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Fisheries Ecology and Aquaculture

Mboni Valeria Elison - Fisheries Biology and Management

Mboni is writing her thesis entitled "Relationship between fish abundances and fishing effort in Lake Victoria, Tanzania".

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The main objective of her project is to determine the spatial relationship between fish abundance and fishing effort in Lake

In her thesis she is dealing with Nile perch (Lates niloticus) species. Nile perch fishery contributes significantly to the economy of Tanzania. Presently there is great concern that the stock of Nile perch is declining. The decline has been linked with high fishing pressure. So in this study she will try find if fishing effort plays a significant role on the abundance of Nile perch.

Supervisor: Jeppe Kolding