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Some biological and ecological considerations for research in the management of the fisheries of Lakes Victoria and Kyoga

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Twongo, T.
Keywords
Fisheries

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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12424/714166
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http://aquaticcommons.org/20656/1/some%20biological.pdf
Abstract
There is little doubt that the exploitation of the current
 fisheries of Lakes Victoria and Kyoga requires close monitoring with a view to enforce adherence to prudent management practices. Many indigenous fishes have gradually disappeared from the commercial fishery of both lakes. In the Uganda portion of Lake Victoria for instance Okaronon and Wadanya (in press)
 have shown that:-
 1. The once preponderant haplochromiine taxon ceased to
 feature in the commercial catches in 1979.
 2. The lung-fish (Protopterus aethiopicus) which
 formerly contributed significantly to the commercial landings had declined to minor species status by the mid 1980s.
 3. The catfishes Clarias mossambicus and Bagrus docmac,
 formerly major fish species, contributed insignificant
 quantities to the commercial fishery since the early
 and mid 1980s, respectively.
 Similar trend have been "reported in the Kenya and Tanzania
 portions of Lake Victoria (Bwathondi, 1985; Mainga, 1985, Witte and Goudswaard, 1985).
 On the other hand since their establishment all round the
 lake in the early to mid 1980s some introduced fishes namely Nile perch (Lates niloticus) and Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) built up impressive stocks in Lake Victoria (Ssentongo and Welcomme, 1985, Okaronon et al. 1985; Okaronon and Wadanya, in press). Togetther with the native pelagic cyprinid Rastrineobola argentea or Dagaa/Mukene the introduced fishes have contributed unprecidented catches, stimulating vibrant commercial fisheries which have yielded significant social economic benefits to the peoples of the three states riparian to the Lake (Reynolds and Greboval, 1988; Kudhongania et al in press). The impressive landings particularly of the Nile perch and Nile tilapia have also led to rapid industrialisation of fish processing in East Africa mainly for the export market. Fish export has now the potential of a major foreign exchange enterprise in the region.
Date
1991
Type
Conference or Workshop Item
Identifier
oai:generic.eprints.org:20656
http://aquaticcommons.org/20656/1/some%20biological.pdf
Twongo, T. (1991) Some biological and ecological considerations for research in the management of the fisheries of Lakes Victoria and Kyoga. In: Recent Trends in the Fishery Resources of Lake Victoria , 25-27 September 1991 ,Kisumu, Kenya, pp. 1-16.
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