AFRICA - Regional Organizationshttp://hdl.handle.net/1834/173872024-03-29T10:43:23Z2024-03-29T10:43:23ZSocio-economic implications of the fish export trade on the fishers and fisheries of Lake Victoria in UgandaNamisi, P.W.http://hdl.handle.net/1834/226132021-07-08T02:23:51Z2000-01-01T00:00:00ZSocio-economic implications of the fish export trade on the fishers and fisheries of Lake Victoria in Uganda
Namisi, P.W.
The purpose of this study was to investigate the implications of the fish export trade on the fishers and the fisheries resources of Lake Victoria, Uganda with respect to sustainability. Eight fish processing factories and ninety fishers were qualitatively investigated. Socio-economic characteristics of fishers and the economic characteristics of fish factories formed a basis for the analysis. Results of the research indicate that there is a relationship between the growth in fish export trade, particularly the growth in industrial fish processing (for export) and declining fisheries resources of the lake. However, whether or not that impact is positive or negative, and to what extent there is an impact, is highly dependent upon the underlying socio-economic considerations of the fishers to the process. The fish-ban imposed by the European Union countries was particularly decried by fishers and factory owners as the main cause for the present poverty among the fishers. Fundamentally, several conflicting issues: ecological, physical and economic activities are a threat to the sustainability of the Lake Victoria fisheries, and for all that depend on and interact with the lake. There is urgent need to address the immediate issue of the growing riparian population and the global fish trade, to educate and train all the relevant actors in appropriate fisheries management techniques. Attitudes of fishers towards the fish factory developments are positive and this is a way forward for co-management for the sustainability of the fisheries resource.
2000-01-01T00:00:00ZMarketing studyGonga, J.Kyangwa, M.Nyamwenge, C.Nyapendi, A.Odongkara, K.O.Abila, R.Lwenya, C.Omwega, R.Omwenga, F.Osewe, S.Yongo, E.Medard, M.Mlahagwa, E.Rodriguez, G.A.Geheb, K.http://hdl.handle.net/1834/226102021-07-08T02:21:20Z1999-01-01T00:00:00ZMarketing study
Gonga, J.; Kyangwa, M.; Nyamwenge, C.; Nyapendi, A.; Odongkara, K.O.; Abila, R.; Lwenya, C.; Omwega, R.; Omwenga, F.; Osewe, S.; Yongo, E.; Medard, M.; Mlahagwa, E.; Rodriguez, G.A.; Geheb, K.
The findings are presented of a marketing survey conducted in the lake Victoria region. The research concentrated on consumers, trader /processors serving local markets, industrial processors serving mainly international markets, and fishers. The market for fish from Lake Victoria is traced from the consumer to the producer, including as many components of the chain as possible. The components are dealt with in individual sections which comprise a profile of a typical consumer/trader-processor/industrial processor /fisher, a list of survey sites, a map showing locations, a note on potential biases within the individual survey, a list of hypotheses or study topics for all surveys except for that of industrial processors, detailed analyses and also the pertinent questionnaire.
1999-01-01T00:00:00ZThe regulators and the regulated: fisheries management, options and dynamics in Kenya's Lake Victoria fisheryGeheb, K.http://hdl.handle.net/1834/226072021-07-08T02:17:51Z1997-01-01T00:00:00ZThe regulators and the regulated: fisheries management, options and dynamics in Kenya's Lake Victoria fishery
Geheb, K.
The study divides the history of the fishery into five 'regulatory periods': the pre-colonial fishery (pre-1901), the colonial fishery (1901-1963), the post indipendence fishery (1963-1980), the Nile perch 'boom' years (1980-1989), and finally the fishery in the 1990's. Within each of these periods, the nature of and the relationship between, formal and informal regulations differs and changes with time. In the pre-colonial period, the outcome of formal and informal regulations largely sustained the fishery in a productive and species diverse state. However, at no time since then have formal regulations worked, with the result that the nature of production from the fishery changes over time and is dependent on a number of factors, amongst which the most important are effort level increases, technological introductions, species introductions, changes in regional and national job markets, the change from community-based controls to state-based controls within the fishery, and finally, considerable changes to the fish markets.
1997-01-01T00:00:00ZStock assessment of Lates niloticus (L.), Oreochromis niloticus (L.) and Rastrineobola argentea (Pellegrin) using fisheries-dependent data from Tanzania waters of Lake VictoriaNsinda, P.E.http://hdl.handle.net/1834/226032021-07-08T02:14:50Z1999-01-01T00:00:00ZStock assessment of Lates niloticus (L.), Oreochromis niloticus (L.) and Rastrineobola argentea (Pellegrin) using fisheries-dependent data from Tanzania waters of Lake Victoria
Nsinda, P.E.
Three commercially important fish species, Lates niloticus (L.), Rastrineobola argentea (Pellegrin) and Oreochromis niloticus (L.) that are fished by artisanal fishermen of Lake Victoria, Tanzania part, were studied in Kagera, Mwanza and Mara beaches from October 1997 to July 1999. Catches, effort, exploitation and stock structure were investigated. Beaches for sampling were selected based on importance for landing the above named fish species. The number of boats found on beach that day, the number that lay idle and their means of propulsion were recorded. As many boats as possible were sampled for gear type and gear size. The catches were sorted into species and measured. Variation in the species and size composition of landings was observed between regions, between months and between gears used. The implications of the findings to management are discussed.
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