Item Details

Title: Technical Report on the Environmental Monitoring of the Cage Area at the Source of the Nile (SON) Fish Farm for Quarter 4: October-December 2016.

Date Published: 2016
Author/s: Egessa, R., Nankabirwa, A., Namulemo, G., Ocaya, H., Kiggundu, V., Nsega, M., Pabire, G.W., Naluwairo, J., Magezi, G.
Data publication: December, 2016
Funding Agency : Source of the Nile (SON) Fish Farm
Copyright/patents/trade marks: National Fisheries Resources Research Institute, (NaFIRRI)
Journal Publisher: National Fisheries Resources Research Institute, (NaFIRRI)
Affiliation: National Fisheries Resources Research Institute, (NaFIRRI)
Keywords: Environmental monitoring, Cage fish farming, Aquaculture, Water quality, Zooplankton, Nutrient, Algae, Fish

Abstract:

National Fisheries Resources Research Institute (NaFIRRI) undertakes quarterly monitoring of the water environment at Source of the Nile (SON) fish farm. This activity which is through a collaborative arrangement between the proprietors of SON fish farm and NaFIRRI started in 2011 and has continued up to date, with the aim of assessing possible environment changes as a result of SON fish farm operations in the area. The following key parameters were established to be monitored: water temperature, dissolved oxygen, pH, conductivity, water transparency, total suspended solids, nutrient status, algae, zooplankton, benthic macro invertebrates and fish communities.