The Regional Stakeholders Conference on Lake Victoria Fisheries was organized by the LVFO Secretariat and was held from 27th - 29th October 2008 at the Imperial Royale Hotel, Kampala, Uganda. The theme of the Conference was: Fish for the Future is everyone's responsibility.

The overall objective of the Regional Stakeholders Conference on Lake Victoria was to draw attention to the declining Nile perch stocks in Lake Victoria and to call for collaborative efforts to ensure responsible utilization of the fisheries resources at all levels.

The Conference brought together a wide spectrum of stakeholders particularly comprising of Honorable Ministers from the three Partner States and Members of Parliament from lakewide constituencies, Members of EAC Legislative Assembly, Policy makers, Researchers, Local Government leadership, Police, Judiciary, Private Sector, Beach Management Units, Civil society and representatives of  the international community.

The Conference enabled stakeholders to understand the status of the fisheries and the intricacies of managing a common shared fisheries resource.  It also offered an opportunity to all stakeholders to contribute to the recovery plan for the Nile perch fishery of Lake Victoria and provide the Beach Management Units (BMUs) and other partners a better chance to sustainably manage the resource for present and future generations.