Lake Victoria Fisheries Resources - 9783319696553

Lake Victoria Fisheries ResourcesResearch and Management in Tanzania\nAuthor(s): Yunus D. Mgaya, Shigalla B. Mahongo\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Springer International Publishing AG, Switzerland\nImprint: Springer International Publishing AG\nISBN-13: 9783319696553, 978-3319696553\nSynopsis\nThis 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.\n\nThe 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.\n\nThese changes have mainly been driven by the introduction of the predatory Nile perch in the lake, eutrophication due to inc.