Maithya, J. (1998) A survey of ichthyofauna of Lake Kanyaboli and other small waterbodies in Kenya: alternative refugia for endangered fish species. Naga, the ICLARM Quarterly, 21(1), pp. 54-56.
Abstract
In 1988, the World Conservation Union (WCU) Red Book of Endangered Species listed hundreds of endemic fishes of Lake Victoria under a single heading - "ENDANGERED". Most of the endemic native food fishes are either endangered or extinct. However, a survey of the fauna of Lake Kanyaboli, revealed that a few remaining samples of these native fishes are actually thriving. These include several unidentified Haplochromis spp., Oreochromis esculentus and Oreochromis variabilis. As a result, a stock rehabilitation and management strategy has been designed to use Lake Kanyaboli and other small waterbodies as conservation 'Refugia' for endangered fish species of the larger Lake Victoria.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Title: | A survey of ichthyofauna of Lake Kanyaboli and other small waterbodies in Kenya: alternative refugia for endangered fish species |
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| Journal or Publication Title: | Naga, the ICLARM Quarterly |
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| Volume: | 21 |
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| Number: | 1 |
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| Page Range: | pp. 54-56 |
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| Date: | 1998 |
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| ISSN: | 0116-290X |
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| Issuing Agency: | WorldFish Center |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Ichthyology; Community composition; Rare species; Lake fisheries; Stock assessment; Kanyaboli Lake; Kenya |
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| Subjects: | Fisheries |
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| Item ID: | 9327 |
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| Depositing User: | Mr William Ko |
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| Date Deposited: | 01 Dec 2012 07:45 |
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| Last Modified: | 01 Dec 2012 07:45 |
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| URI: | http://aquaticcommons.org/id/eprint/9327 |
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