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River Research in East Africa

Nature volume 162, page 784 (1948)Cite this article

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AN important step forward in the conservation and development of the river fisheries in East Africa was taken on September 11, when the Governor of Kenya Colony, His Excellency Sir Philip Mitchell, formally opened the River Research and Development Centre near Nyeri Station in Kenya, in the presence of many people connected with fish and fishery problems.

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VAN SOMEREN, V. River Research in East Africa. Nature 162, 784 (1948). https://doi.org/10.1038/162784a0

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