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Project

Towards sustainable management of the seabob fishery (Xiphopenaeus kroyeri) in the shallow coastal zone of Suriname

Outputs and Outcomes

Code

13V43411

Duration

01 October 2011 → 30 September 2015

Funding

Federal funding: various

Promotor

Magda Vincx

Research disciplines

Natural sciences
- Geology
- Aquatic sciences, challenges and pollution

Keywords

Seabob shrimp

Project description

Seabob shrimp is a key fisheries resources in Suriname, exploited both artisanally and industrially. Due to lack of research the seabob fishery is little regulated, causing danger for overexploitation and stock collapse which threatens the income of coastal inhabitants. By studying the ecological impact of seabob fishing, advices for a sustainable management will be formulated.

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