A survey of the zooplankton communities of some Tanzanian Lake Victoria Basin water bodies was conducted during September/October 2000 and March/April 2001. Plankton nets of mesh sizes 100 mm and 65 mm respectively were ...

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 ...

The effects of different diets on the growth performance of Oreochromis variabilis (L.) fry (Osteichthyes: Cichlidae) were investigated in a hatchery. The diet trial experiment was conducted in modified 1000 litre circular ...

A study was conducted during 1999/2000 period with the view of determining: traditional uses; associated problems; and strategies for sustainable utilization of papyrus around Simiyu wetland fringing Speke Gulf of Lake ...

The goal of the current research effort is to revive through aquaculture, the population of Labeo victorianus (“Ningu”), a previously important commercial fish species of Lake Victoria but now threatened with extinction. ...

One of the major ways to develop policies and guidelines for sustainable use of wetlands is through a better understanding of their traditional uses. This is because traditional management systems are based on indigenous ...

Studies were conducted in Lake Baringo between May 1994 and April 1995 to map temporal changes in productivity (phytoplankton standing stock) and attempt to relate these changes to environmental parameters in this ...

This study analyses competition in the wholesale and retail fish marketing system in Kisurnu, which is Kenya's largest fish market. It is based on cross sectional and time series primary data collected in a survey involving ...

Length-frequency data collected from fish landings on Lake Naivasha were used to estimate the growth parameters: total mortality (Z), growth performance index (¢'), exploitation rate and recruitment pattern in Oreochromis ...

Aquatic ecosystems are of vital importance considering the inter-relationships that exist between these ecosystems and terrestrial ones. However, the physico-chemical and biological characteristics of lake basins such ...