@article{fdi:010071738,
  title = {{C}atch per {U}nit {E}ffort and yields as indicators of exploited fish communities : application to two {W}est {A}frican reservoirs},
  author = {{K}antoussan, {J}. and {E}coutin, {J}ean-{M}arc and {F}ontenelle, {G}. and {T}ito de {M}orais, {L}uis and {L}a{\¨e}, {R}aymond},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}wo indicators of fish exploitation, catch per unit effort ({CPUE}) and yield per unit area, were used with surveys of small-scale fishery landings to compare two {A}frican reservoirs that differ in their level of fish exploitation, being high for {S}elingue {R}eservoir and low for {M}anantali {R}eservoir, both located in {W}est {A}frica. {T}he heavy exploitation in {S}elingue {R}eservoir induced a decline in catches per fishing trip (9.5 kg trip−1), whereas the catch remained high at {M}anantali {R}eservoir (17.0 kg trip−1). {M}oreover, the annual fish yield per unit area was lower for {M}anantali {R}eservoir (19 kg ha−1) than for {S}elingue {R}eservoir (79 kg ha−1). {T}here was no relationship between the {M}orphoedaphic {I}ndex and catches for the two reservoirs. {R}ather, only the fishing effort and annual water-level variations defined the reservoir fish yields. {B}ased on the results of the present study, it appears that {CPUE} and fish yield per unit area represent simple and robust indicators for describing the impacts of fishing intensity in aquatic ecosystems.},
  keywords = {{PECHE} {LACUSTRE} ; {EFFORT} {DE} {PECHE} ; {GESTION} {DES} {PECHES} ; {LAC} {ARTIFICIEL} ; {PROTECTION} {DE} {L}'{ECOSYSTEME} ; {IMPACT} {SUR} {L}'{ENVIRONNEMENT} ; {MALI} ; {MANANTALI} ; {SELINGUE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{L}akes and {R}eservoirs : {R}esearch and {M}anagement},
  volume = {19},
  numero = {2},
  pages = {86--97},
  ISSN = {1440-1770},
  year = {2014},
  DOI = {10.1111/lre.12061},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010071738},
}