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Review of the impact of water hyacinth on Lake Victoria: the case of Winam Gulf, Kenya.
(Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP), 2004)
Water hyacinth, Eichhornia crassipes, invaded Lake Victoria in 1989 and has had significant social,
economic and environmental impacts, which remain largely unquantified. The biological control
administered by Kenya ...
Conservation and improvement of the stocks of the originally most important Lake Victoria tilapiine, Oreochromis esculentus, Graham 1929
(Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP), 2004)
The tilapiine fish species Oreochromis esculentus was endemic to only lakes Victoria and Kyoga, and
was the most important commercial fish species in these two lakes. This species started to decline
steadily after the ...
The Contribution of Lake Victoria Fisheries to the Economy of Tanzania
(Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP), 2004)
This study focuses on the importance of Lake Victoria fisheries activities to the national
economy in terms of employment generation, income generation, and government revenue. The economic
linkage effect analytical ...
Distribution of Heavy Metals In Sediments of Mwanza Gulf of Lake Victoria, Tanzania
(Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP), 2004)
A study was conducted in February - April 2000 with the aim of determination of heavy metal
concentrations in lake sediment at areas, which were considered as point- and non-point sources. A trend of
heavy metal variation ...
Pollution loads into Lake Victoria from the Kenyan catchment
(Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP), 2002)
Lake Victoria has experienced eutrophication problems. This is attributable to pollution due to an
expanding population, a rapidly developing technology, and increased industrial and food production.
Pollution from ...
Aquaculture Strategy For Restoration of Threatened Lake Victoria Fishes: The case for Oreochromis variabilis (Boulenger, 1906) and Labeo victorianus (Boulenger, 1901)
(KMFRI Sangoro Aquaculture Research Station, P.O. Box 136, PAP-ONDITI, Kenya, 2 School of Environmental Studies, Moi University, P.O Box 3900, ELDORET, Kenya, 2006)
The endemic Oreochromis variabilis and L. victorianus are among Lake Victoria’s most threatened fish
species whose population sizes are on the decline. This study, carried out between August 2000 and April
2001, aimed ...
Aquatic weed problem in Lake Jipe
(Lake Victoria Basin Commission, 2002)
Lake Jipe is in Mwanga District, Kilimanjaro Region, and lies on the border with Kenya. A stream drains from the lake southward through a wetland and empties its waters in Nyumba ya Mungu dam some kilometers downstream.
The ...
Community participation in fisheries management: prospects and challenges for co-management
(Fisheries Resources Department, P.O. Box 4, Entebbe, Uganda, 2004)
Fisheries play an important role in the economy of Uganda, contributing to foreign exchange, food
security and employment. In 1998, the total fish catch landed was 217,100 metric tons of which Lake
Victoria contributed ...
Fish species composition, distribution and abundance in Lake Victoria basin, Kenya.
(Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute, P.O Box 1881, Kisumu, Kenya, 2005)
Fish species composition, distribution and abundance in Lake Victoria, Kenya and the surrounding dams
and satellite lakes were studied from 1997 to 2001 The study revealed that lake Victoria had a total of 37
species ...
LAKE VICTORIA WATER LEVELS
(Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP), 2006)
One of the principal objectives of the Water Quality and Ecosystem Management Components is to find the reasons for the changes observed in the lake water quality, quantity and ecosystem, and to suggest remedial measures. ...