@article{Mkuna:307631,
      recid = {307631},
      author = {Mkuna, Eliaza and Baiyegunhi, Lloyd JS},
      title = {Impact of Nile perch (Lates niloticus) overfishing on  fishers’ income: Evidence from Lake Victoria, Tanzania},
      journal = {African Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics},
      address = {2020-09},
      number = {311-2020-1790},
      year = {2020},
      abstract = {Despite the crucial role played by Nile perch in the  income of fishers around Lake Victoria, Tanzania, fishing  pressure has increased in recent years and has led to  overfishing and, consequently, a risk to the lake’s future  sustainability and the fishers’ livelihoods. This study  used data collected in 2018 from 268 randomly selected  sample fishers at 10 landing sites across Lake Victoria. In  conjunction with the endogenous switching regression model,  the potential impact of Nile perch overfishing on the  fishers’ income per fishing trip in Lake Victoria was  evaluated. The results show that there is a significant  difference in the socio-economic, institutional and fishing  effort characteristics of Nile perch fishers who overfish  and those who do not. In particular, Nile perch fishers who  overfish earn significantly higher incomes per fishing trip  than fishers who do not overfish. The study recommends the  need for policy makers to develop policies that acknowledge  the dynamics of socio-economic, institutional and fishing  effort factors. In addition, more flexible fish quota  restrictions and consistent fishing patrols need to be  enforced to ensure compliance with fishery regulations.  These measures should promote a balance between the  sustainability of fishery resources and an improved income  for Nile perch fishers in Lake Victoria. },
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/307631},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.307631},
}