Fisheries have frequently been used to demonstrate the tragedies of open-access resources, and the debate on how best to manage fish stocks is well established. As fishing effort continues to respond to the growing demand for fish, proper inland fisheries management is becoming more and more urgent. This text looks at fisheries management of African Inland Fisheries in particular, collating major research and discussions into how to handle the issues confronting African fisheries managers.

This edited text is made up of contributions of well-respected personnel involved with African Fisheries and will be of great use to students of environmental management fisheries managers the world over but especially to all African resource managers.