Publication Date:
2021-07-12
Description:
Management of fisheries resources requires informationon the fish stocks; the magnitude, distribution and trendsof fishing effort and the trends of fish catches. CatchAssessment Surveys (CAS) in Lake Victoria are one ofthe ways through which the partner states sharing thelake are generating the key information required. In the Uganda part of the lake, CAS activities are carried out at 54 fish landing sites in the 11 riparian districts. The National Fisheries Resources Research Institute (NaFIRRI), the Department of Fisheries Resources (DFR), and the Districts of Busia, Bugiri, Mayuge, Jinja, Mukono, Wakiso, Kampala, Mpigi, Masaka, Kalangala and Rakai jointly conduct the surveys, The CAS enumerators are recruited from thefishing communities and work under direct supervisionof sub-county fisheries officers. This fact sheet presents catch statistics for the period 2005 to 2007
Keywords:
Fisheries
Repository Name:
AquaDocs
Type:
monograph
Format:
application/pdf
Format:
application/pdf
Format:
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