Abstract:

Clean water should be free of pollutants (dirt) that make fish growth, reproduction and survival difficult. Dirty water leads to poor fish health and lowers the standard of living for fish dependant families. Many pollutants do not lead to immediate bad effects, while others have rapid impacts resulting in obvious changes such as death or injury. Corrective action to stop water pollution
requires combined effort by the water and fisheries managers and grass-root ksmm . communities. This will involve effective KW% watershed management educational programmes aimed at sensitizing the local people about impacts of intense goo subsistence crop farming and animal husbandry on the air and water environment and subsequently fish production should be carried out. Local people should recognize the bad impacts of their uncontrolled waste products.