Journal
SPRINGERPLUS
Volume 4, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
SPRINGER INT PUBL AG
DOI: 10.1186/s40064-015-1241-y
Keywords
Cage culture; Nutrient enrichment; Water quality; Waste food
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- Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA)
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The experimental cage culture was conducted at Shirati bay, Lake Victoria from February to August 2013, to investigate the impacts of the small scale cage culture on the environment. Three locations along the cages, at the intermediate and one in the offshore (control) were sampled for water quality parameters, phytoplankton and macro invertebrates. A notable increase in nutrient concentration was observed after the set of cages among the stations. However DO, pH, and water transparency showed no major changes and was within the recommended ranges. Cyanophytes an indicator of inorganic pollution dominated before and after the set of cages, an increase in phytoplankton numerical abundance was observed after stocking of fish in cages. In addition there was an increase in the invertebrate community especially bivalves and gastropods. In conclusion we found no consistent environmental change caused by cage culture, and therefore it can be allowed in Lake Victoria, Tanzania part, with close monitoring of its impacts.
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