Dynamics of transboundary governance and management of small scale fisheries on Lake Kariba: implications for sustainable use

Abstract

Lake Kariba and its fisheries are international resources shared by Zambia and Zimbabwe. Despite efforts to harmonize the regulatory system, there are still conflicting approaches of managing the fisheries resources. The paper discusses the divergent approaches and their relation to the sustainable use of the small-scale gill net fishery. Zimbabwe appears to focus on sustainability of the fisheries, and Zambia on maximizing employment opportunities from the fishery. The paper shows that uncoordinated management of the fishery at international level leads to weak local level institutions for managing the fishery.