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FAO/NORWAY GOVERNMENT GCP/INT/648/NOR COOPERATIVE PROGRAMME Field Report F-14 (En) eries FISHCODE MANAGEMENT LAKE TANGANYIKA REGIONAL FISHERIES PROGRAMME (TREFIP) PREPARED BY THE JOINT AfDB/FAO/FISHCODE MISSION C. MAGNET, J.E. REYNOLDS AND H. BRU FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS ROME, JULY 2000 FAO/Norway Programme of Assistance to Developing Countries for the Implementation of the Code of Conduct for Responsible of the Code Conduct FAO/NorwayFish Programme of Assistance to Developing Countries for the Implementation Fisheries Management for the Provision Advice of Scientific for Improving Countries to Developing Assistance F: Sub-programme LAKE TANGANYIKA REGIONAL FISHERIES PROGRAMME (TREFIP) A proposal for implementation of the Lake Tanganyika Framework Fisheries Management Plan Prepared by: The Joint AfDB/FAO/FISHCODE Lake Tanganyika Mission Christophe Magnet (Team Leader/Economist, AfDB), J.Eric Reynolds (Development Planner/Socio-Economist, FAO), & Hervé Bru (Infrastructure/Marketing Specialist, AfDB) African Development Bank, Food and Agriculture Organization Abidjan of the United Nations, Rome July 2000 The designations employed and the presentation of material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. LAKE TANGANYIKA REGIONAL FISHERIES PROGRAMME (TREFIP) 18.07.00 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This document was drafted on behalf of the AfDB and the four Lake Tanganyika littoral States of Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Tanzania, and Zambia. Responsibility for its preparation was assigned to the Fisheries Policy and Planning Service (FIPP) of FAO, with funding provided by the AfDB and the FAO FISHCODE Programme (GCP/INT/648/NOR -- Interregional Programme of Assistance to Developing Countries for the Implementation of the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries). The members of the AfDB/FAO/FISHCODE Feasibility Study Mission to Lake Tanganyika gratefully acknowledge the assistance they received from the fisheries authorities and fisheries research personnel of the respective lacustrine States during the course of field investigations. Various other people representing government departments, local authorities, FAO and other United Nations agencies, NGOs, and private companies, as noted in Annex 3 of the document, provided valuable advice, observations, and practical support as well. Their assistance is much appreciated. The Mission in particular wishes to thank Dr. George Hanek, Ag. FAO Representative to Burundi, and former Project Co-ordinator, Lake Tanganyika Research. Thanks are also expressed to Mr. Siebren Venema, FISHCODE Programme Manager, FAO/FIPP, and Dr. Dominique Gréboval, Senior Fisheries Planning Officer, FAO/FIPP, for their backstopping support. Finally, special appreciation is due to the many local fisherfolk and members of lakeshore communities who assisted the Mission with their hospitality and patient responses to the many questions asked of them. - iii - LAKE TANGANYIKA REGIONAL FISHERIES PROGRAMME (TREFIP) 18.07.00 TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS................................................................................................................................. iii TABLE OF CONTENTS.......................................................................................................................................v LIST OF TABLES.............................................................................................................................................. vii CURRENCIES................................................................................................................................................... viii ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS............................................................................................................ ix EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................................................. xi PROGRAMME MATRIX................................................................................................................................ xvii 1. INTRODUCTION.........................................................................................................................................1 1.1 Programme Background and History.......................................................................................................1 1.2 Performance of Similar Projects in the Region........................................................................................6 2. FISHERIES SECTOR.................................................................................................................................10 2.1 Generalities .............................................................................................................................................10 2.1.1 Burundi............................................................................................................................................................11 2.1.2 Democratic Republic of Congo ......................................................................................................................11 2.1.3 Tanzania..........................................................................................................................................................12 2.1.4 Zambia ............................................................................................................................................................13 2.2 Fisheries Policy and Development Institutions......................................................................................14 2.2.1 Burundi............................................................................................................................................................14 2.2.2 Democratic Republic of Congo ......................................................................................................................15 2.2.3 Tanzania..........................................................................................................................................................15 2.2.4 Zambia ............................................................................................................................................................16 2.3 Lake Tanganyika Fisheries.....................................................................................................................17 2.3.1 Species Composition and Harvest Levels ......................................................................................................17 2.3.2 Recent Developments in artisanal and industrial Fishing..............................................................................18 2.3.3 Distribution of Fishing Effort.........................................................................................................................20 2.3.4 Post-harvest Sector .........................................................................................................................................21 3. PROGRAMME AREA...............................................................................................................................23 3.1 Location and Physical Setting ................................................................................................................23 3.2 Socio-Economic Setting.........................................................................................................................24 3.2.1 Burundi............................................................................................................................................................24 3.2.2 Democratic Republic of Congo ......................................................................................................................25 3.2.3 Tanzania..........................................................................................................................................................26 3.2.4 Zambia ............................................................................................................................................................27 3.3 Gender Issues..........................................................................................................................................27 4. THE PROGRAMME ..................................................................................................................................28 4.1 Objectives ...............................................................................................................................................28 4.2 Programme outputs.................................................................................................................................29 4.2.1 Co-Management System.................................................................................................................................30 4.2.2 Improved Infrastructure and Services ............................................................................................................31 4.2.3 Protection of stocks and biodiversity .............................................................................................................35 4.2.4 Improved fisheries legal