T. Petr (Ed.). Inland fisheries in multiple-purpose river basin planning and development in tropical Asia countries. Three case studies = FAO Fisheries Technical Paper 265.–166 p., 29 fig., 30 tables. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations 1985. ISBN 92-5-102327-1
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1987
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 57 KB
- Volume
- 72
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1434-2944
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✦ Synopsis
Book Review T. PETX (Ed.). Inland fisheries in multiple-purpose river basin plaiiiiiiig and development in tropical Asia countries. Three case studies =FA0 Fisheries Technicel Paper 263.--166 p., 29 fig., 30 tables. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Xations 1883.
The Indo-Ptscifie Fisheries Commission (TPFC) Workshop on Inland Fisheries for Planners, at its meeting in April 1982 in Manila, stressed the need for supportive information dnd data relevant to fishery policy formulation and decision-making options in river basin development schemes. Among such needs was the preparation of several case studies from the region. This technical paper presents three case studies of inland fisheries in the context of a multiple-use of land and water resources in the humid tropics of Asia. Two of the three river basins are situated on islands, i.e. the Agno in the Philippines and thc Mahaneli in Sri Lanka; one is on insinland Asia, i.e. the Kam Pong Basin in Thailand. Although the river basins have a number of features in common, such as, for example, their size, forest cover and population density, they differ in it number of other environmental aspects and changes induced by the development taking place in their basins.
Details are given on the current fish yields, on long-term changes (Nam Pong reservoir), on problems associated with introductions and stocking (Kam Pong and Mahaweli), and on some other aspects of reservoir fisheries and aquacuIture developments in these basins. The studies have stressed the need for regular monitoring of fish stocks and fishing effort for successful management.
A fishery development sub-model prepared for the Nan1 Pong reservoir has clearly shown the need for introducing regulatory measures of reservoir fishery, if it is to improve.