Abstract:
The overall objective of the study was to develop a better understanding of how people
perceived and responded to the fisheries management measures on Lake Victoria and
were affected by them.
Fishers’ characteristics
2 The demographic characteristics of the respondents revealed that they were mostly adult
males, with mean age of 31.4 years, the majority being of the Baganda Tribe, followed by
Samia and Basoga and were married. Most had attained incomplete Primary education
levels and were engaged in fisheries as crew members