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Indigenous knowledge and Baseline Data survey on Fish Breeding areas and seasons in Lake Victoria – Kenya
(Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP), 2001)
Available baseline data and indigenous knowledge on Lake Victoria fisheries were used to identify potential fish
breeding areas and seasons for subsequent scientific verification, demarcation and closure. River mouths, ...
Study on Agrochemical Handling and Use in Magu District
(2002)
This reports on a study on handling and use of agro-chemicals in Magu District, Mwanza Region,
Tanzania. It has been found that there is misuse and improper handling of the chemicals. Farmers lack
enough knowledge of the ...
Investigation of bacteriological quality of smoked fish
(Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP), 2004)
The project examined the bacteriological quality of smoked Lates niloticus (L) and tilapiine fishes. A total of 45
tilapiine fishes and 44 Lates niloticus specimens were analysed. Counts of Escherichia coli (E), Salmonella ...
Some aspects of Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus (L.) population characteristics in Lake Victoria, Kenya
(2005)
Length frequency data collected from commercial landings were used to estimate growth parameters,
mortality (Z, F, M), growth performance index (f’) and exploitation rate (E) in O. niloticus from the
Nyanza Gulf of Lake ...
Buffering processes and capacity of Wetlands in the Kenyan portion of the Lake Victoria Basin
(SMEC International Pty Ltd, 2005)
This report details the methodology and findings of a twelve month project undertaken by SMEC
International for the National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA), Lake Victoria
Environment Management Project (LVEMP) ...
Potential strategies to address fishers problems in Lake Victoria, Tanzania
(2005)
Local fishing communities riparian to Lake Victoria in Tanzania have since time immemorial exploited and highly
depended on the fisheries of the lake. However their living conditions have been deteriorating despite an ...
The Impact of Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia Crassipes) on the Productivity, Profitability and Species Composition of the Lake Victoria fishery, Kenya
(School of Environmental Studies (Economics), 2003)
One of the sectors gravely hampered by water hyacinth (WH) on L. Victoria (Kenya) is the fishery sector. This has prompted the need to develop an approach for modeling impacts of WH on fish production. The main objective ...
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 ...
The medicinal plants and their species diversity in Lake Victoria Basin
(Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP), 2004)
The management of medicinal plants has become a matter of international concern because these plants
are generally wild in distribution and very few species are cultivated or planted. Presently, almost every
Aayurvedic ...
Distribution, Status, and some aspects of the Biology of two Non- Cichlid Native Fishes of Lake Victoria, Kenya
(Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP), 2008)
The status, distribution and some aspects of the breeding biology of mormyrids and Brycinus sp. was
studied in the years 2000 and 2001 in the Kenyan portion of Lake Victoria. Five mormyrid species,
Mormyrus kanume FORSK., ...