Editors:
- Broadens the understanding of historical trends in fisheries research and management in Lake Victoria
- Includes topics such as fish quality assurance, socio-economic characteristics, aquaculture and fisheries extension
- Maximizes reader insights into the environmental changes in Lake Victoria
- Appeals to aquatic and fisheries scientists, students and other professionals
Part of the book series: Monographiae Biologicae (MOBI, volume 93)
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Table of contents (14 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
This book synthesises the historical trends of the lake fisheries, the lake ecology, biology and biodiversity, socio-economics, stock assessment, aquaculture, fish quality assurance, environmental quality and management of the fisheries resources.Â
The evolution of fisheries in Lake Victoria has undergone dramatic changes over the last few decades, leading to both ecological and socio-economic consequences. The lake has changed from one dominated by haplochromines in the 1950s, to one currently dominated by Nile perch, ‘dagaa’ (Rastrineobola argentea) and Nile tilapia.Â
These changes have mainly been driven by the introduction of the predatory Nile perch in the lake, eutrophication due to increased human activities in the catchment, increased human population growth, overfishing and changes in the global climate system.Â
This work should therefore be a particularly useful reference to fisheries scientists and managers, potential investors, students and other professionals who may be interested in the Lake Victoria fisheries.
Editors and Affiliations
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Department of Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Technology, University of Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Yunus D. Mgaya
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Tanzania Fisheries Research Institute, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Shigalla B. Mahongo
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Lake Victoria Fisheries Resources
Book Subtitle: Research and Management in Tanzania
Editors: Yunus D. Mgaya, Shigalla B. Mahongo
Series Title: Monographiae Biologicae
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69656-0
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-69655-3Published: 13 December 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-88817-0Published: 06 September 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-69656-0Published: 28 November 2017
Series ISSN: 0077-0639
Series E-ISSN: 2215-1729
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 287
Number of Illustrations: 31 b/w illustrations, 46 illustrations in colour
Topics: Freshwater & Marine Ecology, Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management, Biodiversity, Ecosystems