Fisheries Statistics and Information Systems (FISHIN) | UGA/87/007 SEC Fld Rpt 13 |
FAO/UNDP PROJECT UGA/87/007
FISHIN NOTES AND RECORDS
![]() | SOCIO-ECONOMIC FIELD REPORTS No. 13 LAKE VICTORIA FISHERIES INDUSTRIALISATION: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN UGANDA |
TABLE OF CONTENT |
By
FISHIN - UGA/87/007 | March 1990 |
1. Socio-Economist, FISHIN Project, UGA/87/007.
2. Fisheries Officer i/c Fish Technology Laboratory, Uganda Fisheries Department.
ABSTRACT With recent substantial increases in harvests from the Ugandan sector of Lake Victoria, related mostly to the Nile perch succession, several industrial ventures have been established and others are planned. Operations are geared to serve both domestic and export markets. Although primarily concerned with the exploitation of Nile perch, there is interest in the processing and marketing of tilapia and the small pelagic Rastrineobola spp. as well. This paper reviews the context and development of industrialisation and considers its implications for future directions of the Lake fisheries. |
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LAKE VICTORIA FISHERIES INDUSTRIALISATION: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN UGANDA
2. BACKGROUND: THE PRE-NILE PERCH FISHERIES REGIME
2.1 Subsistence and Artisanal Fishing
2.2 Traditional Handling, Processing, and Marketing
2.3 Mechanised/Industrial Fishing
2.4 Industrial Handling, Processing, and Marketing
2.4.2 Western Uganda fish processing plants
2.4.3 The crocodile skins industry
2.4.4 Tilapia fillet plants in Kampala
3. RECENT DEVELOPMENTS: THE NILE PERCH SUCCESSION
3.1 Trends in Catch Levels and Species Composition
3.2 Discussion: Socio-Economic Aspects of the Post-Nile Perch Regime
3.3 New Industrial/Mechanised Fishing Ventures
3.4 Discussion: Recent Trawl Fishing Trials and Socio-Economic Considerations
3.5 New Industrial Handling and Processing Ventures
3.5.2 Gomba Fishing Industries Ltd.
3.5.4 Uganda Fisheries Enterprises Ltd.
3.5.5 Victoria Fresh Foods Ltd.
3.5.6 Other activity: Utilisation of small-sized fish
3.6 Discussion: Present Processing Capacity and Future Prospects
4.2.2 Industrial food fish processing plants
4.2.3 Development of the Rastrineobola fishery