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Ten research questions to support South Africa’s Inland Fisheries Policy

OLF Weyl1 DSI/NRF Research Chair in Inland Fisheries and Freshwater Ecology, South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, Makhanda, South Africa;2 Rhodes University, Makhanda, South AfricaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8935-3296
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L Barkhuizen3 Department of Zoology and Entomology, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa;4 Free State Department of Economic, Small Business Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs, Bloemfontein, South Africa
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K Christison5 Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries, Cape Town, South AfricaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9879-3405
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T Dalu6 Department of Ecology and Resource Management, University of Venda, Thohoyandou, South Africa;7 South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, Makhanda, South AfricaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9019-7702
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HA Hlungwani5 Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries, Cape Town, South Africa;8 Department of Biodiversity, University of Limpopo, Sovenga, South Africa
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D Impson9 Biodiversity Capabilities, CapeNature, Cape Town, South Africa
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K Sankar5 Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries, Cape Town, South Africa
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NE Mandrak10 Department of Biological Sciences, University of Toronto Scarborough, Toronto, ON, CanadaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8335-9681
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SM Marr7 South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, Makhanda, South AfricaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8655-5522
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JR Sara8 Department of Biodiversity, University of Limpopo, Sovenga, South Africa
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NJ Smit11 Water Research Group, Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South AfricaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7950-193X
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D Tweddle7 South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, Makhanda, South AfricaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1669-1593
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NG Vine12 Department of Zoology & Entomology, University of Fort Hare, Alice, South AfricaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1649-6242
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V Wepener11 Water Research Group, Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South AfricaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9374-7191
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M Zvavahera12 Department of Zoology & Entomology, University of Fort Hare, Alice, South Africa;7 South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, Makhanda, South Africa
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IG Cowx13 Hull International Fisheries Institute, University of Hull, Hull, United KingdomCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1-10 | Received 05 Nov 2019, Accepted 09 Sep 2020, Published online: 20 Nov 2020
 
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Abstract

South Africa is in the process of developing a National Freshwater (Inland) Wild Capture Fisheries Policy. A properly focused research strategy is essential to guide the policy development process, and thus a dedicated ‘Inland Fisheries’ workshop was convened by the South African Society for Aquatic Scientists in June 2018 to update and further develop a list of priority knowledge requirements for inland fisheries in the country. The main themes that emerged during the workshop were developed and contextualised as ten research questions. These were: (1) What is the exploitation potential of inland fisheries? (2) What are the health risks from consuming freshwater fishes? (3) Who currently uses inland fisheries and what are their harvests? (4) What can we learn from historical constraints to inland fisheries development? (5) How will governance of fisheries have to change in an evolving sectoral environment? (6) What are the options for fisheries enhancement? (7) What are the most appropriate fisheries technologies? (8) What value chains and employment opportunities are associated with inland fisheries? (9) What is the impact of water level fluctuations on fish production? (10) What are the impacts of pathogenic diseases on fish populations?

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‡ Dedicated to the memory of the late Olaf LF Weyl

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