Abstract: | For Sierra Leone where the population has protein-deficient diets, the development of the fishing industry and the improved nationwide distribution of its products must be a matter of concern. This paper seeks to review the current situation against a background of the relevant environmental factors: Introduction: Factors affecting fishing activity; Geographical distribution of fishing activity; The main types of commercially-important fish; Fishing techniques - the canoe fishery; Large scale fishing Marketing the catch; Inland fishing; Conclusion. Notes and references; figures. |