The fishery resources management and its impact on   people’s livelihoods: a case of  Ukerewe islands in lake Victoria, Tanzania

Sonno, Diana Zakaria

dc.creator	Sonno, Diana Zakaria
dc.date	2020-01-06T11:06:01Z
dc.date	2020-01-06T11:06:01Z
dc.date	2015
dc.date.accessioned	2022-10-20T12:07:50Z
dc.date.available	2022-10-20T12:07:50Z
dc.identifier	Sonno, D. Z. (2015). The fishery resources management and its impact on people’s livelihoods: a case of Ukerewe islands in Lake Victoria, Tanzania (Masters dissertation). The University of Dodoma, Dodoma.
dc.identifier	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/1869
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/1869
dc.description	Dissertation (MA Public Administration)
dc.description	This research has aimed at examining the fishery resources management and its impact on people's livelihoods in Ukerewe district. The general objective was to examine the nature of fishery resources management and its impact on people's livelihood in Ukerewe island. The study employed descriptive survey design method using qualitative and quantitative investigations. Data were collected through Interviews and survey methods, whereby interview guide and questionnaire were used to solaced information from fishing communities especially the fishermen such as the fish trader, fish producer and the fish processor. Also, the district administrators were involved and data were analysed qualitatively and quantitatively. Sampling for obtaining villages and respondents involved strata, purposive and random sampling techniques. The study found that two management practices are undertaken, Such as, planning and controlling to ensure sustainable fishing. Fishing community was involved appropriate but not compromise the interest of both the fishery resources and the economics of the fishing community. Also there exists confusion of who is a supreme controller of the fishery resources activities. The confusion could lead into failure to manage the fish resources and balance the practices to ensure the fishing community economic objectives are not negatively affected. The study recommends that Government should improve communication system in the local Government organisations, national policy and promote people's participation in performing their duties especially on fishing industry.
dc.publisher	The University of Dodoma
dc.subject	Ukerewe Islands
dc.subject	Lake Victoria
dc.subject	Tanzania
dc.subject	Fishery
dc.subject	Resources management
dc.subject	Fishery resources management
dc.subject	Livelihoods
dc.title	The fishery resources management and its impact on people’s livelihoods: a case of Ukerewe islands in lake Victoria, Tanzania
dc.type	Dissertation