Venezuela: Fisheries and Fisheries Management
Submitted by The Catt-Trax2 Team on Tue, 2007/01/09 - 11:08am.
Report prepared by Meghan Stewart and Cassandra Kosterman, students in BCIT's Fish, Wildlife and Recreation Program.
Fisheries management is a hot topic in Venezuela these days. The main issue is fishing in restricted areas, in particular Los Roques National Park. The fish community in this country is quite extensive: the Southern Caribbean Basin is home to almost 450 species and the Orinoco River Basin contains more than 1000 species. Venezuela is also home to many endangered fish species.
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