Simier Monique auteur aut IRD Ecoutin Jean-Marc auteur aut IRD Tito de Morais Luis auteur aut IRD text journalArticle eng text/pdf reformatted digital access Background This paper describes a dataset of fish, crustacean and mollusc occurrences extracted from the "Experimental Fishing" section of the IRD's PPEAO information system. PPEAO stands for "Fish communities and artisanal fisheries of West African estuarine, lagoon and freshwater ecosystems". This database contains information collected using two different methods: experimental fishing and surveys of the artisanal fisheries that exploit these ecosystems. The database is accessible at specialized Coastal area Crustacean Estuary Experimental fishing Fish Lagoon Mollusc Reservoir lake Tropical area West Africa AFRIQUE DE L'OUEST MAURITANIE SENEGAL MALI GUINEE GUINEE-BISSAU GAMBIE 040 036 7 e31374 [54 p.] 2019 1314-2836 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010075206 10.3897/BDJ.7.e31374 1314-2836 [F B010075206] https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010075206 https://horizon.documentation.ird.fr/exl-doc/pleins_textes/divers19-03/010075206.pdf IRD - Base Horizon / Pleins textes 2019-04-03 2025-02-24 fdi:010075206 fre