Assessment of the socio-economic effects of illegal fishing on fishing communities surrounding kagwara landing site, lake kyoga, serere district

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dc.contributor.authorAkello Eunice
dc.date.accessioned2026-05-15T10:37:49Z
dc.date.available2026-05-15T10:37:49Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.description.abstractThe study was conducted at Kagwara fish landing site in Serere district. The objectives of the study were to assess the impacts of illegal fishing on the fishing communities surrounding Kagwara landing site, Lake Kyoga in Serere district. The specific objectives were to evaluate the status offishing activities at Kagwara landing site, Lake Kyoga, the social-economic effects of illegal fishing activities on the fishing communities surrounding Kagwara landing site, and to suggest strategies of making fishing at Kagwara landing site, more sustainable. The study used a descriptive research design that allowed to answer the question “why” and quantitative approach. The sample population was 65 people comprising fishermen, boat owners, fish buyers and sellers at Kagwara landing site. The data was collected using questionnaires, observation and review of documents specific to fishing in Serere district. These included journals,websites, district reports and books. The data was entered in Microsoft Excel and imported into statistical Programme for Social Scientists version 16 to analyze descriptive and inferentialstatistics such as pearson chi-square test at 95% confidence interval. The study found out that there were more men than women involved in the fishing activities and practices. The men involved in fishing were mostly married adults who had attained primary level education. The study found out that illegal fishing was done at Kagwara landing site through the use of authorized fishing gears used to target different fish types. The undersized gillnets and the illegal gears were used in restricted zones of the lake to target specific fish species. Nile perch was the most affected fish species followed by Nile tilapia and silver fish (mukene). These fish types were targeted due to high prices paid for them by buyers within and outside Serere district. The major cause of illegal fishing was poverty, lack of alternative sources of income and livelihood, inadequate government support to buy appropriate fishing equipment and gears, corruption and enforcements. Most of the community have been sensitized on illegal fishing and its impacts to the environment. The most affected are the households (local community) surrounding the landing site leading to food insecurity, loss of lives, reduced standards of living. The most recommended strategy is to: empower women to participate in the fishing activities; provide training to the fishing communities to improve their capacity; get alternative sources of livelihood in decision making so as to come up with proper decisions in sustainable fisheries management; provide more government support to fishing communities to enable them obtain improved fishing gears, access engines; sensitize stakeholders on sustainable fishing practices; intensify enforcements to curb illegal fishing practices at community levels and even other surrounding areas
dc.identifier.citationAkello, Eunice.(2025).Assessment of the socio-economic effects of illegal fishing on fishing communities surrounding kagwara landing site, lake kyoga, serere district
dc.identifier.urihttps://bdears.busitema.ac.ug/handle/123456789/2721
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherBusitema University
dc.titleAssessment of the socio-economic effects of illegal fishing on fishing communities surrounding kagwara landing site, lake kyoga, serere district
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