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In most fishing communities small scale fisheries are managed for resource sustainability through indigenous and traditional methods such as water tenure, ritual prohibitions, taboos and magic as well as gear restrictions, closed seasons and flood plain intensification management strategies.
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Ipinmoroti, M.O., Iyiola, A.O., Akanmu, O.A., Orisasona, O., Fawole, N. (2018). Diversity and Distribution of Fish Species in Lake Asejire, South West Nigeria. In: Kallel, A., Ksibi, M., Ben Dhia, H., Khélifi, N. (eds) Recent Advances in Environmental Science from the Euro-Mediterranean and Surrounding Regions. EMCEI 2017. Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-70548-4_422
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