This study was conducted monthly in the man-made Lake Ayamé 2 from June 2015 to May 2016. This study was conducted monthly in the man-made Lake Ayamé 2 from June 2015 to May 2016. For the data collecting, a questionary survey was administered to fishers. The interviews were also held with the lake manager and the fishers, and the facts as observed in the field were made. A total, forty (40) fishermen were identified whose the Malians (52.5%), the Burkinabe (25%) and the Ivorians (22.5%). The fishing is practiced by both professional (foreigners) and occasional (Ivorians) fishermen. It mainly concerns adults men aged respectively between 30 and 45 years and 45 years plus. The majority of fishermen received primary school. Fishing gear used by Ivorian and foreign fishermen in this lake are gillnets, conical fishing baskets, casnets and harpoons.
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