Identification of migratory and spawning habitats of Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822) in Lake Edward - Ishasha River watershed, Albertine Rift Valley, East Africa

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dc.contributor.authorMbalassa, Mulongaibalu
dc.contributor.authorNshombo, Muderhwa
dc.contributor.authorEliezer Kateyo, Mujugu
dc.contributor.authorChapman, Lauren
dc.contributor.authorEfitre, Jackson
dc.contributor.authorBwanika, Gladys
dc.date.accessioned2023-01-24T18:19:59Z
dc.date.available2023-01-24T18:19:59Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractCatfish (1103) were sampled twice monthly with beach-seines, tagged with external T-bar Anchor tags and released at four estuarine sites, in July – August; September - October 2011; February-March and; April - May 2012. The study aimed to identify catfish migratory and spawning habitats around Lake Edward watershed. The relocations for 115 C. gariepinus recaptured within the lake watershed were determined and spawning condition examined. About 73% of catfish were recaptured from the littoral, 11.3% from marginal wetlands, 8.7% from the pelagic, 3.5% from river mouths and river channel, respectively. Among the ripe females, about 46% were recaptured from the marginal wetlands, 23% from river channel, and about 15.5% from the littoral and river mouths, respectively. The selected habitats were identified as migratory and spawning grounds for C. gariepinus. These should be conserved and protected from human activities and development programs and their connectivity ensured.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMbalassa, M., Nshombo, M., Kateyo, M. E., Chapman, L., Efitre, J., & Bwanika, G. (2015). Identification of migratory and spawning habitats of Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822) in Lake Edward-Ishasha River watershed, Albertine Rift Valley, East Africa. International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studies, 2(3), 128-138.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2347-5129
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/7180
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherInternational Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studiesen_US
dc.subjectAlbertine Rift valleyen_US
dc.subjectLake Edwarden_US
dc.subjectIshasha Riveren_US
dc.subjectClarias gariepinusen_US
dc.subjectMigratory habitatsen_US
dc.subjectSpawning grounds.en_US
dc.titleIdentification of migratory and spawning habitats of Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822) in Lake Edward - Ishasha River watershed, Albertine Rift Valley, East Africaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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