A report on frame and catch assessment surveys on Nabugabo lakes, north west, Lake Victoria Basin, Uganda
2006
National Fisheries Resources Research Institute | McGill University, Canada
The Nabugabo lakes are an important source of affordable protein food inthe form of fish, income, water for domestic and commercial purposes(aquaculture farm and Hotels), handcraft materials (mats, hats, roof thatch) andfishing floats and rafts. Nabugabo lakes provide employment, income and exportearnings to Uganda that flow from the act of harvesting the fish. In Uganda thefisheries sector directly employs 350,000 people and indirectly 1.2 million people.In 2005, it is estimated that about 370,000 mt fish export (97-98% Nile perch)earned Uganda US $ 143 Million up from US $ 103 million in 2004 .and up fromUS $ 45 million in 1996. , making it almost become the first non' traditional exportcommodity. The Nabugabo lakes are also import for cultural values and fishspecies from these lakes are important in evolutionary studies. The fishery sectoris therefore very important in Uganda's socio-economic life. Despite the abovevalues to the communities and global biodiversity roles, the amount of fish caughtand the number fishing fleets operating on the Nabugabo lakes to guidemanagement of the lake are lacking. The fishery that exists in these lakes islargely for subsistence and commercial purposes specific for Lake Nabugabobased on introduced species (Nile perch and Nile Tilapia). The fish is caughtusing mainly gill nets and long line hooks.
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