On site at the MSU African Studies Center is a library of 538 documents dealing mainly with Lakes Victoria and Malawi. The libary catelogue database is keyed by subjects organized in an outline form. Complex Boolian searches are possible. Further information about the The Plea Library can be obtained from PLEA. The subject outline follows.
I. PHYSICAL RESOURCES (PHYSICAL)
A. HYDROLOGY (HYDRO)
1. UPWELLING (UPWELL)
2. LAKE LEVEL (LL)
3. OTHER (OTHER)
4. GENERAL (GEN)
B. LIMNOLOGY (LIMNO)
1. NATURAL HISTORY (NHIST)
2. WATER STRATIFICATION (STRAT)
3. NUTRIENT FLOW (FLOW)
4. WATER CHEMISTRY (WCHEM)
C. LAKE ECOLOGY (ECO)
1. POPULATION DYNAMICS (POPD)
a. PREDITORY/PREY FISH RELATIONSHIPS (PRED)
b. YIELD ESTIMATES AND METHODOLOGY (YEM)
c. FOOD CHAIN (CHAIN)
d. LIFE CYCLES (LC)
e. DISTRIBUTION (DIST)
f. GENERAL (GEN)
g. FISH KILLS (FKILL)
2. CLIMATE (CLIMATE)
D. FISH SPECIES CHARATERISTICS (SPECIES)
1. TILAPIA (TILAPIA) [AKA CHAMBO, NDEGE, OREOCHROMIS SPS.
SAROTHRODON.. SEVERAL T. BLABLABLA, NYAMAMI, MBIRU
NGEGE ENSATO]
2. BAGRUS (BAG) [AKA. SEV, CATFISH, OTIK]
3. LATES (LATES) [AKA MBUTA, NILE PERCH]
4. PROTOPTERUS (PROT) [AKA LUNGFISH, KAMONGO]
5. HAPLOCHROMIS (HAP) [AKA. UTAKA, FULU]
6. CLARIAS (CLAR) [AKA C. MOSSAMBICUS, C. CARSANII, C ALIUADI, MUMI,
NDHIRA, MUDFISH]
7. RASTRINEOBOLA (RAST) [AKA DAGAA, R. ARGENTEA, MUKENE]
8. MORMYRUS (MORM) [AKA M. MACROCEPHALUS, M. KANUME, SUMA, ELEPHANT
SNOUT FISH, MBETE]
9. USIPA (USIPA) [AKA INGRAULICYPRIS SARDELLA]
10. BAMBO (BAMBO)
11. NGONGONGO (NGON)
12. LABEO VITORIANUS (LABEO) [AKA NINGU]
13. OTHER (OTHER)
14. GENERAL (GEN)
E. FISHERIES STATISTICS (STATS)
a. CATCH STATISTICS (CATCH)
b. GEAR USAGE (GEAR)
(1) BOATS (BOATS)
(2) NETS (NETS)
(3) OTHER (OTHER)
c. FISHING EFFORT (FISHE) [CPUE]
d. NUMBER OF FISHERS (NOF)
e. FISH MARKETING STATISTICS (FMS)
F. HUMAN POLLUTION (HUMPOL)
1. EFFLUENTS (EFF)
2. INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS (INDCHEM)
3. AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF (AGRUN)
4. GENERAL (GEN)
II. POLICY (POLICY)
A. COLONIAL NATIONAL POLICIES (BY TERRITORY: CNPK, CNPT, CNPU, CNPM)
1. FISHERIES RESEARCH (FIRE)
a. FISHERIES RESEARCH ADMINISTRATION (FRA)
(1) EAFFRO (EAFFRO)
(2) FAO (FAO)
(3) USAID (USAID)
(4) LAKE BASIN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (LBDA)
(5) USAID (USAID)
(6) UNDP (UNDP)
(7) SADCC (SADCC)
(8) WORLD BANK (WB)
(9) UFFRO (UFFRO)
(10) INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH CENTER (IDRC)
(11) EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY (EAC)
(12) TAFIRI (TAFIRI)
(13) HEST (HEST)
(14) KMFRI (KMFRI)
(15) DANIDA (DANIDA)
(16) FISHIN (FISHIN)
(17) LAKE VICTORIA FISHERIES RESEARCH PROJECT (LVFRP)
(18) INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR RESEARCH ON AND CONSERVATION
OF ENDANGERED CICHLIDS (IARCEC)
(19) YAMAHA (YAMAHA)
(20) OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT NATURAL RESOURCES INSITUTE (ODNRI)
(21) IFIP (IFIP)
(22) GENERAL
b. PRIORITY RESEARCH QUESTIONS (PRQ)
c. DATA GATHERING (DG)
d. RESEARCH PROGRAMS (MRP)
e. MODELS (MODELS)
2.FISHERIES MANAGEMENT (FM)
a. COMMON PROPERTY REGIMES (CPR) [ACCESS, PROPERTY RIGHTS,
TRADITIONAL MANAGEMENT]
b. GOVERNMENT MANAGEMENT (GOV)
(1) NET CONTROL (NET) [INCLUDES ENV. IMPACT ASSESSMENTS]
(a) MESH SIZE (MESH) [ANY OBSERVATION ON MESH SIZE]
(b) QUANTITY (QUANT)
(c) TYPE (TYPE)
(2) THEFT CONTROL (THEFT)
(3) BOAT CONTROL (BOAT)
(a) LICENSING REGIMES (LR) [ALL TYPES OF LICENSING]
(b) SIZE AND CAPABILITY (SAC)
(4) LOCATION CONTROL (LOC)
(5) SEASONS (SEASONS)
(6) QUOTAS (QUOTAS)
(7) FISHERY CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT (FCD)
(a) UPSTREAM (UP)
(b) TRAINING (TRN)
(c) DOWNSTREAM (DOWN)
(d) STOCKING (STOCK)
(e) GENERAL FISHERIES DEVELOPMENT PROJECT ISSUES (GDPI)
(f) GENERAL (GEN)
(g) CASE STUDIES OF FISHERY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS (CASE)
(8) FISHERS-GOVERNMENT RELATIONS (FGR)
(9) INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS (IA)
(10) BUREAUCRATIC ISSUES (BI)
(11) REGULATION THROUGH/OF MARKETS (MARK)
(12) SIZE (SIZE)
(13) TAXES (TAX)
(14) OTHER (OTHER)
c. POLLUTION (POLLUT)
(1) POLLUTION CONTROL (POLCON)
(a) CONFLICTS (CONF)
(b) REGULATION (REGS)
(c) ENFORCEMENT (ENF)
(2) POLLUTION RESEARCH (POLRES)
d. ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATION (ADMIN) [MAY NOT BE JUST RELATED TO
FISHERIES MANAGEMENT PER SE, THIS SECTION FOR GENERAL ORGANIZATION SEARCHES]
(1) LAKE VICTORIA FISHERIES SERVICE (LVFS)
(2) OTHER (OTHER)
(3) LAKE BASIN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (LBDA)
(4) LAKE VICTORIA FISHERIES BOARD (LVFB)
(5) EAST AFRICA HIGH COMMISSION (EAHC)
(6) KENYA FISHERIES DEPARTMENT (KFD)
(7) UGANDA FISHERIES DEPARTMENT (UFD) [FORMERLY GAME DEPT]
(8) TANZANIA FISHERIES DEPARTMENT (TFD)
(9) FAO (FAO)
(10) EAST AFRICAN COMMON SERVICES ORGANIZATION (EACSO)
(11) SADCC (SADCC)
(12) MALAWI FISHERIES DEPARTMENT (MFD)
(13) UNDP (UNDP0
(14) USAID (USAID)
(15) ODA (ODA)
(16) GTZ (GTZ)
(17) EDF (EDF)
(18) ICLARM (ICLARM)
(19) WORLD BANK (WB)
(20) FISHIN (FISHIN)
(21) IFIP (IFIP)
(22) CHINESE INTERNATIONAL AID (CHINA)
(23) ITALIAN AID (ITALY)
(24) EEC (EEC)
(25) HEST (HEST)
(26) COMMUNAUTE ECONOMIQUE DES PAYS DES GRANDS LACS (CEPGL)
(27) PREFERENTIAL TRADE AREA FOR EASTERN AND SOUTHERN AFRICA
(PTA)
(28) NORAD (NORAD)
(29) NON-GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS (NGOS)
(30) JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY (JICA)
e. MANAGEMENT ISSUES (MI)
(1) TRENDS (TRENDS)
(2) SPECIES INTRODUCTIONS (SI)
(3) INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT (IM)
(4) INFORMATION MANAGEMENT (INFO)
(5) GENERAL (GEN)
3. NON-FISHING LAKE BASIN POLICY ISSUES (NFLBPI)
a. RAILROADS (RR)
b. HARBORS (HARB)
c. LAKE TRANSPORTATION (TRANS)
d. WATER USE (WATER)
e. STRATEGIC CONCERNS (STRATCON)
f. LAKE BASIN GENERAL PLANNING (LBGP)
(1) ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (ECODEV)
(2) HEALTH ISSUES (HLTH)
(3) OTHER (OTHER)
g. AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT POLICY (AGDEV)
h. URBAN WASTE POLICY (UWP)
i. FORESTRY POLICY (FOR)
j. URBAN DEVELOPMENT POLICY (UDP)
k. ROADWAYS/CAUSEWAYS (ROAD)
4. GENERAL POLICY STATEMENTS (GPS)
B. COLONIAL INTERNATIONAL POLICIES (CIP)
C. KENYA (KEN)
D. TANZANIA (TAN)
E. UGANDA (UGA)
F. MALAWI (MAL)
G. POST-COLONIAL INTERNATIONAL POLICIES (PIP)
H. GENERAL POLICY (GP)
III. SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC ASPECTS (SOCIAL)
A. FISHING PEOPLES (PEOPLE)
1. ETHNIC GROUPS (ETHNIC)
a. ETHNOGRAPHIC DATA (ETHDAT)
(1) HISTORICAL (HIST)
(2) CURRENT (CUR)
b. INTER-ETHNIC RELATIONSHIPS (INTETH)
(1) HISTORICAL (HIST)
(2) CURRENT (CUR)
2. NON-FISHING ECONOMIC SITUATION (NES)
a. AGRICULTURE (AG)
b. COMMERCE (COM)
c. COOPERATIVES (COOP)
d. NON-FISHING INDUSTRY (NFI)
(1) TOURISM (TOURISM)
(2) OTHER (OTHER)
e. AQUACULTURE (AQ)
f. PROPERTY RIGHTS (PROPERTY) [INCLUDES GENERAL LAND USE]
g. GENERAL (GEN)
3. WELLBEING (WELL)
a. HEALTH (HEALTH)
b. EDUCATION (ED)
c. NUTRITION AND FOOD PREFERENCES (NUT)
d. WEALTH (WEALTH)
e. PERCEIVED WELLBEING (PWELL)
f. HOUSEHOLDS (HOUSE)
4. DEMOgraphics (DEMO)
a.BASIC DEMOGRAPHIC VARIABLES (BDV)
(1) MORTALITY (MORT)
(2) FERTILITY (FERT)
(3) AGE DISTRIBUTION (AGE)
(4) GENDER RATIOS (RATIO)
(5) POPULATION (POP)
b. MIGRATION (MIG)
(1) MIGRATORY FISHERMEN (MFISH)
(a) ORIGINS (ORI)
(b) EFFECTS ON PLACE OF ARRIVAL (POA)
(c) EFFECTS ON PLACE OF DEPARTURE (POD)
(d) RELATIONSHIPS WITH SEDENTARY FISHERMEN (SED)
(e) GOVERNMENT MIGRATION POLICIES (GOVMIG)
(f) GENERAL (GEN)
(2) OTHER TYPES OF MIGRATION (MOTH)
(a) INTRA-RURAL MIGRATIONS (INTRUR)
(b) URBAN MIGRATIONS (URBAN)
(c) GENERAL (GEN)
5. NON-FISHING GENDER ROLES (GEND)
a. ECONOMIC ROLES (ECOR)
(1) AGRICULTURAL (AG)
(2) NON-AGRICULTURAL (NONAG)
b. POLITY (POLITY)
c. HOUSEHOLD ROLES (HROL)
d. GENERAL (GEN)
6. CLASS (CLASS)
7. INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY (IF)
a. KINSHIP AND FISHING (KAF)
b. SOCIALIZATION TO FISHING (STF)
c. SOCIALIZATION IN GENERAL (SOC)
d. RELIGION (REL)
B. ARTISANAL FISHING SECTOR (ART)
1. FISHING (FISHING) [THIS CATEGORY IS THE MORE GENERAL OF THE
THREE AT THIS LEVEL]
a. TECHNOLOGY (TECH)
(1) CATCHING TECHNOLOGY (CATTECH)
(2) BOATS (BOATS)
(3) EXTENSION (EXT)
(4) IMPACT (IMP)
(5) OTHER (OTHER)
(6) GENERAL (GEN)
b. LABOR (LABOR)
(1) ECONOMIC ROLES (EROL)
(a) GENDER (GEND)
(b) ETHNICITY (ETH)
(c) AGE (AGE)
(d) RELATIONS OF PRODUCTION (ROP)
(2) ORGANIZATION OF WORK TEAMS (OOWT)
(3) UPSTREAM ACTIVITIES (UP)
(a) NET MAKING (NET)
(b) BOAT MAKING (BOAT)
(c) BAIT (BAIT)
(d) OTHER (OTHER)
(4) NUMBER OF WORKERS (NOW)
(5) SOCIAL-PSYCH ASPECTS OF FISHERS (SOCPSY)
(6) RECRUITMENT TO FISHING (RF)
(7) ATTITUDES TOWARD FISHING (ATF)
c. CAPITAL (CAP)
(1) CREDIT, FINANCING SCHEMES (CREDIT)
(2) CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS (CAPREQ)
(3) BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS (BUS)
(a) MALDECO (MALDECO)
(b) UGANDA FISH MARKETING CORP. (TUFMAC)
(c) NYAZA FISHING AND PROCESSING (NFP)
(d) SINO-UGANDA FISHING JOINT VENTURE COMPANY (SINOU)
(e) KAMPALA ICE PLANT (KIP)
(f) GOMBA FISHING INDUSTRIES (GOMBA)
(g) QUALITY FOODS (QUFO)
(h) UGANDA FISHERIES ENTREPRISE (UFE)
(i) VICTORIA FRESH FOODS (VFF)
(j) UGANDA FISHNET MANUFACTURING COMPANY (UFMC)
(k) YAMAHA (YAMAHA)
(4) CAPITAL AS A THEORETICAL CATEGORY (CAPCAT)
d. STANDARD ECONOMIC ANALYSES (SEA)
(1) MICRO (MICRO)
(2) MACRO (MACRO)
2. PROCESSING (PROCESS)
a. TECHNOLOGY (TECH)
(1) PRESERVATION TECHNIQUES (PRES)
(a) TRADTIONAL TECHNIQUES (TRAD)
(b) NON-TRADITIONAL TECHNIQUES (NTRAD)
(2) EXTENTION (EXT)
(3) PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY IMPACTS (IMP)
(4) OTHER (OTHER)
(5) GENERAL (GEN)
b. LABOR (LABOR)
(1) ECONOMIC ROLES (EROL)
(a) GENDER (GEND)
(b) ETHNICITY (ETH)
(c) AGE (AGE)
(d) RELATIONS OF PRODUCTION (ROP)
(2) ORGANIZATION OF WORK TEAMS (OOWT)
(3) NUMBER OF WORKERS (NOW)
c. CAPITAL (CAP)
(1) CREDIT SCHEMES (CREDIT)
(2) CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS (CAPREQ)
(3) BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS (BUS)
(4) CAPITAL AS A THEORETICAL CATEGORY (CAPCAT)
d. STANDARD ECONOMIC ANALYSES (SEA)
(1) MICRO (MICRO)
(2) MACRO (MACRO)
3. MARKETING (MARKET)
a. MARKET ORGANIZATION (MOOR)
(1) LOCAL (LOC)
(2) REGIONAL (REG)
(3) NATIONAL (NAT)
(4) INTERNATIONAL (INT)
b. TECHNOLOGY (TECH)
(1) STORAGE/TRANSPORTATION TECHNIQUES (STT)
(a) TRADTIONAL TECHNIQUES (TRAD)
(b) NON-TRADITIONAL TECHNIQUES (NTRAD)
(2) EXTENSION (EXT)
(3) IDEAS FOR NEW PRODUCTS (PRODS)
(4) MARKETING TECHNOLOGY IMPACTS (IMP)
(5) OTHER (OTHER)
(6) GENERAL (GEN)
c. LABOR (LABOR)
(1) ECONOMIC ROLES (EROL)
(a) GENDER (GEND)
(b) ETHNICITY (ETH)
(c) AGE (AGE)
(d) RELATIONS OF PRODUCTION (ROP)
(2) ORGANIZATION OF WORK TEAMS (OOWT)
d. CAPITAL (CAP)
(1) CREDIT SCHEMES (CREDIT)
(2) CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS (CAPREQ)
(3) BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS (BUS)
(4) CAPITAL AS A THEORETICAL CATEGORY (CAPCAT)
e. STANDARD ECONOMIC ANALYSES (SEA)
(1) MICRO (MICRO)
(2) MACRO (MACRO)
4. ORGANIZATIONS (ORGS)
a. COOPERATIVES (COOP)
b. TRADE ORGANIZATIONS (TO)
(1) NYANZA AFRICAN LAKE FISHERMEN'S ASSOCIATION (NALFO)
(2) LAKE VICTORIA FISHERMEN'S COOPERATIVE SOCIETY (LVFCS)
(3) UGANDA FISHERIES ASSOCIATION (UFA)
(4) OTHER
c. GENERAL (GEN)
C. INDUSTRIAL FISHING SECTOR (IND)
D. ARTISANAL/INDUSTRIAL INTERACTIONS (INTER)
1. CONFLICTS (CONFLICT)
a. GEAR DAMAGE (GEAR)
b. COMPETITION FOR FISH (FISH)
c. COMPETITION FOR MARKETS (MARKET)
d. GENERAL (GEN)
2. POLICY EFFECTS (POLICY)
3. COOPERATION (COOP)
IV. OTHER BODIES OF WATER (OTHLAKE)
A. LAKE KARIBA (KARIBA)
B. LAKE RUKWA (RUKWA)
C. LAKE KITANGARI (KITANGARI)
D. LAKE TANGANYIKA (TANGANYIKA)
E. LAKE TITICACA (TITICACA)
F. LAKE EDWARD (EDWARD)
G. LAKE GEORGE (GEORGE)
H. LAKE BUNYONI (BUNYONI)
I. LAKE NAKAVALI (NAKAVALI)
J. LAKE KACHIRA (KACHIRA)
K. LAKE KIGANEBALOLA (KIGANEBALOLA)
L. LAKE NABUGARO (NABUGARO)
M. ZAMBEZI RIVER (ZAMBEZI)
N. LAKE KAFUE (KAFUE)
O. SHIRE RIVER (SHIRE)
P. LAKE BISINA (BISINA)
Q. LAKE MUTANDA (MUTANDA)
R. LAKE MWERU (MWERU)
S. LAKE MWERU WA NTIRA (NTIRA)
T. LAKE NAIVASHA (NAIVASHA)
U. LAKE CHAD (CHAD)
V. SAHEL FISHERIES (SAHEL)
W. LAKE KIVU (KIVU)
X. LAKE CAHONA BASSA (CAHONA BASSA)