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Njiru, M.; Ojuok, J.E; Getabu, A.; Muchiri, M.S.; Cowx, I.G; Okeyo Owuor, J.B.. |
Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus together with other tilapiines of Oreochromis leucosticus, Tilapia zillii and Sarotherodon melanopleudra (=T. rendalii) were introduced into Lake Victoria (Kenya) between 1951 and 1962 to boost the then declining fishery. Only O. niloticus was able to establish leading further to reduction in endemic tilapiines of Oreochromis variabilis and Oreochromis esculentus. O. niloticus currently forms the third commercially important species after introduced Nile perch, Lates niloticus and a native cyprinid Rastrineobola argentea, whereas other tilapias are extinct or are occasionally caught in the lake. Information was collected from by bottom trawling and from published literature to ascertain possible factors leading to... |
Tipo: Proceedings Paper |
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Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1834/2761 |
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Okemwa, E.; Wakwabi, E.; Getabu, A.. |
Topics on Lake Victoria limnology, benthic fauna, stock assessment, catch assessment survey, gear selectivity, fisheries ecology, fish parasites and marketing economics are covered. Management and conservation of the lake's fisheries and other aquatic resources are discussed. Dialogue between fishermen, scientists and administrators is stressed, measures to be undertaken are addressed and further research is recommended. |
Tipo: Proceedings Paper |
Palavras-chave: Fishery management; Freshwater fish; Inland fisheries; Lake fisheries; Limnology; Resource management; Stock assessment; Zoobenthos; Fishery management; Lake fisheries; Limnology; Stock assessment; Inland fisheries; Resource management; Zoobenthos; Http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_24026; Http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_4159; Http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_4343; Http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_24251; Http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3873; Http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_6524; Http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_15487. |
Ano: 1994 |
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1834/2125 |
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