Fisheries Statistics and Information Systems (FISHIN)UGA/87/007
OP No. 1

FAO/UNDP PROJECT UGA/87/007
FISHIN NOTES AND RECORDS

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OCCASIONAL PAPERS
No. 1
PAST AND RECENT TRENDS IN THE EXPLOITATION OF THE GREAT LAKES FISHERIES OF UGANDA1
TABLE OF CONENTS

By

F. L. Orach-Meza,2 E.J. Coenen,3 & J.E. Reynolds4

FISHIN - UGA/87/007November 1989


1 Paper for presentation at the International Symposium on Resource Use and Conservation of African Great Lakes, Bujumbura, Burundi, 29 November – 2 December 1989.

2 Deputy Commissioner of Fisheries & UGA/87/007 National Project Director, Fisheries Dept., P.O. Box 4, Entebbe, Uganda (Equal Co-Author).

3 Fisheries Biologist & CTA, UGA/87/007, FAO/UN, P.O. Box 521, Kampala, Uganda (Equal Co-Author).

4 Socio-Economist, UGA/87/007, FAO/UN, P.O. Box 521, Kampala, Uganda (Equal Co-Author).


ABSTRACT
Uganda's fish production has shown a substantial increase from a level of 61,500 tonnes in 1961 to a total of 214,302 tonnes in 1988. During this period significant changes also occurred in species composition, fishing factors, and patterns of utilisation. This paper briefly summarises the fisheries of Uganda's great lakes and reviews past and present trends in their exploitation, as reflected in available catch and effort data collected through the Fisheries Department statistical reporting system.


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TABLE OF CONTENTS

PAST AND RECENT TRENDS IN THE EXPLOITATION OF THE GREAT LAKES FISHERIES OF UGANDA

INTRODUCTION

THE FISHERIES OF UGANDA'S GREAT LAKES

TRENDS IN YIELDS

CONCLUSION

REFERENCES CITED