While fish catches in Lake Victoria are declining mainly from overfishing and pollution, demand for fish protein has been on a gradual increase as a result of rapid human population growth. To bridge the gap, aquaculture production mainly in ponds and tanks has tremendously increased. Recently, cages have sprung in Lake Victoria, Kenya to augment the growing demand.
This research project reviews trends of aquaculture production in Kenya, capture fishery and emergence of cage culture in Lake Victoria. Further, issues relating to cage installation, ecological integrity and stakeholders conflict are discussed. Existing literature, data on stocking suitability cage set up, and limnological parameters collected in 2016 were used in the analysis. The lake now boasts over 1,660 cages stocking over 3 million Tilapias.