The Origins of the Nile Perch in Lake Victoria

Pringle, Robert M.

doi:10.1641/0006-3568(2005)055[0780:tootnp]2.0.co;2

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“…The colonization process Around 400 Nile perch from Lake Albert (339 fingerlings and 35 fishes of 16-43 cm) were introduced into Lake Victoria (Gee 1964;Amaras 1986;Pringle 2005). Additionally, eight fishes of unknown size were introduced from Lake Turkana in 1963 (Gee 1964;Arunga 1981;Pringle 2005).…”

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“…Additionally, eight fishes of unknown size were introduced from Lake Turkana in 1963 (Gee 1964;Arunga 1981;Pringle 2005). Apart from Lates niloticus, each of these lakes harbours a deep-water Lates species, L. macrophthalmus Worthington 1929 and L. longispinis Worthington 1932, respectively.…”

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“…According to Pringle (2005), the first Nile perch reported from Tanzanian waters was caught near Mwanza in October 1961. Other reports suggest that Nile perch was landed for the first time from Tanzanian waters of the lake in August 1963 at Musoma (Kudhongania and Cordone 1974a).…”

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“…After heavy debates (Fryer 1960;Anderson 1961;Pringle 2005), the first official introductions of Nile perch took place in May 1962 andSeptember 1963 at Entebbe, Uganda. They originated from Lake Albert and comprised, respectively, 35 fishes between 16 and 43 cm, and 339 fingerlings (Gee 1964).…”

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“…They originated from Lake Albert and comprised, respectively, 35 fishes between 16 and 43 cm, and 339 fingerlings (Gee 1964). In the Nyanza Gulf, Kenya, eight Nile perch from Lake Turkana were released in 1963 (Arunga 1981;Pringle 2005). During a bottom trawl survey in 1969/1970 Nile perch was caught lake wide in low densities (Kudhongania and Cordone 1974b).…”

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Another potential disaster? On a proposal to introduce Nile perch, Lates niloticus, into Lake Kariba (Zambia/Zimbabwe)

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The introduction of Nile perch, Lates niloticus, into Lake Victoria resulted in a massive increase in fish catches, but with significant ecological costs. These included the near extirpation of the 500+ endemic haplochromine species and the eutrophication of the lake. A proposal to introduce Nile perch into the artificial Lake Kariba (Zambia/Zimbabwe) is of concern, therefore, because of potentially adverse impacts on its fisheries and biodiversity. It is very unlikely that Nile perch would improve the fisheries in Lake Kariba, as it did in lakes Victoria and Kyoga, because this lake is oligotrophic and much less productive. The principal fishery in Lake Kariba is already in difficulty, owing to overfishing, and Nile perch could reduce catches further. The biomass of other native fish species is very low and would be unlikely to support a significant Nile perch population. Lake Kariba has already experienced a major loss of biodiversity as river‐adapted fish species have not been able to adapt to lacustrine conditions. The non‐native Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus, has also replaced the endemic tilapia species in the middle Zambezi system and the Nile perch could bring about a further loss of biodiversity. The ecological costs of its introduction into Lake Kariba would not be justified by an increase in fishery productivity, and the possible introduction of Nile perch should be forcefully rejected.

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The Origins of the Nile Perch in Lake Victoria

Cited by 151 publications

References 17 publications

The invasion of an introduced predator, Nile perch (Lates niloticus, L.) in Lake Victoria (East Africa): chronology and causes

The invasion of an introduced predator, Nile perch (Lates niloticus, L.) in Lake Victoria (East Africa): chronology and causes

Inland fisheries of tropical Africa

Another potential disaster? On a proposal to introduce Nile perch, Lates niloticus, into Lake Kariba (Zambia/Zimbabwe)

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