"Fishman" wrote in message
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Fair comment although I can't imagine any of the food fisherman returning
anything edible back to the lake - rare or not.

Arn't the exporting fish collectors licenced (as they are on Lake Malawi) or
is it country dependant / not enforced.
If so the licencing authorities ought to restrict / ban the export of
threatened species.



True enough. Anything caught is most likely eaten. And the gill nets due a fair
job of killing some fish. Mostly the large Petrochromis. They've done a good job
on the Cyathopharynx population in one area I saw.
The collectors are licensed, although it's more so the government gets there cut
of the fundage more than a means to restrict what's collected. The ACA and
people like Paul Loiselle I believe are working on trying to protect species
that are threatened. You may find some more info on their site.
AC