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

	SOCIO-ECONOMIC FIELD REPORTS No. 15 CONTINUITY OR CRISIS? MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES FOR THE SHARED FISHERIES OF THE WESTERN UGANDAN GREAT LAKES NOTES ON THE IFIP MISSION, 18–24 FEBRUARY 1990
	TABLE OF CONENTS

By

J.E. Reynolds

This is one in a series of Field Reports by the Socio-Economic Working Group of FAO/UNDP Project UGA/87/007, Fisheries Statistics and Information Systems (FISHIN). Socio-Economic Field Reports (SEC Fld Rpts) are intended as occasional working documents/briefs/notes covering on-going Group activities, issued for the information of Project team members and other interested colleagues. Length, format, and content vary according to the type and scope of activity reviewed (field trips, surveys, studies, workshops, etc.). It is cautioned that observations and findings presented in the Reports should be treated as preliminary and subject to further verification. Correspondence, comments, and suggestions are welcomed and may be forwarded to: J.Eric Reynolds, Socio-Economic Advisor, UGA/87/007, FAO/UN, P.O. Box 521, Kampala, Uganda.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

CONTINUITY OR CRISIS? MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES FOR THE SHARED FISHERIES OF THE WESTERN UGANDAN GREAT LAKES.

1.   INTRODUCTION

2.   KICHWAMBA REGION

2.1   Kichwamba Fish Processing Research Project

2.2   Katwe Landing

2.3   Rwenshama Landing

2.4   Katunguru (Kazinga Channel)

2.5   Kasenyi (Lake George)

3.   FORT PORTAL REGION

3.1   Ntoroko Landing, Lake Albert

4.   CREDIT: THE RURAL FARMERS SCHEME

4.1   Experience in the Kichwamba Region

4.2   Experience in the Fort Portal Region

5.   COMMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

5.1   General

5.1.1   Input supply and credit

5.1.2   Licensing and Income tax

5.1.3   International boundaries and relations

5.2   Kichwamba Region

5.2.1   Kichwamba Fish Processing Project

5.2.2   Park - local community relations

5.2.3   Gear restrictions

5.2.4   Licensing arrangements

5.2.5   Catch returns

5.2.6   Pollution: Lake George and the Kilembe Mines

5.3   Fort Portal: The Southern Lake Albert Fisheries

5.3.1   Road access

5.3.2   Statistical enumeration and informal trade

5.3.3   Fishing and transport craft

6.   REFERENCES CITED

ANNEX 1:   ITINERARY & PERSONS MET

ANNEX 2:   FIGURES AND TABLES