Title: A Comparison of Fishing Strategies in the Bangweulu Swamps
Abstract:The fishing strategies in the Bangweulu Swamps, Northern Zambia, are described and analysed based on the data obtained from a three month field study in 1983. At the Muilika fishing camp, situated in ...The fishing strategies in the Bangweulu Swamps, Northern Zambia, are described and analysed based on the data obtained from a three month field study in 1983. At the Muilika fishing camp, situated in the' center of the Swamps, six fishing methods were employed by a total of 19fishing units consisting of27 fishermen. A comparison was made of the fishing effort allocated to the six fishing methods by these 19 units. In spite of a difference found in the allocation pattern of fishing effort, no significant difference in fishing efficiency was found among the fishing units . For ukusakila (fish-driving method), comparisons of efficiencies were made between the two variations of ukusakila method, among various sizes of co-fishing group, and among fishing units, none of which showed a significant difference. It is suggested that overall fishing efficiencies are levelled out in the long run by the fishermen who disperse their effort to diflerent strategies and cooperate in using a small fishing ground so as not to reduce efficiencies. In group fishing, a social factor based on kinship ties is also important, although it may not be directly relevant to the optimization of fishing efliciency.Read More
Publication Year: 1985
Publication Date: 1985-03-01
Language: en
Type: article
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