Seth Mensah Abobi

Fisheries of the Lower Reaches of the White Volta River at Yapei,ghana Seth Mensah Abobi

Fisheries of the Lower Reaches of the White Volta River at Yapei, Northern Region of Ghana is a comprehensive documentation of relevant fisheries information in the northern region of Ghana. The book fundamentally addresses the biology and exploitation of three freshwater fishes namely Alestes baremoze, Brycinus nurse and Schilbe intermedius. The fish species are the among the commercial fish species in the northern region of Ghana. Socio-economic dimensions of the Yapei artisanal fisheries are also highlighted. Fisheries structure and characteristics including fishing gears and crafts, post-harvest handling and processing, species composition and relative abundance, fishing effort and catch per unit effort (cpue) have been adequately studied and reported. Interestingly, the environmental setup and the physicochemical characteristics of the lower white Volta River have analysed and well presented in this book. The book explores the relationship between water level and cpue in the lower reaches of the White Volta River. It is a useful guide for those conducting tropical fisheries research as relevant research methods and their limitations have been adequately discussed.