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Factors Influencing Involvement of Local Communities in the Fishing Industry in Lake Victoria, Tanzania: From Production to Marketing
(Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP), 2006)
A large number of local communities surrounding Lake Victoria in Mara, Kagera and Mwanza regions in Tanzania
earn their living from fishing industry. The industry is based on various types of fishes but Nile perch and ...
Atmospheric concentrations of organochlorine pesticides in the northern Lake Victoria watershed
(Lake Victoria Basin Commission, 2006)
Organochlorine pesticides are still in use for agricultural purposes and for the control of mosquitoes in
the Eastern African region. Atmospheric concentrations of organochlorine pesticides are expected to be
higher in ...
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. ...
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 ...
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. ...