62%
“…Given the current practice for BMUs to bypass regulations and fisheries management officials to allow (or be part of) illegal practice (Etiegni et al., ; Lawrence, ; Obiero et al., ), the targets of NPFMP2 to increase yields, provide a 10% increase in economic return, with a greater share of wealth for local communities, and all within a planned two‐year period, are starkly overambitious. A very large (>70%) proportion of fish landed in 2008 was below the legal slot size across all three riparian states (Msuku, Mrosso & Nsinda, ; Njiru et al., ). Recent field observations (Etiegni et al., ) do not indicate improvement.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 98%
“…Given the size-selectivity characteristics of their gears, fishers using longlines or gillnets are expected to target different size classes of the Nile perch stock that are in part spatially separated (Chitamwebwa et al 2009, Msuku et al 2011. A further differentiation in spatial allocation may be on setting depths of different gears.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%