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Buffering capacity studies in a rural and an urban wetland in Lake Victoria catchment, Uganda
(1Wetlands Inspection Division, Ministry of Water, Lands and Environment, P. O. Box 9629, Kampala Uganda. 2 Chemistry Department, Makerere University, P. O. Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda, 2006)
Wetlands are known to filter water from catchments by retaining solid waste and eroded sediments
from catchment areas. They reduce the impact of flooding, speed of flow, and hence store water while
releasing it slowly. ...
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 ...
Variation of flow of water from Rivers Nzoia, Yala and Sio into Lake Victoria
(Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP), 2011)
The continuous collection of both hydrological and Meteorological data has been a problem in most areas
of the world. Therefore, such data normally have gaps in the time series. For proper water quality
management of any ...
A study of impacts of fishing pressure on Nile perch fishery on Lake Victoria (Uganda) using fisher folk community collected data
(Fisheries Resources Department, P.O. Box 4, Entebbe, Uganda, 2011)
Fishery management on Lake Victoria in Uganda is constrained by lack of an effective fishery
monitoring and regulatory mechanism, coupled with inadequate budgetary allocations to the
fisheries sub-sector. This has led ...
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 ...
Fish Quality Assurance at Landing Beaches and During Transportation to Fish Processing Plants
(Nyegezi Freshwater Fisheries Institute, P.O. Box 1213, MWANZA, TANZANIA, 2010)
Fish contamination, fish spoilage and post harvest losses were identified as major problems affecting fish trade
in Lake Victoria. This paper summarizes efforts which have been made to improve fish quality before ...