International Journal of
Fisheries and Aquaculture

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Fish. Aquac.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-9839
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJFA
  • Start Year: 2010
  • Published Articles: 236

Full Length Research Paper

Socio-economic characteristics of the fishing fleets operating in Benin, West Africa

Simon Ahouansou Montcho
  • Simon Ahouansou Montcho
  • School of Aquaculture, National University of Agriculture (UNA), Porto-Novo, Benin.
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Setonde Constant Gnansounou
  • Setonde Constant Gnansounou
  • Laboratoire de Biomathématiques et d'Estimations Forestières, Faculty of Agronomic Science, University of Abomey-Calavi, Benin.
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Josiane Flora Chadare
  • Josiane Flora Chadare
  • Laboratoire de Sciences et Technologie des Aliments et Bioressources et de Nutrition Humaine, Ecole des Sciences et Techniques de Conservation et de Transformation des Produits Agricoles (ESTCTPA), Université Nationale d’Agriculture (UNA), Benin.
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Kolawole Valere Salako
  • Kolawole Valere Salako
  • Laboratoire de Biomathématiques et d'Estimations Forestières, Faculty of Agronomic Science, University of Abomey-Calavi, Benin.
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Zacharie Sohou
  • Zacharie Sohou
  • Institut de Recherches Halieutiques et Océanologiques du Bénin (IRHOB), Cotonou, Bénin.
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Pierre Failler
  • Pierre Failler
  • Centre for Blue Governance, University of Portsmouth, UK.
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Romain Glele Kakai
  • Romain Glele Kakai
  • Laboratoire de Biomathématiques et d'Estimations Forestières, Faculty of Agronomic Science, University of Abomey-Calavi, Benin.
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Achille Ephrem Assogbadjo
  • Achille Ephrem Assogbadjo
  • Laboratoire de Biomathématiques et d'Estimations Forestières, Faculty of Agronomic Science, University of Abomey-Calavi, Benin.
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  •  Received: 16 November 2021
  •  Accepted: 19 April 2022
  •  Published: 31 May 2022

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