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Small-scale Wetland Indigenous Fisheries Management

The focus of the work is management and stock enhancement of seasonal backswamps in eight villages of two Districts in Laos’ southernmost province. A secondary focus is stream fishery management. Small-scale and indigenous fisheries based on common property resources have previously been neglected in favour of larger scale fisheries.

Duration: 1999-2002

Partners: Champassak Provincial Livestock and Fisheries Office (Lao PDR); Living Aquatic Resources Research Centre (Lao PDR)

Funding bodies: Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR); International Development Research Centre (IDRC)

Earlier project stages: Stage 1 - Indigenous Fisheries Development and Management in Lao PDR

Detailed Information: Indigenous Fisheries Case Study Website

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