Abstract The fisheries of Lake Tanganyika play an important role in food security in Central and Eastern Africa. Conservation of these valuable fish stocks will benefit from documenting the ideas, opinions and observations of stakeholders. Knowledge of the perceptions and an understanding of the concerns and struggles of stakeholders of these fisheries can provide policy-makers with recommendations for more suitable fisheries management. We did 1018 interviews with stakeholders, in one close-ended and three semi-open ended surveys. Factor analysis revealed seven clusters of opinions. Linear-mixed effects models identified common grounds and differences in opinions between groups of stakeholders about strategies in fisheries management. Stakeholders of the fisheries indicated challenges due to weather or climate variability, a noticeable decrease in fish abundance and size, and an increase in the price of fish. Fishermen experienced a lack of safety on the lake, including aggression and dangerous weather conditions, and hardly had access to safety gear and infrastructure. Landing site officials, state employees who monitor the beaches, mentioned capture of juveniles and declining catch-rates as the biggest threats to the fisheries. None of the groups of stakeholders attributed the problems in the fisheries to overfishing or overpopulation. We found similarities in opinions over a wide range of stakeholder groups, with many stakeholders asking for better and fair enforcement of existing legislation. State employees were more positive than the other groups towards creating more strict regulation of the fisheries. The results presented offer focuspoints for policy-makers to improve the management of the Lake Tanganyika pelagic fisheries.

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当地对刚果民主共和国坦噶尼喀湖乌维拉远洋渔业和渔业管理状况的看法

摘要 坦噶尼喀湖渔业在中非和东非的粮食安全中发挥着重要作用。保护这些宝贵的鱼类种群将受益于记录利益相关者的想法、意见和观察。了解和了解这些渔业利益相关者的关切和挣扎，可以为决策者提供更合适的渔业管理建议。我们在一项封闭式和三项半开放式调查中对利益相关者进行了 1018 次访谈。因素分析揭示了七组意见。线性混合效应模型确定了利益相关者群体之间关于渔业管理战略的共同点和意见分歧。渔业的利益相关者表示天气或气候变化带来的挑战，鱼的丰度和大小明显下降，鱼价上涨。渔民在湖上缺乏安全，包括侵略和危险的天气条件，几乎无法获得安全装备和基础设施。登陆点官员、负责监控海滩的国家雇员提到捕获幼鱼和下降的捕获率是渔业面临的最大威胁。没有利益相关者团体将渔业问题归咎于过度捕捞或人口过剩。我们发现广泛的利益相关者群体的意见有相似之处，许多利益相关者要求更好、更公平地执行现有立法。国家雇员比其他团体更积极地制定更严格的渔业监管。