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Unsustainable Tendencies and the Fisheries of Lake Victoria
Crean, Kevin; Abila, Richard; Lwenya, C.; Omwega, R.; Omwenga, F.; Atai, A.; Gonga, J.; Nyapendi, A.; Medard, M.; Onyango, Paul O.; Geheb, Kim
Description:
During the last 15 years the fisheries of Lake Victoria have been subject to intense fishing
effort coupled with deteriorating conditions in the aquatic environment. Efforts to set and
maintain ecological limits for the control of fish exploitation have not been successful and
the goal of sustainable development for the Lake’s fisheries has proved elusive. The factors
that contribute to unsustainable tendencies in the Lake’s fisheries are explored and the
problems that need to be addressed if the adverse trends that affect production and
management are to be overcome are investigated.