Monday 27^th October: DAY 1

0800 - 0830:     Registration

SEBER/LVFO Secretary

0900 - 1000:     Opening Session

·         Welcoming  Speech by the LVFO Executive Secretary

·         Speech by the Chairman LVFO Council of Ministers

·         Speech by the Guest of Honour

1000 - 1030:     Tea/Coffee Break

1030 - 1300:     Key Note Presentations

1030 - 1100:   Management of the Fisheries Resources of Lake Victoria: Institutional Structures and Processes

1100 ­- 1145:   Rents Drain in Fisheries: The Case of the Lake Victoria Nile Perch Fishery

1145 - 1230:   Use rights in Fisheries

1230 - 1315:  The role of the Private Sector in the management of Lake Victoria Fisheries

LVFO - ES

Prof. Ragnar Árnason

Dr Rebecca Metzner

Mr. Borel -UFPEA

1315 - 1400:     Lunch

1400 - 1640:     Keynote & Other Presentations

1400 - 1445:  The State, Trends and Threats of the Lake Victoria Fisheries and Environment

1445 - 1530: Lake Victoria Waters: Water balance and Management

1530 - 1550:  The Ecosystem Health of L. Victoria: Impacts on Fish Productivity and Sustainability

1550 - 1620:   Resource base and indicators of overexploitation

Prof. Jeppe Kolding

Mr. Okonga

Dr John Gichuki

Mr. Taabu Munyaho

1620 - 1640      Tea/Coffee Break

1640 - 17500: Presentations (cont.)

1640 - 1700:  The trends in exploitation of the resources

1700 - 1730: Fisheries Management Plan for L. Victoria

1730 - 1750: Species Specific management Plans and the Nile perch Recovery Plan

Dr Levi Muhoozi

Dr Richard Abila

Mr. R. Kayanda

Tuesday 28^th October: DAY 2

900 - 1030:       Presentations Cont.

0900 - 0920:  Political, Institutional, Statutory,-- for Fisheries management

0920  - 0940:  Alleviating poverty in small-scale fisheries: The Governance perspective

0940 - 1000:  Co-management in Small-Scale Fisheries:

A Synthesis of Eastern African Experiences

1000 - 1020:   Co-management Structures, Institutions and promotion of good governance

1020 - 1040: Compliance and use of indigenous knowledge

Mr. Keizire

Mr. Paul Onyango

Dr Baker Ntambi

Mr. Vincent Ogwang

Mr. Paul okware

1040 - 1120:     Tea/Coffee Break

1120 - 1320: Presentations Cont.

1120 - 1140:  Contribution of Fisheries to National economy

1140 - 1200:  Gender roles and User rights in Fishery

1200 - 1220:   Social services and Welfare in fisher communities

1220 - 1240:   HIV AIDs Amongst Fishing communities

1240 - 1320:   East African Food Quality and Safety Standards

Dr K. Odongkara

Mrs C. Lwenya

Mr. E. Yongo/mark Ogolla Omondi

Ms. Susan Imende

Mr. Kenneth werimo

1320 - 1420:     Lunch

1420 - 1620: Presentations Cont.

1420 - 1440:  Food safety Issues in Aquaculture likely to affect access to international markets of products from sub-Saharan Africa: Case study of Uganda

1440 - 1500:  Productive  development, marketing, ecolabeling and traceability

1500 - 1520: Naturland project

1520 - 1540: Omena Value Chain - PSDA Interventions 

1540 - 1600: A Comparative Commodity Chain Analysis of Nile Perch and Implications for Social-Ecological Sustainability

1600 - 1620: Strategy to develop Aquaculture

1620 - 1640: Aquaculture Production Systems

Ananias Bagumire

Ms. Beth Wagunde

Mr. Jacob Maisel

Ms. Susan Otieno

Ms. Jennifer Lee Johnson

Mr. Daniel Oenga

Dr Justus Rutaisire

1640 - 1700:     Tea/Coffee Break

1700 - 1800: Presentations Cont.

1700 - 1720: The origin and effect of mesh size regulations and why they may have to be rethought

1720 - 1740: The present status of hook fishery and impact of the fishery on the fish stocks of Lake Victoria

1740 - 1800:  Managing Nile perch using slot size: is it possible?

Prof. Jeppe/Paul Zwieten

Mr. D. Chitamweba

Dr. J.M. Njiru

Wednesday 29^th October: DAY 3

9000 - 1030:     Groups Discussions

1030 - 1100:     Tea/Coffee Break

1100 - 1300: Group Discussions Cont.

1300 - 1400:     Lunch

1400 - 1630: Plenary

1630 - 1700:     Tea/Coffee Break

1700 - 1800: Deliberations and Closure