Site suitability assessment of selected bays along the Albert Nile for Cage Aquaculture in West Nile region of Uganda
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Date
2016
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International Journal of Fisheries and Aquaculture
Abstract
Selection and management of sites are among the most significant elements for the success and
sustainability of aquaculture operations. Water quality, water depth and water current are three of the
major factors that need to be considered before initiating cage culture in a natural water body. This
study was conducted to identify suitable sites for cage farming along the Albert Nile of Uganda by
assessing the physical, chemical and topographical characteristics over a three month period. Four
bays (Odoi, Fundo, Onere and Isirini) were randomly sampled and the results were compared against
the acceptable standards. Basing on the physical and chemical criteria, most of the surveyed points
were within the acceptable ranges except for the water depths which were lower and total suspended
solids which were higher than the recommended ranges. Regarding topographical characteristics, Odoi
and Fundo bays were found to be very prone to floating weeds and submergent macrophytes. All the
sampled areas within Odoi, Fundo and Onere fishing bays whose depths were found to be more than 2
m can be manipulated to have Low Volume High Density (LVHD) cages while Isirini, Acaar and Ayilebe
fishing bays were found not to be suitable for cage culture because they were very shallow.
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Albert Nile, cage culture, site selection, Uganda
Citation
Nasser, K., Hellen, O., Gerald, I., Christopher, E., Mujibu, N., Martin, T., ... & Kassim, S. (2016). Site suitability assessment of selected bays along the Albert Nile for Cage Aquaculture in West Nile region of Uganda. International Journal of Fisheries and Aquaculture, 8(9), 87-93. DOI: 10.5897/IJFA2016.0562