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Outcomes of a pilot fish telemetry workshop for developing countries

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Fisheries management is a crucial issue worldwide, but it is proportionally more crucial in developing countries that rely heavily on inland fisheries. Management requires proper knowledge of fish behaviour and habitat use, as can be achieved through telemetry techniques, although these are most rarely used in tropical regions. Here we report briefly on the outcomes of a pilot workshop and training course aiming at improving technology transfer and capacity building, laying the stress on strengths and weaknesses of this approach, as evaluated by trainees.

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  1. Research Associate of the Belgian F.N.R.S., University of Liège, Ethology and Animal Psychology, Tihange Aquaculture Research Station, Chemin de la Justice 10, B-4500, Tihange, Belgium

    E. Baras

  2. Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD, ex ORSTOM), BP 2528, Bamako, Mali

    V. Bénech

  3. Fisheries Department, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO/UN), Via delle Terme di Caracalla, I-00100, Rome, Italy

    G. Marmulla

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Baras, E., Bénech, V. & Marmulla, G. Outcomes of a pilot fish telemetry workshop for developing countries. Hydrobiologia 483, 9–11 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1021382201886

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