This document provides a set of guidelines for the establishment of Fisheries Reserves (FRs). Although Namibia will be used as a framework through lessons learned from the establishment of the Sikunga and Impalila FRs in Namibia, it is envisaged that these guidelines will be used for the broader KAZA area. Depending on the different Inland Fisheries Legislations of each particular country, minor adjustments can be expected. The transboundary nature of these fisheries, and especially FRs within the KAZA area, requires a harmonised approach for the efficient management of them. These guidelines are for the KAZA area, not only for Namibia, but for this document the Namibian context has been used from the lessons learned during the establishment of the Sikunga and Impalila FRs in the Zambezi Region in Namibia. Fisheries Reserves could be established within conservancy boundaries or outside these boundaries.