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dc.contributor.authorMosepele, K.
dc.date.accessioned2019-02-14T08:06:30Z
dc.date.available2019-02-14T08:06:30Z
dc.date.issued2014-07-29
dc.identifier.citationMosepele, K. (2014) Classical fisheries theory and inland (floodplain) fisheries management; is there need for a paradigm shift? lessons from the Okavango Delta, Botswana. Fisheries and Aquaculture Journal, Vol. 5, No. 3, p. 1-8en_US
dc.identifier.issn2150-350 (Online)
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10311/1886
dc.description.abstractThis paper reviews the fisheries management question of inland (floodplain) systems in the developing world and proposes a paradigm shift in approach. Inland fisheries management is largely based on classical fisheries formulations derived on temperate freshwater and marine single-stock fisheries. The basic models to manage inland fisheries are based on steady state equilibrium models. However, inland, flood-pulsed fisheries are dynamic and driven by external factors which are incongruent with the classical approach. Therefore, adopting this management approach in inland, flood-pulsed fisheries has created a management conundrum because of the obvious fundamental differences that exist between these two systems. Marine fisheries contribute to the macroeconomic growth of fishing countries, inland fisheries from developing countries are largely focused on recreational activities, while inland (floodplain) fisheries are key sources of food and nutrition security for marginalized riparian communities in the developing world. This review also uses lessons from the Okavango Delta fishery to illustrate the uniqueness of floodplain fisheries and the management questions therein. One key debate highlighted in this review is that inland fisheries are a livelihood of the last resort for poor (and sometimes malnourished) communities. Management should therefore mainstream this value into management interventions, especially since a sustainable utilization of this resource can assist developing countries to achieve some of the MDG’s. The paper concludes with an argument of the need for a paradigm shift in inland fisheries management, where key factors such as enhanced data collection, co-management regimes based on “real” democratic principles constitute some of the germane attributes of fisheries management plans.en_US
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dc.publisherFisheries and Aquaculture Journal; https://www.omicsonline.orgen_US
dc.rightsThis is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are crediteden_US
dc.subjectFlood pulseen_US
dc.subjectClassical fisheries managementen_US
dc.subjectOkavango Deltaen_US
dc.subjectFloodplain fisheriesen_US
dc.titleClassical fisheries theory and inland (floodplain) fisheries management; is there need for a paradigm shift? lessons from the Okavango Delta, Botswanaen_US
dc.typePublished Articleen_US
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