TAFIRI Projects

Year	Area	Title	Funder	Author
2020	Stock Assessment & Fisheries Statistics	Automated classification of schools of the silver cyprinid Rastrineobola argentea in Lake Victoria acoustic survey data using random forests	GCRF, Royal Society International Collaboration Award	Proud, R., Mangeni-Sande, R., Kayanda, R. J., Cox, M. J., Nyamweya, C., Ongore, C., Natugonza, V., Everson, I., Elison, M., Hobbs, L., Kashindye, B. B., Mlaponi, E. W., Taabu-Munyaho, A., Mwainge, V. M., Kagoya, E., Pegado, A., Nduwayesu, E., and Brierley, A. S
2020	Aquatic ecosystems & Biodiversity	A meeting framework for inclusive and sustainable science.	Bern University, Switzeland and others	Blackman, R. C., Bruder, A., Burdon, F. J., Convey, P., Funk, W. C., J�hnig, S. C., Kishe, M. A., da Silva Moretti, M., Natugonza, V., Pawlowski, J., Stubbington, R., 4, Zhang, X., Seehausen, O., and Altermatt, F.,
2020	Aquaculture	Fish farming in Tanzania: the availability and nutritive value of local feed ingredients.	Bilateral Marine Science Programme supported by Sida	Mmanda FP, Mulokozi DP, Lindberg JE, Hald�n AN, Mtolera M, Kitula R, and Lundh T
2020	Aquaculture	Rural aquaculture: Assessment of its contribution to household income and farmers� perception in selected districts, Tanzania, Aquaculture Economics & Management, DOI: 10.1080/13657305.2020.1725687	Bilateral Marine Science Programme supported by Sida	Mulokozi DP, Mmanda FP, Onyango P, Torbj�rn L, Tamatamah R and Berg H
2020	Aquatic ecosystems & Biodiversity	Human-induced changes of Lake Victoria fisheries and ecology	Lake Victoria Fisheries Organization (LVFO)	Nyamweya, C.S, Natugonza, V., Taabu-Munyaho, A., Aura, C.M., Njiru, J. M., Ongore, C., Mangeni-Sande, R., Kashindye, B. B., Odoli , C. O., Ogari , Z., Kayanda, R.
2020	Aquatic ecosystems & Biodiversity	Schistosoma species detection by environmental DNA assays in African freshwaters	Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Prince Nourah Bin Abdulrahman University; The Royal Society-	Hind Alzaylaee,
2020	Aquatic ecosystems & Biodiversity	Environmental DNA-based xenomonitoring for determining Schistosoma presence in tropical freshwaters (2020b).	Saudi Arabia Cultural Bureau in London and Prince Nourah Bin Abdulrahman University, the Royal Society-Leverhulme Trust Africa Award AA130107, Global Challenges Research Fund pump priming project	Alzaylaee, H., Collins, R.A., Shechonge, A., Ngatunga, B.P., Morgan, E.R., Genner, M.J. (2020b)
2020	Climate change & environment	Methane emission and sulphide levels increase in tropical seagrass sediments during temperature stress - a mesocosm study	Swedish International Development Cooperation Agen	George, R., Gullstrom, M., Mtolera, S.P. Lyimo, T.J. & Bjork, M
2020	Aquatic ecosystems & Biodiversity	Schistosoma species detection by environmental DNA assays in African freshwaters.	Saudi Arabia Cultural Bureau in London and Prince	Alzaylaee H, Collins RA, Rinaldi G, Shechonge A, Ngatunga B, Morgan ER, Genner, MJ
2020	Aquatic ecosystems & Biodiversity	Environmental DNA-based xenomonitoring for determining Schistosoma presence in tropical freshwaters	Saudi Arabia Cultural Bureau in London and Prince	Alzaylaee H, Collins RA, Rinaldi G, Shechonge A, Ngatunga B, Morgan ER, . Genner, MJ
2020	Climate change & environment	Assessment of ocean acidification (OA) conditions in key and spatially isolated ecosystems of Mnazi and Chwaka bays �Tanzania	WIOMSA	Rushingisha George
2020	Aquatic ecosystems & Biodiversity	Nutrients Dynamics and Phytoplankton Compositiion in the Pangani Estuary, Tanzania	Sida-Sarece	Sihaba Ramadhan Mwaitega
2020	Aquatic ecosystems & Biodiversity	Geophysical benthic habitat mapping in Lake Tanganyika (Tanzania): Implications for spatial planning of small-scale coastal protected areas	Society of Exploration Geophysicists Geoscientists without borders program	Lucas, J.S., McGlue, M.M., Kimirei, I.A., Soreghan, M.J., Mbonde, A., Yeager, K.M., Limbu, P., Apse, C., McIntyre, P.B.
2020	Capture fishery	Adaptive capacity and coping strategies of small-scale coastal fisheries to declining fish catches: Insights from Tanzanian communities	The Sida Bilateral Marine Science Program between	Silas, Mathew O. Mgeleka, Said S. Polte, Patrick Sk�ld, Mattias Lindborg, Regina de la Torre-Castro, Maricela Gullstr�m, Martin
2020	Aquaculture	Genetic Diversity Among Tilapia Species Farmed at Chita in Kilombero, Morogoro Region, Tanzania	Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology (COSTECH)	Mndeme, M., Shoko, A. P., Limbu, S. M. and Mwita, C. J.
2019	Aquaculture	Growth performance of Tilapia sparmanni fed on formulated chicken feeds.	The University of Dar es salaam	Nsinda Philemon and Tamatamah Rashid
2019	Fisheries Ecology	The tapeworm Ligula intestinalis alters the behavior of the fish intermediate host Engraulicypris sardella, but only after it has become infective to the final host.	(i) University of Bergen, Norway (ii) Norwegian State Education Loan Fund (L�nekassen)	Nestory P. Gabagambi, Anne-Gro V. Salvanes, Frank Midt�y, Arne Skorping
2019	Fish biology	Invasion of the tapeworm Ligula intestinalis in the Usipa fishery in Lake Malawi/ Niassa/ Nyasa	(i) University of Bergen, Norway (ii) Norwegian State Education Loan Fund (L�nekassen)	Nestory Peter Gabagambi; Arne Skorping
2019	Climate change & environment	Measuring mangrove carbon loss and gain in deltas.	NASA Carbon Monitoring Systems Program	Lagomasino, D., Fatoyinbo, T., Lee, S., Feliciano, E., Trettin, C., Shapiro, A., & Mangora, M. M.
2019	Aquaculture	Biomass production and growth performance of Momela Lake�s spirulina (Arthrospira fusiformis) cultured under urea and N: P: K fertilizers as cheaper nitrogen sources. Int. J. Biol. Chem. Sci. 13(2): 861-869.	Bilateral Marine Science Programme supported by Sida	Deogratias Mulokozi, Matern Mtolera and Avit Mmochi
2019	Aquaculture	Spirulina (Arthrospira fusiformis) as a potential protein source in practical diets for fry mariculture of Rufiji tilapia (Oreochromis urolepis urolepis) WIO Journal of Marine Science 18 (2) 57-67.	Bilateral Marine Science Programme supported by Sida	Deogratias Mulokozi, Matern Mtolera and Avit Mmochi
2019	Capture fishery	Biogeography, diversity and conservation of tilapia genetic resources in Tanzanian watersheds	Royal Society - Leverhulme Trust Africa Awards (AA100023 and AA130107) awarded to Prof. Martin Genner, Dr Benjamin Ngatunga and Prof. George Turner.	ASILATU HANISI SHECHONGE
2019	Aquatic ecosystems & Biodiversity	Patterns of genomic differentiation between two Lake Victoria cichlid species, Haplochromis pyrrhocephalus and H. sp. �macula�	KAKENHI Grant No. JP23570269 and JP26440209, and S	Shohei Takuno, Ryutaro Miyagi, Jun-ichi Onami, Shiho Takahashi-Kariyazono, Akie Sato5, Herbert Tichy, Masato Nikaido, Mitsuto Aibara, Shinji Mizoiri, Hillary D. J. Mrosso, Semvua I. Mzighani, Norihiro Okada and Yohey Terai
2019	Fish biology	Molecular phylogeny of Oreochromis (Cichlidae: Oreochromini) reveals mito-nuclear discordance and multiple colonisation of adverse aquatic environments (2019)	Systematics Research Fund, the Genetics Society Heredity Fieldwork grant, and UCL Graduate scholarship (AGPF); BBSRC/NERC SYNTAX award (JJD); Royal Society Leverhulme Trust Africa Award	Ford, A.G.P., Bullen, T.R., Pang, L., Genner, M.J., Bills, R., Flouri, T., Ngatunga, B.P., R�ber, L., Schliewen, U.K., Seehausen, O., Shechonge, A., Stiassny, M.L.J., Turner, G.F., Day, J.J.
2019	Climate change & environment	Estimation of a whole plant Q10 to assess seagrass productivity during temperature shifts	Swedish International Development Cooperation Agen	Rasmusson, L. M., Gullstr�m, M., Gunnarsson, P. C., George, R., & Bj�rk, M.
2019	Climate change & environment	Seagrasses in warming oceans: physiological and biogeochemical responses	Swedish International Development Cooperation Agen	Rushingisha George
2019	Aquaculture	Assessment of the effects of Aspilia mossambicensis and Azadirachta indica in controlling prolific breeding in farmed Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticusLinnaeus, 1758) (2019)	United Republic of Tanzania through the Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology (COSTECH)	Imani B. Kapinga
2019	Capture fishery	The status and distribution of freshwater fishes in the Lake Malawi/Nyasa/Niassa Catchment	JRS Biodiversity Foundation (www.jrsbiodiversity.o	Kanyerere, G.Z., Phiri, T.B., Sayer, C.A., Shechonge, A., Snoeks, J. and Tweddle, D.
2019	Capture fishery	Population genetic evidence for a unique resource of Nile tilapia in Lake Tanganyika, East Africa	Royal Society- Leverhulme Trust Africa Awards AA10	Shechonge, A., Ngatunga, B.P., Bradbeer, S.J., Ford, A.G.P., Smith, A.M., Tamatamah, R., Sweke, E.A., Turner, G.F. & Genner, M.J.
2019	Capture fishery	Molecular phylogeny of Oreochromis (Cichlidae: Oreochromini) reveals mito-nuclear discordance and multiple colonisation of adverse aquatic environments	Systematics Research Fund, the Genetics Society He	Antonia G.P.Ford., Thomas R.Bullen ., LongsonPang ., Martin J.Genner.,RogerBills.,Tom�Flouri.,Benjamin P.Ngatunga., LukasR�ber., Ulrich K.Schliewen., OleSeehausen., AsilatuShechonge., Melanie L.J.Stiassny., George F.Turner & Julia J.Day
2019	Capture fishery	Widespread colonization of Tanzanian catchments by introduced Oreochromis tilapia fishes: the legacy from decades of deliberate introduction	Royal Society-Leverhulme Trust Africa Awards AA100	Shechonge, A., Ngatunga, B.P., Bradbeer, S.J., Day, J.J., Freer, J.J., Ford, A.G.P., Kihedu, J., Richmond, T., Mzighani,S., Smith, A.M., Sweke, E.A., Tamatamah, R., Tyers, A., Turner, G.F. & Genner, M.J.
2019	Aquatic ecosystems & Biodiversity	Microhabitat preferences of fish assemblages in the Udzungwa Mountains (Eastern Africa) (2019)	United States Agency for International Development (USAID) as part of the Technical Assistance to Support the Development of Irrigation and Rural Roads Infrastructure Project (IRRIP2), implemented by CDM International Inc.	u�oz-Mas, R., S�nchez-Hern�ndez, J., Mart�nez-Capel, F., Tamatamah, R., Mohamedi, S., Massinde, R.,
2019	Fisheries Ecology	Assessment of the impacts of artisanal fishing gears on nearshore fish stocks along coastal waters off the Kilwa�Mafia seascape in Tanzania (2019)	Marine and Coastal Environmental Management Project (MACEMP) through a GEF grant number TF055580, and the Tanzania Fisheries Research Institute	Chande, M., Kimirei, I.A., Igulu, M.M., Kuguru, B., Kayanda, R., Mwakosya, C., Kangwe, S.J., Sululu, J., Ulotu, E.
2019	Aquaculture	Community based aquaculture in the western Indian Ocean: challenges and opportunities for developing sustainable coastal livelihoods	Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association (W	Mebrahtu Ateweberhan (2018)
2019	Fish biology	Patterns of genomic differentiation between two Lake Victoria cichlid species, Haplochromis pyrrhocephalus and H. sp. macula (2019	KAKENHI Grant Number JP23570269 and JP26440209, and an internal SOKENDAI grant	Takuno, S., Miyagi, R., Onami, J.I., Takahashi-Kariyazono, S., Sato, A., Tichy, H., Nikaido, M., Aibara, M., Mizoiri, S., Mrosso, H.D.J., Mzighani, S.I., Okada, N., Terai, Y
2019	Stock Assessment & Fisheries Statistics	Bring fishermen at the center�: the value of local knowledge for understanding fisheries resources and climate related changes in Lake Tanganyika (2019)	Projections of Climate Change Impacts on Lake Tanganyika� (the CLEAT project under DANIDA funding)	Bulengela, G., Onyango, P., Brehm, J., Staehr, P.A., Sweke, E
2019	Stock Assessment & Fisheries Statistics	Assessment of the impacts of artisanal fishing gears on nearshore fish stocks along coastal waters off the Kilwa�Mafia seascape in Tanzania	The study was funded by the Marine and Coastal Environmen- tal Management Project (MACEMP) through a GEF grant number TF055580, and the Tanzania Fisheries Research Institute (TAFIRI).	Chande, M., I. A. Kimirei, M. M. Igulu, B. Kuguru, R. Kayanda, C. Mwakosya, S. J. Kangwe, J. Sululu, and E. Ulotu. 2019
2019	Aquatic ecosystems & Biodiversity	Estuaries: A Lifeline of Ecosystem Services in the Western Indian Ocean	UNEP	Salif Diop
2019	Socio-economics & Marketing	The Relationship Between Initial Public Offering and Firm Performance: A Research on Borsa Istanbul (BIST)	University of Istanbul, social science institute	Fenant Laurent MHAGAMA, Mehmet Sabri TOPAK
2019	Fish biology	Ancestral hybridisation facilitated species diversification in the Lake Malawi cichlid fish adaptive radiation (2019)	Wellcome Trust (Grant Nos. WT206194 and WT207492; European Research Council, ERC CoG �CICHLIDX� (617585) and Swiss National Science Foundation (Grant No. 176039; the Royal Society Leverhulme Trust Africa Awards (AA100023 and AA130107	Svardal, H., Quah, F., Malinsky, M., Ngatunga, B., Miska, E., Salzburger, W., Genner, M., Turner, G., Durbin, R.
2019	Aquatic ecosystems & Biodiversity	Natural recovery of mangroves in abandoned rice farming areas of the Rufiji Delta, Tanzania	WIOMSA	Emmanuel Japhet
2019	Aquatic ecosystems & Biodiversity	Morphology, phylogeny, and taxonomy of two species of colonial volvocine green algae from Lake Victoria, Tanzania	Grant in Aid for Scientific Research from the Ministry of Education, culture, sports, science and technology and Japan Society for the Promotion of Science	Nozaki, H., Matsuzaki R., Kashindye, B, B., Ezekiel C, N., Shaban, S., Kawachi, M., Mitsuto, A., Masato, N
2019	Aquaculture	Population Structure and Genetic Diversity of Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) Strains Cultured in Tanzania.	Sida, WIOMSA,	Redempta Athanas Kajungiro (2019)
2019	Aquaculture	The Need of a Structured Tilapia Breeding Program in Tanzania to Enhance Aquaculture Production: A Review	Sida	Redempta Athanas Kajungiro (2019)
2019	Aquatic ecosystems & Biodiversity	Organic matter sources and trophic interactions among fish species in Pangani Estuary, Tanzania	COSTECH	Alistidia P. Mwijage
2019	Aquatic ecosystems & Biodiversity	Testing the performance of environmental DNA metabarcoding for surveying highly diverse tropical fish communities: A case study from Lake Tanganyika. Environmental DNA	Natural Environment Research Council Genetics Society Heredity Fieldwork Grant (CJD); Systematics Research Fund (CJD); Fisheries Society of the British Isle Small Research Grant (CJD); Percy Sladen Memorial Trust Fund (JJD); the NERC Bimolecular Analysis Facility Sheffield (CJD and JJD); European Research Council (ERC; CoG CICHLID�~�X) (WS); and the Swiss National Science Foundation (WS).	Christopher J. Doble�
2019	Aquaculture	The Need of a Structured Tilapia Breeding Program in Tanzania to Enhance Aquaculture Production: A Review.	AgriFose2030 and Sida	Kajungiro, R., Mapenzi, L., Nyinondi, C., Hald�n, A. N., Mmochi, A., Chacha, M., ... & de Koning, D. J.
2019	Marine Biodiversity & Conservation	Morphology characterization, DNA barcoding and genetic diversity of some selected anchovy and sardine marine fish species in Tanzania	The Western Indian Ocean Fisheries Organisation (WIOMSA)- MARG1	Godfrey Fabiani Rusizoka
2019	Capture fishery	The neglected role of religion in fisheries management	National Science Foundation, Grant_Award Number _ DGE_1842473. University of Florida	B.S. Lowe, S.K. Jacobson, H. Anold, A.S. Mbonde and K. Lorenze
2019	Capture fishery	Adapting to change in inland fisheries: analysis from Lake Tanganyika, East Africa	National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship under grant no. DGE_ 1842473; the University of Florida of Foreign Affairs_DANIDA	B.S. Lowe, S.K. Jacobson, H. Anold, A.S. Mbonde and C.M. O�Reilly
2019	Aquatic ecosystems & Biodiversity	Morphology, phylogeny, and taxonomy of two species of colonial volvocine green algae from Lake Victoria, Tanzania	Grant in Aid for Scientific Research from the Ministry of Education, culture, sports, science and technology and Japan Society for the Promotion of Science.	Nozaki, H., Matsuzaki R., Kashindye, B, B., Ezekiel C, N., Shaban, S., Kawachi, M., Mitsuto, A., Masato, N
2019	Capture fishery	Rapid Assessment of Fish Stock Status and Ecosystem Health of Lake Rukwa, Tanzania	United Republic of Tanzania	Kishe, M. A., Ngatunga, B. P., Mshana, G., Sekadende, B. C. and Shayo,S. D.
2019	Aquatic ecosystems & Biodiversity	Morphology, phylogeny, and taxonomy of two species of colonial volvocine green algae from Lake Victoria, Tanzania.	Grant in Aid for Scientific Research from the Ministry of Education, culture, sports, science and technology and Japan Society for the Promotion of Science.	Nozaki, H., Matsuzaki R., Kashindye, B, B., Ezekiel C, N., Shaban, S., Kawachi, M., Mitsuto, A., Masato, N.
2019	Aquaculture	The role of fish-poultry integration on fish growth performance, yields and economic benefits among smallholder farmers	Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology (COSTECH)	Shoko, A. P., Limbu, S. M., Lamtane, H. A., Kishe-Machumu, M. A., Sekadende, B., Ulotu, E. E., Masanja, J. C., and Mgaya, Y. D.
2019	Fish biology	Assessment of the impacts of artisanal fishing gears on nearshore fish stocks along coastal waters off the Kilwa�Mafia seascape in Tanzania	World Bank- MACEMP PROJECT	Chande M., Kimirei I.A., Igulu M.M., Kuguru B., Kayanda R., Mwakosya C., Kangwe S.J., Sululu J. & Ulotu E
2019	Aquaculture	The extent of cage aquaculture, adherence to best practices and reflections for sustainable aquaculture on African inland waters.	African Great Lakes Conservation Fund administered by The Nature Conservancy with funding from John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation	Musinguzi, L., Lugya, J., Rwezawula, P., Kamya, A., Nuwahereza, C., Halafo, J., Kamondo, S., Njaya, F., Aura, C., Shoko, A. P.
2019	Capture fishery	Adoption and consequences of new light-fishing technology (LEDs) on Lake Tanganyika, East Africa	TUUNGANE Project/TNC	Huruma Fredrick Mgana
2019	Fish biology	Dietary differences among commercially important fishes in Lake Tanganyika assessed using stable isotope analysis	DANIDA	Jessen, H.H
2018	Aquaculture	Advancing Small-scale Fish Farming in Tanzania: Identification of the Best Performing Local tilapia Strain and Low Cost Feed�.	Australian High Commission (AHC) Direct Aid Programme	Shoko, A. P., Ulotu, E. E. and Nandlal, S.
2018	Aquaculture	Promoting Environmentally, Economically, and Socially Sustainable Cage Aquaculture (PESCA) on the African Great Lakes".	African Great Lakes Conservation Fund administered by The Nature Conservancy with funding from John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation	Musinguzi, L., Lugya, J., Rwezawula, P., Kamya, A., Nuwahereza, C., Halafo, J., Kamondo, S., Njaya, F., Aura, C., Shoko, A. P.
2018	Aquaculture	Use of ICTS in sharing agricultural information among fish farmers in the Southern Highlands of Tanzania	SUA	Benard, R., Dulle, F., & Lamtane, H.
2018	Aquatic ecosystems & Biodiversity	Genetic diversity and gene flow among the giant mud crabs (Scylla serrata) in anthropogenic-polluted mangroves of mainland Tanzania: Implications for conservation	Vlaamse Interuniversitaire Raad � University Development Cooperation (VLIR-UOS)	Cyrus Rumisha, Robinson H. Mdegela, Paul S. Gwakisa, Marc Kochzius
2018	Fish biology	Spatial and temporal distribution of Ligula intestinalis (Cestoda: Diphyllobothriidea) in usipa (Engraulicypris sardella) (Pisces: Cyprinidae) in Lake Nyasa.	(i) University of Bergen, Norway (ii) Norwegian State Education Loan Fund (L�nekassen)	Nestory Peter Gabagambi; Arne Skorping.
2018	Stock Assessment & Fisheries Statistics	Operational, environmental, and resource productivity factors driving spatial distribution of gillnet and longline fishers targeting Nile-perch (Lates niloticus), Lake Victoria. Journal of Great Lakes Research	Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (	Happy K. Peter and Paul A.M. v
2018	Fish biology	Improving Management Strategies for Sustainable Fisheries in Zanzibar	COSTECH	Jiddawi. NS., Shayo. SD., Kuguru BL., Mohamed .A., Ubwa. FB., Sheikh M and Ruhundwa. H
2018	Fish biology	Cruise Report; �DR FRIDTJOF NANSEN�� Surveys of regional Resources and Ecosystem Off South East Africa; Tanzania	FAO/IMR	Johannessen, T., Mahongo, S., Lucilla, G., Helene, L., Lars JN., Diana Z., Shayo SD., Kishe M., Kyewalyanga, M and Mitto, C
2018	Aquatic ecosystems & Biodiversity	Nutrient release from sediments and biological nitrogen fixation: Advancing our understanding of eutrophication sources in Lake Victoria, Tanzania	World Bank-LVEMP PROJECT	Shayo SD and Limbu SM
2018	Aquaculture	Value chain analysis of aquaculture industry in Tanzania	World Fish	Shoko AP., Ulotu EE. , Shayo SD., Mathew OS., Sloans C., Madalla N and Tamatamah R aniel Shayo
2018	Stock Assessment & Fisheries Statistics	Fisheries Improvement Projects (FIPs): Octopus Fishery project	WWF	Kishe, M. A.
2018	Aquatic ecosystems & Biodiversity	The status and distribution of freshwater fishes in the Lake Victoria basin	IUCN	Kishe-Machumu, M.A., Natugonza, V., Nyingi, D.W., Snoeks, J., Carr, J.A., Seehausen, O., Sayer, C.A.
2018	Aquatic ecosystems & Biodiversity	Limited hybridization between introduced and Critically Endangered indigenous tilapia fishes in northern Tanzania (2018)	The Royal Society-Leverhulme Trust Africa Awards AA100023 and AA130107; and GFT, and a BBSRC award BB/M026736/	Stephanie J. Bradbeer, Jack Harrington, Henry Watson, Abrahim Warraich, Asilatu Shechonge, Alan Smith, Rashid Tamatamah, Benjamin P. Ngatunga, George F. Turner & Martin J. Genner
2018	Aquaculture	Dietary Aspilia mossambicensis and Azadirachta indica supplementation alter gonadal characteristics and histology of juvenile Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) (2018a)	United Republic of Tanzania through the Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology (COSTECH)	Kapinga, I.B., Limbu, S.M., Madalla, N.A., Kimaro, H.W., Mabiki F.P., Lamtane, H.A., Tamatamah R.A
2018	Aquaculture	Aspilia mossambicensis and Azadirachta indica medicinal leaf powders modulate physiological parameters of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) (2018b)	United Republic of Tanzania through the Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology (COSTECH)	Imani B. Kapinga, Samwel M. Limbu, Nazael A. Madalla, Wahabu H. Kimaro, Rashid A. Tamahtamah
2018	Aquatic ecosystems & Biodiversity	Differences in trophic resources and niches of two juvenile predatory species in three Pangani estuarine zones, Tanzania: stomach contents and stable isotope approaches (2018a).	United Republic of Tanzania through the Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology (COSTECH)	Alistidia Paul Mwijage, Daniel Abel Shilla and John Ferdinand Machiwa
2018	Aquatic ecosystems & Biodiversity	Important organic matter sources and trophic pathways for the nutrition of Hilsa kelee (Cuvier, 1829) and Valamugil buchanani (Bleeker, 1853) in Pangani macro-tidal estuary, Tanzania (2018b)	United Republic of Tanzania through the Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology (COSTECH)	Mwijage, A.P., Shilla, D.A., Machiwa, J.F., Zhang, J., Fuqiang, W., Ying, W
2018	Stock Assessment & Fisheries Statistics	Genetic connectivity of Fenneropenaeus indicus (H. Milne Edwards 1837) among three prawn fishing grounds of Tanzanian coastal waters	Sida/WIOMSA/SWIOFP	Mwakosya, C. A., Mgaya, Y. D., & Jiddawi, N. S. (2018).
2018	Capture fishery	Losing cichlid fish biodiversity: genetic and morphological homogenization of tilapia following colonization by introduced species	Royal Society-Leverhulme Trust Africa Awards AA100	Shechonge, A., Ngatunga, B.P., Bradbeer, S.J.,Ford, A.G.P., Smith, A.M., Tamatamah, R.,Harrington, J., Turner, G.F. & Genner, M.J.
2018	Capture fishery	Hybridization between introduced and critically endangered indigenous tilapia fishes in northern Tanzania	Royal Society-Leverhulme Trust Africa Awards AA100	Bradbeer, S.J., Harrington, J., Watson, H., Warraich, A., Shechonge, A., Smith, A., Tamatamah, R., Ngatunga, B.P.,Turner, G.F. & Genner, M.J
2018	Fisheries Information Systems	Oreochromis chungruruensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species	IUCN	Turner, G., Shechonge, A. & Tweddle, D.
2018	Aquatic ecosystems & Biodiversity	Differences in trophic resources and niches of two juvenile predatory species in three Pangani estuarine zones, Tanzania: stomach contents and stable isotope approaches	United Republic of Tanzania through the Tanzania C	Alistidia Paul Mwijage, Daniel Abel Shilla and John Ferdinand Machiwa
2018	Fish quality and processing	Effects of washing on the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) contents in smoked fish	JK Nyerere University of Agriculture and Technology	Mahugija, J. A. M., Njale, E
2018	Aquatic ecosystems & Biodiversity	Investigating the influence of habitat structure and hydraulics on tropical macroinvertebrate communities (2018)	Private	Mu�oz-Mas, R., S�nchez-Hern�ndez, J., McClain, M.E., Tamatamah, R., Mukama, S.C., Mart�nez-Capel, F.
2018	Fisheries Information Systems	IUCN red list assessment	IUCN	Kanyerere, Z, Phiri, B & Shechonge, A.
2018	Fish quality and processing	Levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in smoked and sun-dried fish samples from areas in Lake Victoria in Mwanza, Tanzania	JK Nyerere University of Agriculture and Technology	Mahugija, J. A. M., Njale, E.
2018	Fish biology	The origin and future of an endangered crater lake endemic; phylogeography and ecology of Oreochromis hunteri and its invasive relatives (2018b)	Swiss National Science Foundation Grant No. 31003A_144046	Moser, F.N., van Rijssel, J.C., Ngatunga, B., Mwaiko, S., Seehausen, O
2018	Aquatic ecosystems & Biodiversity	Important organic matter sources and trophic pathways for the nutrition of Hilsa kelee (Cuvier, 1829) and Valamugil buchanani (Bleeker, 1853) in Pangani macro-tidal estuary, Tanzania	United Republic of Tanzania through the Tanzania C	Mwijage, A.P., Shilla, D.A., Machiwa, J.F., Zhang, J., Fuqiang, W., Ying, W.
2018	Aquatic ecosystems & Biodiversity	Important organic matter sources and trophic pathways for the nutrition of Hilsa kelee (Cuvier, 1829) and Valamugil buchanani (Bleeker, 1853) in Pangani macro-tidal estuary, Tanzania	United Republic of Tanzania through the Tanzania C	Mwijage, A.P., Shilla, D.A., Machiwa, J.F., Zhang, J., Fuqiang, W., Ying, W.
2018	Fisheries Ecology	Competing for kayabo: gendered struggles for fish and livelihood on the shore of Lake Victoria (2018)	The Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO � WOTRO, a science for global development) grant W01.65.304.00.	Modesta Medard, Han van Dijk and Paul Hebinck
2018	Socio-economics & Marketing	The socio-economic implications of illegal fishing practices in Lake Victoria: a case study of three Villages in Tanzania	Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP II)	Fenant Laurent Mhagama
2018	Aquatic ecosystems & Biodiversity	Seasonal patterns of thermal stratification and primary production in the northern parts of Lake Tanganyika	Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA), under the CLEAT project	Prisca Mziray
2018	Socio-economics & Marketing	Strategies to Improve Trade in Dagaa (Rastrineobola argentea) from Lake Victoria	European Union (EU) for financial support under the Fish Trade Programme of WorldFish	K Odongkara, E Yongo, F Mhagama, P Onyango, S Chimatiro, R Tumwebaze, J Akumu, B Mbilingi, R Okura, A Nasuuna, H Ochaya, M Owili, E Bwana, M Ongand
2018	Aquaculture	The origin and future of an endangered crater lake endemic; phylogeography and ecology of Oreochromis hunteri and its invasive relatives (2018b)	Swiss National Science Foundation Grant No. 31003A.144046	Moser, F.N., van Rijssel, J.C., Ngatunga, B., Mwaiko, S., Seehausen, O
2018	Fish biology	Changes in the Diet of Synodontis victoriae and Synodontis afrofischeri in Lake Victoria, Tanzanian waters	Trade and Agriculture Support Programme Phase II	M.V.Elison, E. Mlaponi, M.J. Musiba, G.W. Ngupula, B. Kashindye & R.J. Kayanda
2018	Aquatic ecosystems & Biodiversity	Ecosystem Health and Biodiversity in the Pangani Basin, Tanzania	Conference on Sustainable Tanzania-China Partnership	Kaaya, Lulu Tunu (2015)
2018	Aquaculture	THE INFLUENCE OF STOCKING DENSITY ON WATER QUALITY AND GROWTH OF BIGHEAD CATFISH (Clarias macrocephalus) IN RECIRCULATING AQUACULTURE SYSTEM	VLIR-Network-Vietnam project	SIWEMA AMRAN LUVANGA
2018	Aquatic ecosystems & Biodiversity	The importance of freshwater species to livelihoods in the Lake Victoria Basin	IUCN	Sayer, C.A., M�iz-Tom� L., Akwany L.O., Kishe-Machumu M. A., Natugonza V., Whitney, C. W., Omondi R. Nshutiyayesu S, Kabuye
2018	Aquatic ecosystems & Biodiversity	Changes in the Diet of Synodontis victoriae and Synodontis afrofischeri in Lake Victoria, Tanzanian waters.	Trade and Agriculture Support Programme Phase II (TASP II)	Elison, M. V., Mlaponi, E., Musiba, M. J., Godfrey W. Ngupula, G.W., Kashindye, B. B., and Kayanda, R
2018	Aquaculture	Integrated seaweed�sea cucumber farming in Tanzania. Western Indian Ocean Journal of Marine Science	The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and ZMT	Godfrey Fabiani
2018	Climate change & environment	Shading and simulated grazing increase the sulphide pool and methane emission in a tropical seagrass meadow.	Sida	Lyimo, L. D., Gullstr�m, M., Lyimo, T. J., Deyanova, D., Dahl, M., Hamisi, M. I., & Bj�rk, M.
2018	Fish biology	Detection of tilapia lake virus (TiLV) infection by PCR informed and wild Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) from Lake Victoria	Nor-wegian Development Agency, Project No. TAN/13/0027	Mugimba, K. K., Chengula, A. A., Wamala, S., Mwega, E. D., Kasanga, C. J., Byarugaba, D. K., & Mutoloki, S
2018	Climate change & environment	Monitoring climate change and anthropogenic pressure at Lake Tanganyika	World Bank, EU, IUCN, and Sida-SAREC	Plisnier, P.D
2018	Aquatic ecosystems & Biodiversity	Wet deposition of atmospheric nitrogen contributes to nitrogen loading in the surface waters of Lake Tanganyika, East Africa: a case study of the Kigoma region.	Construction Plan for Oversea Scientific Education Base of Chinese Academy of Sciences (SAJC201609).	Gao, Q.
2017	Fisheries Information Systems	Strengthening Research and Proposal Writing Skills at Academic Institutions in Tanzania, Embedding Activities at TAFIRI Tanzania	AuthorAID/International Network for Advancing Science and Policy (INASP)	Shoko, A. P. and Kimirei, I. A.
2017	Fish quality and processing	Fish Quality Assurance	UDSM	Lukanga, S. A., & Mgaya, Y. D.
2017	Climate change & environment	Land Cover, Land Use, and Climate Change Impacts on Endemic Cichlid Habitats in Northern Tanzania	Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council	Kalacska, M., Arroyo-Mora, J.P., Lucanus, O., and Kishe-Machumu, M. A.
2017	Aquatic ecosystems & Biodiversity	Visual adaptation in Lake Victoria cichlid fishes: depth-related variation of color and scotopic opsins in species from sand/mud bottoms	JSPS KAKENHI Grant Number JP21227002, JP23570269,	Yohey Terai, Ryutaro Miyagi, Mitsuto Aibara2, Shinji Mizoiri, Hiroo Imai, Takashi Okitsu, Akimori Wada, Shiho Takahashi-Kariyazono, Akie Sato, Herbert Tichy, Hillary D. J. Mrosso, Semvua I. Mzighani, and Norihiro Okada
2017	Fisheries Information Systems	Terrestrial-focused protected areas are effective for conservation of freshwater fish diversity in Lake Tanganyika (2017)	NERC grants NE/L009005/1 and NE/L002485/1, and a Percy Sladen Memorial Fund grant.	Britton, A.W., Day, J.J., Doble, C.J., Ngatunga, B.P., Kemp, K.M., Carbone, C., Murrell, D.J
2017	Fish biology	Diet dynamics and feeding strategies of Hilsa kelee (Cuvier, 1829) and Valamugil buchanani (Bleeker, 1853) in the Pangani Estuary, Tanzania: Insights from stomach contents and fatty acid biomarkers (2017).	United Republic of Tanzania through the Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology (COSTECH)	Alistidia P. Mwijage, Daniel A. Shilla and John F. Machiwa
2017	Fish biology	Fish Biology and Life History Indicators. In: Mgaya, Y.D. and Mahongo, S.B. (Editors), Lake Victoria Fisheries Resources: Research and Management in Tanzania	Katunzi, E.F.B.; Mgaya, Y.D.; Mkumbo, O.C.; Limbu, S.M.	An ecosystem approach guided by a precautionary principle is required in order to manage the fishery resources in Lake Victoria and to ensure their sustainability
2017	Aquatic ecosystems & Biodiversity	Temporal patterns in phytoplankton, zooplankton and fish composition, abundance and biomass in Shirati Bay, Lake Victoria, Tanzania (2017).	Russell E. Train Education for Nature Program, World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and Tanzania Fisheries Research Institute (TAFIRI)	Revania K. Waya, Samwel M. Limbu, Godfrey W. Ngupula, Chacha J. Mwita and Yunus D. Mgaya
2017	Fish biology	Multiple colonisations of the Lake Malawi catchment by the genus Opsaridium (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) (2017)	Commonwealth Scholarship MWCS-2012-249 and Royal Society-Leverhulme Trust Africa Awards AA100023 and AA130107	Sungani, H., Ngatunga, B.P., Koblmueller, S., Maekinen, T., Skelton, P.H., Genner, M.J.
2017	Socio-economics & Marketing	Closing Loopholes with the small scale fisheries Guidelines: addressing illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing in Lake Victoria	Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council	Joseph Luomba, Ratana Chuenpagdee, Paul Onyango
2017	Socio-economics & Marketing	Closing Loopholes with the small scale fisheries Guidelines: addressing illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing in Lake Victoria	Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council	Joseph Luomba, Ratana Chuenpagdee, Paul Onyango
2017	Socio-economics & Marketing	Closing Loopholes with the small scale fisheries Guidelines: addressing illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing in Lake Victoria	Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council	Joseph Luomba, Ratana Chuenpagdee, Paul Onyango
2017	Aquatic ecosystems & Biodiversity	Diet dynamics and feeding strategies of Hilsa kelee (Cuvier, 1829) and Valamugil buchanani (Bleeker, 1853) in the Pangani Estuary, Tanzania: Insights from stomach contents and fatty acid biomarkers	United Republic of Tanzania through the Tanzania C	Alistidia P. Mwijage, Daniel A. Shilla and John F. Machiwa
2017	Aquatic ecosystems & Biodiversity	Responses of biological productivity and fisheries to changes in atmospheric and oceanographic conditions in the upwelling region associated with the East African Coastal Current (PEACC)	The Marine and Coastal Science for Management (MAS	Mahongo/Sekadende
2017	Aquaculture	Prevalence of extended spectrum Beta lactamase (ESBL) producing Escherichia coli in an integrated agro-aquaculture system in Morogoro, Tanzania	Training and Research in Aquatic Health for Eastern and Southern Africa (TRAHESA)	Sophia Shaban
2017	Socio-economics & Marketing	Socio-economic Factors Affecting Consumer Behaviour and Preference for Farmed and Wild Fish around Lake Victoria, Tanzania	Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA	Mwanahamis Salehe, Joseph Luomba, Enock Mlaponi
2017	Fisheries Information Systems	Historical trends in fisheries management	World Bank, EU, IUCN, and Sida-SAREC	Hoza, RB
2017	Fisheries Ecology	Lake Victoria Fisheries Resources: Research and Management in Tanzania	LVEMP 1 and University of Dar es salaam	Mgaya YD, Mahongo S
2017	Fisheries Ecology	Historical Perspectives and Trends in Fisheries Research in Tanzania	Not specified	Katunzi EFB, Onyango PO, Mahongo SB, Kishe-Machumu MA, Rijssel J C, Kayanda RS, Mgaya YD (2017)
2017	Climate change & environment	Environmental Changes in the Tanzanian Part of Lake Victoria	Not specified	I. A. Kimirei, M. Semba, C. Mwakosya, Yunus D. Mgaya, Shigalla B. Mahongo
2017	Socio-economics & Marketing	Financing Mechanisms for Lake Victoria Fisheries Management	Not specified	Mosha EJ, Mahongo SB, Hoza RB, Mgaya YD
2017	Stock Assessment & Fisheries Statistics	Stock Assessment of Commercial Fish Species of Lake Victoria. In: Mgaya Y., Mahongo S. (eds) Lake Victoria Fisheries Resources. Monographiae Biologicae, vol 93. Springer, Cham	HEST; LVFRP I; LVFRP II; LVEMP I; LVEMP II	Kayanda R.J., Chande A.I., Mgaya Y.D., Mlaponi E., Mkumbo O.C.
2017	Aquatic ecosystems & Biodiversity	Biodiversity Indicators: Plankton and Macroinvertebrates in Lake Victoria, Selected Satellite Lakes and Rivers	World Bank (GEF/IDA) through LVEMP I.	Mgaya, Y.D., S.M. Limbu, C.V. Lugomela, I.A. Kimirei, R.J. Kayanda and G.W. Ngupula. 2017 Biodiversity Indicators:
2017	Stock Assessment & Fisheries Statistics	Fisheries Statistics for Lake Victoria, Tanzania. In: Mgaya, Y.D. and Mahongo, S.B. (Editors), Lake Victoria Fisheries Resources: Research and Management in Tanzania. Springer, Switzerland, pp. 241 to 253.	World Bank (GEF/IDA) through LVEMP I.	Sobo, F., Y.D. Mgaya, R. Kayanda and M. Semba.
2017	Stock Assessment & Fisheries Statistics	Assessment of Tanzanian prawn fishery resource	SWIOFish	Dr.Catherine Mwakosya
2017	Aquaculture	Effects of blood meal as a substitute for fish meal in the culture of juvenile Silver Pompano Trachinotus blochii (Lacep�de, 1801) in a circulating aquaculture system	SIDA and WIOMSA.	Salum S. Hamed
2017	Aquaculture	Phytoplankton and food selectivity in Nile tilapia reared in earthen ponds under monoculture and polyculture with African sharptooth catfish	Inter-University Council for East Africa (IUCEA) through Lake Victoria Research Initiative (VicRes)	A.S. Mbonde, S. M. Limbu, A. P. Shoko and Y. D. Mgaya
2017	Fish biology	Prevalence of Extended spectrum Beta lactamase (ESBL) producing Escherichia coli in an integrated agro-Aquaculture system in Morogoro, Tanzania	Training and Research in Aquatic Health for Eastern and Southern Africa (TRAHESA)	Sophia Shaban
2017	Fisheries Information Systems	DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF AN ELECTRONIC FISH CATCH ASSESSMENT (ECAS) SYSTEM FOR THE AFRICAN GREAT LAKES	TNC,WWF,LVFO-GIZ, DSFA	Innocent E. Sailale, Hillary D. Mrosso, Baraka L. Kuguru
2017	Fish biology	The food and feeding habits of the Delagoa threadfin bream, Nemipterus bipunctatus (Valenciennes, 1830), from the coastal waters around Dar es Salaam, Tanzania	World Bank- MACEMP PROJECT	Sululu JS., Ndaro SG and Kangwe SJ
2017	Aquaculture	Phytoplankton and food selectivity in Nile tilapia reared in earthen ponds under monoculture and polyculture with African sharptooth catfish	Lake Victoria Research Initiative (VicRes)	Mbonde, A. S., Limbu, S. M., Shoko, A. P. and Mgaya, Y. D.
2017	Aquaculture	Aquaculture and Fisheries Extension	Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP)	Shoko, A.P., Mgaya, Y.D., Limbu, S.M. and Hoza, R.
2017	Aquaculture	Mwongozo wa Mseto wa Ufugaji Samaki, Kuku na Kilimo cha Mboga Mboga.	Building Stronger University Project funded by DANIDA; EPINAV project funded by the Government of Norway, Marine Science Program funded by SIDA, Microfinance Support Program funded by UNDP and The Government of United Republic of Tanzania through Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology (COSTECH)	Lamtane, H.A., Shoko, A.P., Madalla, N. A., Limbu, S.M., Ulotu, E. R., Lugomela, C.V., Nyomora, A.M.S., Kitula, R., Onyango, P.O., Bwathondi, P.O.J., Mmochi., A. Ngoile, M. naMmochi, A. J.
2016	Aquaculture	Improving overall farm yields through Fish Vegetable-Poultry integration in small scale farmers of Songwe and Mufindi, Iringa, Tanzania	Land O�Lakes	Shoko, A. P. and Ulotu, E. E.
2016	Aquaculture	Growth performance and economic benefit of nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) and chinese cabbage (Brassica rapachinensis) in aquaculture integration	SUA	Mlelwa, T. I. T. O.
2016	Aquaculture	Spirulina (Arthrospira fusiformis (Voronich.) Kom.&Lund 1990) culture and its use as a protein for Rufiji tilapia (Oreochromis urolepis urolepis Norman, 1922) Mariculture.	Bilateral Marine Science Programme supported by Sida	Deogratias Mulokozi
2016	Stock Assessment & Fisheries Statistics	�Abundance, Distribution and Reproductive Biology of Two Selected Penaeid Prawns in Tanzanian Waters�	Sida	Dr Catherine Mwakosya
2016	Aquatic ecosystems & Biodiversity	Mangroves, salt marshes and seagrass beds", in Regional State of the Coast Report: Western Indian Ocean, UN, New York	WIOMSA	Lugendo, B.
2016	Aquatic ecosystems & Biodiversity	Relative Importance of Mangroves as Feeding Habitat for Juvenile Fish: A Comparative Study on Mangrove Habitats with Different Settings.	UDSM	Lugendo, B. R., Nagelkerken, I., Kruitwagen, G., Van der Velde, G., & Mgaya, Y. D
2016	Stock Assessment & Fisheries Statistics	Stock Assessment, Spatial and Temporal Evaluation of Tanzania Mainland Octopus	NEPAD	Kishe, M. A. and Ngatunga, B. P.
2016	Fisheries Ecology	Stable isotope evidence from formalin�ethanol-preserved specimens indicates dietary shifts and increasing diet overlap in Lake Victoria cichlids	WOTRO, NUFFIC, IFS, the Schure Beijerinck-Popping Fonds and NSERC Discovery	Kishe-Machumu, M. A., van Rijssel, J. C., Poste, A., Hecky, R. E., Witte, F
2016	Fisheries Ecology	Changing ecology of Lake Victoria cichlids and their environment: evidence from C13 and N15 analyses	NWO, WOTRO Netherlands� Ministry of Development C	van Rijssel, J. C., Hecky, R. E., Kishe-Machumu, M. A., Witte, F.
2016	Aquatic ecosystems & Biodiversity	Global patterns in lake ecosystem responses to warming based on the temperature dependence of metabolism (2016)	National Science Foundation (NSF) (DEB-1030242 and DEB-0842253); Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) Grant; the Russian Ministry of Education and Science Research Project GR 01201461929; and the Russian Science Foundation Project No. 14-14-00400	Benjamin M. Kraemer , Sudeep Chandra, Anthony I. Dell, Margaret Dix, Esko Kuusisto, David M. Livingstone, S. Geoffrey Schladow, Eugene Silow, Lewis M. Sitoki, Rashid Tamatamah and Peter B. McIntyre
2016	Socio-economics & Marketing	Artisanal tuna and tuna like species fisheries trade flow in the United Republic of Tanzania. Report submitted to WWF Tanzania Country Office.	Consultancy report to WWF Tanzania Country Office	Dr. Paul Onyango Dr Magnus Ngoile Dr Mathias Igulu Ms. Bigeyo Kuboja
2016	Stock Assessment & Fisheries Statistics	Assessment of Dagaa (Rastrineobola argentea) stocks and effects of environment in Lake Victoria, East Africa	UNU-FTP	Kashindye, B. B.
2016	Socio-economics & Marketing	A bottom-up understanding of Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated fishing in Lake Victoria	Too Big To Ignore (TBTI)	Joseph Luomba, Ratana Chuenpagdee, Andrew Song
2016	Fish biology	Seasonal variations in the proximate compositions of five economically-important fish species from Lake Victoria and Lake Tanganyika, Tanzania	Umaru Musa Yar,adua University (UMYU), Katsina Sta	B. Abdulkarim
2016	Aquatic ecosystems & Biodiversity	Carbon stocks in the small estuarine mangroves of Geza and Mtimbwani, Tanga, Tanzania.	Bilateral Marine Science Programme supported by Si	Edmond Alavaisha
2016	Stock Assessment & Fisheries Statistics	Comparing the Performance of Protected and Unprotected Areas in Conserving Freshwater Fish Abundance and Biodiversity in Lake Tanganyika, Tanzania (2016a)	Tanzania National Parks (TANAPA), European Union (EU), and Frankfurt Zoological Society (FZS)	Sweke, E.A., Assam, J.M., Chande, A.I., Mbonde, A.S., Mosha, M., Mtui, A
2016	Stock Assessment & Fisheries Statistics	Comparative job satisfaction of fishers in northeast Hokkaido, Japan for coastal fisheries management and aquaculture development (2016b)	Japanese Ministry of the Environment through the Environmental Research and Technology Development Fund, Research No. 4e1301.	Sweke, E.A., Kobayashi, Y., Makino, M., Sakurai, Y
2016	Aquaculture	Growth Performance of Nile tilapia and African Catfish fed on rations formulated from locally available feed resources, Tanzania	Association for Strengthening Agricultural Researc	Kashindye, B.B., Elison, M., Kayanda, R., Mlaponi, E. and Musiba M.J.
2016	Socio-economics & Marketing	Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing as a Governability Problem: A Case Study of Lake Victoria, Tanzania	Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council	Joseph Luomba
2016	Fish biology	Bioaccumulation of heavy metals in marine fishes (Siganus sutor, Lethrinus harak, and Rastrelliger kanagurta) from Dar es Salaam Tanzania	VLIR-OUS	Prisca Mziray
2016	Fish biology	Migratory behaviour shapes spatial genetic structure of cyprinid fishes within the Lake Malawi catchment (2016)	Commonwealth Scholarship MWCS 2012249, Royal Society Leverhulme Trust Africa Awards AA100023 and AA130107	Commonwealth Scholarship MWCS 2012249, Royal Society Leverhulme Trust Africa Awards AA100023 and AA130107
2016	Aquatic ecosystems & Biodiversity	Temporal and Spatial variability in Reef fish Density and Biomass within the Dar es Salaam Marine Reserve System, Tanzania	WIOMSA	Pagu Julius
2016	Fish biology	Fishers Perceptions of the Recurrence of Dynamite-Fishing Practices on the Coast of Tanzania	Evangelisches Studienwerk	Robert Eliakim Katikiro (2016)
2016	Aquatic ecosystems & Biodiversity	Destructive gear use in a tropical fishery: Institutional factors influencing the willingness-and capacity to change	Sida	Wallner-Hahn, S., Molander, F., Gallardo, G., Villasante, S., Ekl�f, J. S., Jiddawi, N. S., & de la Torre-Castro, M.
2016	Aquatic ecosystems & Biodiversity	Comparing the Performance of Protected and Unprotected Areas in Conserving Freshwater Fish Abundance and Biodiversity in Lake Tanganyika, Tanzania	Tanzania National Parks (TANAPA), European Union (EU), and Frankfurt Zoological Society (FZS).	Sweke EA, Assam JM, Chande AI, Mbonde AS, Mosha M, Mtui A
2016	Aquaculture	Growth performance of Nile Tilapia and African catfish fed on rations formulated from locally available feed resources, Tanzania	Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA)	Kashindye, B. B., Elison, M., Kayanda, R., Mlaponi, E. and Musiba, M. J.
2016	Aquatic ecosystems & Biodiversity	Exploring the structural and functional properties of the Lake Victoria food web, and the role of fisheries, using a mass balance model.	United Nations University Fisheries Training Programme (UNU-FTP)	Natugonza, V., Ogutu-Ohwayo, R., Musinguzi, L., Kashindye, B. B., Hreidar, S. J., Valtysson, T
2016	Aquaculture	Utengenezaji wa Chakula cha Samaki. Andiko lipo kwenye kitabu cha: Ngupula G. W. ed. Mambo Muhimu ya Kuzingatia katika Ufugaji Bora wa Samaki. Toleo la kwanza: Oktoba 2016.	TAFIRI	Kashindye, B. B. na Elison, M.
2016	Aquatic ecosystems & Biodiversity	Lake Victoria freshwater biodiversity assessment: A field and taxonomic survey of the fish diversity and their habitats in the upper Kagera satellite lakes, Tanzania	IUCN and EAWAG	Kishe, M. A. & Mwaiko, S.
2016	Stock Assessment & Fisheries Statistics	Stock Assessment to determine the recovery status of prawns along the Coast of Tanzania	Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries	Juma Kangwe, Baraka Kuguru, Catherine Mwakosya, Godfrey Fabiani, Lydia Kapapa, Joseph Sululu, Kim Matola, Happy Peter, Patroba Matiku
2016	Fish biology	Genetic population structure of the coral reef sea star Linckia laevigata in the Western Indian Ocean and Indo-West Pacific	Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek Vlaanderen (FWO)	Otwoma, LM, & Kochzius, M.
2016	Aquaculture	Supplemental effects of mixed ingredients and rice bran on the growth performance, survival and yield of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus reared in fertilized earthen ponds	Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology (COSTECH)	Limbu, S. M., Shoko,A. P., Lamtane,H. A., Kishe-Machumu, M. A., Joram, M. C., Mbonde, A. S., Mgana, H. F. and Mgaya, Y. D.
2016	Aquaculture	Fish polyculture system integrated with vegetable farming improves yield and economic benefits of small scale farmers	Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology (COSTECH)	Limbu, S. M., Shoko, A. P., Lamtane, H. A., Kishe-Machumu, M. A., Masanja, C. J., Mbonde, A. S., Mgana, H. F. and Mgaya, Y. D.
2016	Aquaculture	Effect of stocking density on growth, production and economic benefits of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) and African sharptooth catfish (Clarias gariepinus) in Polyculture and Monoculture	Lake Victoria Research Initiative (VicRes)	Shoko, A. P., Limbu, S. M., Mrosso, H. D. J. and Mgaya, Y. D.
2016	Aquaculture	Effect of stocking density on growth performance, survival, production, and financial benefits of African sharptooth catfish (Clarias gariepinus) monoculture in earthen ponds	Lake Victoria Research Initiative (VicRes)	Shoko, A. P., Limbu, S. M. and Mgaya, Y. D.
2015	Hydrobiology & Water pollution	Benthic macroinvertebrate assemblages in mangroves and open intertidal areas on the Dar es Salaam coast, Tanzania	Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA)	C Rumisha, H Shukuru,
2015	Aquaculture	Effects of soaked pigeon peas on the growth of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus L) fingerlings.	Department of Animal science and production	Ndau, L. J., & Madalla, A. N.
2015	Aquatic ecosystems & Biodiversity	Differential recovery and spatial distribution pattern of haplochromine cichlids in the Mwanza Gulf of Lake Victoria	WOTRO, NUFFIC, IFS, the Schure Beijerinck-Popping Fonds, the van Tienhoven Stichting and Yellow Springs Instruments	Kishe-Machumu, M. A., van Rijssel, J. C., Wanink, J. H., Witte, F
2015	Aquatic ecosystems & Biodiversity	Demography of fish populations reveals new challenges in appraising juvenile habitat values	WOTRO	Kimirei IA, Nagelkerken I, Slooter N, Gonzalez ET, Rypel AL, Mgaya YD
2015	Aquatic ecosystems & Biodiversity	Can differential resurgence of haplochromine trophic groups in Lake Victoria be explained by selective Nile perch, Lates niloticus (L.) predation? (2015)	WOTRO, The Netherlands	Kishe-Machumu, M. A., Voogd, T., Wanink, J. H., Witte, F.
2015	Fisheries Ecology	Composition and abundance of deep-water crustaceans in the Southwest Indian Ocean: Enough to support trawl fisheries? Ocean & Coastal Management 111: 50-61.	South West Indian Ocean Fisheries Project (SWIOFP) and the Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association (MASMA Programme)	Everett B.I.,Groeneveld, J.C., Fennessy S.T,. Dias N, Filipe, O., Zacarias, L., Igulu, M., Kuguru, B., Kimani, E.,. Munga, C.N,. Rabarison, G.A, Razafindrakoto, H.,Yemane D,
2015	Fish biology	Epizootiology of Microbial Diseases of Wild and Cultured Fish in the Mtera Dam Catchment area Tanzania	World Bank- MACEMP PROJECT	Salome D Shayo
2015	Aquatic ecosystems & Biodiversity	Morphometry and average temperature affect lake stratification responses to climate change (2015)	grateful for field research funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) (DEB-1030242; ARES-CCD through the �ECOSYKI:	Benjamin M. Kraemer, Orlane Anneville, Sudeep Chandra, Margaret Dix, Esko Kuusisto, David M. Livingstone, Alon Rimmer, S. Geoffrey Schladow, Eugene Silow, Lewis M. Sitoki, Rashid Tamatamah, Yvonne Vadeboncoeur, and Peter B. McIntyre
2015	Aquatic ecosystems & Biodiversity	Century-Long Warming Trends in the Upper Water Column of Lake Tanganyika (2015)	Private	Benjamin M. Kraemer, Simon Hook, Timo Huttula, Pekka Kotilainen, Catherine M. O’Reilly, Anu Peltonen, Pierre-Denis Plisnier, Jouko Sarvala, Rashid Tamatamah, Yvonne Vadeboncoeur, Bernhard Wehrli, Peter B. McIntyre.
2015	Fish biology	Geographical ancestry of Lake Malawi�s cichlid fish diversity (2015)	Royal Society-Leverhulme Trust Africa Award AA100023	Martin J. Genner, Benjamin P. Ngatunga, Semvua Mzighani, Alan Smithand George F. Turner
2015	Aquaculture	Study on the water quality parameters in semi-intensive coastal shrimp culture system in Mafia Island, Tanzania (2015)	SIDA-SAREC (currently Sida) Bilateral Marine Sciences Program	Hassan A. Mateka, Rashid Tamatamah and Magreth Kyewalyanga
2015	Fish biology	The Distribution, Biological Characteristics and Vulnerability of the giant sea catfish, Arius thalassinus (R�ppell, 1837), to Fishing at Mafia Island, Tanzania (2015)	Norwegian Cooperation Programme for Development, Research and Education � Project No. NUFUTZ-2007/1027	Kamukuru, AT and Tamatamah RA
2015	Aquaculture	Comparative performance of mixed-sex and hormonal-sex-reversed Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus and hybrids (Oreochromis niloticus × Oreochromis urolepis hornorum) cultured in concrete tanks (2015)	Norwegian Agency for International Development (NORAD) through EPINAV	Moses Mbiru, Samwel Limbu, Sebastian Chenyambuga , Hieromin Lamtane, Rashid Tamatamah, Nazael Madalla and Augustine W. Mwandya
2015	Capture fishery	Rapid assessment of abundance and biomass of the mangrove crab (Scylla serrate) and its mariculture development on the Tanga coast.	USAID	Mahika, G, Mhitu, H and Kuboja B
2015	Capture fishery	Demersal trawl surveys show ecological gradients in Southwest Indian Ocean slope fauna. Western Indian Ocean Journal of Marine Science 14 (1&2), 73-92.	South West Indian Ocean Fisheries Pro-ject (SWIOFP) and the Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association (MASMA Programme)	BI Everett, JC Groeneveld, ST Fennessy, N Dias, O Filipe, L Zacarias, M Igulu, B Kuguru, E Kimani, CN Munga, GA Rabarison, H Razafindrakoto, D Yemane
2015	Capture fishery	Spatial variation in demersal fish species composition, abundance and diversity along coastal East Africa from recent bottom trawl surveys. Regional Studies in Marine Sciences	South West Indian Ocean Fisheries Project (SWIOFP) and the Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association (MASMA Programme)	Kaunda-Arara, B.,Munga,C., Manyala, J., Kuguru, B., Igulu, M., Chande,M., Kangwe,S., Mwakiti, S., Thoya,P., Mbaru, E., Ruwa,R.
2015	Fish biology	The Nile perch fishery of Lake Victoria: current status and management challenges (2015)	European Union through Implementation of a Fisheries Management Plan for Lake Victoria 2005�2010 (IFMP),	Mkumbo, O.C., Marshall, B.E.
2015	Fish biology	Genomic islands of speciation separate cichlid ecomorphs in an East African crater lake (2015)	Royal Society�Leverhulme Trust Africa Awards AA100023 and AA130107 Wellcome Trust Ph.D. studentship grant 097677/Z/11/Z, Wellcome Trust grant WT098051, Wellcome Trust and Cancer Research UK core support and a Wellcome Trust Senior Investigator Award, Leverhulme Trust Research Fellowship RF-2014-686, a University of Bristol Research Committee award, a Bangor University Anniversary Ph.D. studentship, and a Fisheries Society of the British Isles award	Malinsky, M., Challis, R.J., Tyers, A.M., Schiffels, S., Terai, Y., Ngatunga, B.P., Miska, E.A., Durbin, R., Genner, M.J., Turner, G.F
2015	Socio-economics & Marketing	Fishers� attitude towards performance of Beach Management Units (BMUs) in regulating fishery and reducing poverty: case study of two BMUs Lake Victoria, Tanzania	United Nations Fisheries Training Program	Joseph Luomba
2015	Stock Assessment & Fisheries Statistics	Stock Assessment of Sockeye salmon Oncorhynchus nerka by Using Adaptive Framework Virtual Population Analysis (2015)	Japanese Ministry of the Environment through the Environmental Research and Technology Development Fund, Research No. 4e1301.	Su, Y., Sweke, E., Denboh, T., Ueda, H., Matsuishi, T
2015	Fish biology	Catch per unit effort estimation and factors influencing it from recreational angling of sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) and management implications for Lake Toya, Japan (2015)	Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and 331 Technology (MEXT	Sweke, E.A., Su, Y., Baba, S., Denboh, T., Ueda, H., Sakurai, Y., Matsuishi,
2015	Stock Assessment & Fisheries Statistics	Presence of Acapoeta tanganicae (Actinopterygii: Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae ) within the Lake Rukwa catchment supports historic riverine connectivity with Lake Tanganyika (2015)	Royal Society-Leverhulme Trust Africa Award	Genner, M.J., Turner, G.F., Smith, A., Mzighani, S., Ngatunga, B.P
2015	Fisheries Ecology	Composition and abundance of deep-water crustaceans in the Southwest Indian Ocean: Enough to support trawl fisheries?	South West Indian Ocean Fisheries Project (SWIOFP) and the Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association (MASMA Programme	Everett, B.I., Groeneveld, J.C., Fennessy, S.T., Dias, N., Filipe, O., Zacarias, L., Igulu, M., Kuguru, B., Kimani, E., Munga, C.N., Rabarison, G.A., Razafindrakoto, H., Yemane, D
2015	Socio-economics & Marketing	A social analysis of contested fishing practices in Lake Victoria, Tanzania (2015	The Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO ,WOTRO, a science for global development) grant W01.65.304.00	Modesta Medard Ntara
2015	Aquaculture	Environmental impacts of cage culture in Lake Victoria: the case of Shirati Bay-Sota, Tanzania	Association for Strengthening Agricultural Researc	Kashindye, B.B., Nsinda, P., Kayanda, R., Ngupula, G.W., Mashafi, C.A., Ezekiel, C.N.
2015	Aquatic ecosystems & Biodiversity	Nile perch distribution in south-east Lake Victoria is more strongly driven by abiotic factors, than by prey densities. Hydrobiologia 755, 239-255.	Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NOW/WOTRO) grant number W01.65.304.00.	Cornelissen I.J.M, van Zwieten P. A. M., Peter H. K and Nagelkerke L. A. J.
2015	Climate change & environment	Planet: Oceans and Life	Not specified	Paula J, Mahongo S, Mwaipopo R
2015	Climate change & environment	Sea/Air Interaction	Not specified	Mahongo S
2015	Aquaculture	Effect of salinity on the survival and growth of Rufiji tilapia, (Oreochromis urolepis urolepis\|) fry	The Government of Tanzania through the Commission for Science and Technology (COSTECH)	Ulotu, E. E.,Mmochi A, J and Lamtane, H. A.
2015	Aquatic ecosystems & Biodiversity	Phytoplankton composition and microcystin concentrations in open and closed bays of Lake Victoria, Tanzania	NFP, IPGL and Austrian Science Fund	A.S. Mbonde, Sitoki, L & Kurmayer, R.
2015	Aquaculture	Environmental impacts of cage culture in Lake Victoria: the case of Shirati Bay, Sota,Tanzania	Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA	Kashindye, B B., Nsinda, P., Kayanda, R., Ngupula, G.W., Mashafi, C. A., and Ezekiel, C. N.
2015	Capture fishery	Sustainability and suitability of marine small pelagic fish processing techniques in Unguja Island, Tanzania	Sida	Cesilia Mataba
2015	Aquaculture	Effect of initial stocking size of the predatory African sharptooth catfish (Clarias gariepinus) on recruits, growth performance, survival and yield of mixed-sex Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) in concrete tank culture system.	Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology (COSTECH)	Limbu, S. M., Shoko, A. P., Lamtane, H. A., Shirima, E. D., Kishe-Machumu, M. A., . Mgana, H. F and Mgaya, Y. D
2015	Aquaculture	Reproductive biology of female Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus) reared in monoculture and polyculture with African sharptooth catfish Clarias gariepinus (Burchell)	Lake Victoria Research Initiative (VicRes)	Shoko, A. P., Limbu, S. M., Mrosso, H. D. J. and Mgaya, Y. D
2014	Fish biology	Assessment of the effects of plerocercoid larvae of Ligula intestinalis (Cestoda) on Engraulicypris sardella (Cyprinidae) from northern Lake Nyasa/ Malawi/Niasa	Netherland Fellowship Program	Msafiri Andrew
2014	Climate change & environment	Analysis of met-ocean processes in relation to changes in large scale climatic systems in Tanzania and the Western Indian Ocean	TAFIRI/COSTECH	Shigalla B. Mahongo
2014	Fisheries Ecology	Fast adaptive responses in the oral jaw of Lake Victoria cichlids	NWO, WOTRO Netherlands� Ministry of Development	van Rijssel, J. C., Hoogwater, E. S., Kishe-Machumu, M. A., van Reenen, E., Spits, K. V., van der Stelt, R. C., Wanink, J. H. and Witte, F.
2014	Fish biology	Assessment of the effects of plerocercoid larvae of Ligula intestinalis (Cestoda) on Engraulicypris sardella (Cyprinidae) from northern Lake Nyasa/Malawi/Niasa (2014	Netherland Fellowship Programme (NFP)	A. Msafiri, K. Kwendwa, P. G. Nestory and M. Alistidia
2014	Aquaculture	Effect of Stocking Density on the Growth Performance of Sex Reversed Male Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) Under Pond Conditions in Tanzania (2014)	United States Agency for International Development (USAID)	Imani Kapinga, Enock Mlaponi and Nasser Kasozi
2014	Aquaculture	Comparing flow regime, channel hydraulics, and biological communities to infer flow�ecology relationships in the Mara River of Kenya and Tanzania (2014).	United States Agency for International Development (USAID)	McClain, M.E., Subalusky, A.L., Anderson, E.P., Dessu, S.B., Melesse, A.M., Ndomba, P.M., Mtamba, J.O.D., Tamatamah, R.A., and Mligo, C.
2014	Fisheries Ecology	Assessment of Heavy Metal Pollution in Octopus cyanea in the Coastal Waters of Tanzania (2014).	Blacksmith Institute	Johnson Grayson Mshana and1 Baraka Sekadende
2014	Fish biology	The genomic substrate for adaptive radiation in African cichlid fish	e National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)	Brawand, D., Wagner, C., Li, Y. et al
2014	Aquatic ecosystems & Biodiversity	Mangrove Habitat Use by Juvenile Reef Fish: Meta-Analysis Reveals that Tidal Regime Matters More than Biogeographic Region (2014)	NWO) Faculty of Sciences (Radboud University); Australian Research Council (grant no. FT120100183); Australian Coral Reef Society; Australian Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency; and the Queensland Department of Environment and Resource Management. OCE-0119976 World Wildlife Fund. DECRA fellowship DE120102459 and Laureate fellowship of Australian Research Council.	Igulu, M.M., Nagelkerken, I., Dorenbosch, M., Grol, M.G.G., Harborne, A.R., Kimirei, I.A., Mumby, P.J., Olds, A.D., Mgaya, Y.D.
2014	Aquatic ecosystems & Biodiversity	Processes Governing the Retention of Phosphorus and Nitrogen in Nyashishi Wetland, (2014)	Nile Basine Initiative	Baraka C Sekadende
2014	Fish biology	Assessment of the effects of plerocercoid larvae of Ligula intestinalis (Cestoda) on Engraulicypris sardella (Cyprinidae) from northern Lake Nyasa/Malawi/Niasa	Netherland Fellowship Programme (NFP)	A. Msafiri, K. Kwendwa, P. G. Nestory and M. Alistidia
2014	Aquatic ecosystems & Biodiversity	Assessment of Heavy Metal Pollution in Octopus cyanea in the Coastal Waters of Tanzania	Blacksmith Institute	Mshana &Sekadende
2014	Aquaculture	Effect of Stocking Density on the Growth Performance of Sex Reversed Male Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) Under Pond Conditions in Tanzania	Association for Strengthening Agricultural Researc	Kapinga I., Mlaponi, E., Kasozi N.
2014	Socio-economics & Marketing	Consumer Preference on Value Added Products of Farmed Fish in Lake Victoria Basin, Tanzania	Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA).	Mwanahamis Salehe, Joseph Luomba, Enock Mlaponi
2014	Stock Assessment & Fisheries Statistics	Spatial and temporal variation in the distribution and density of pelagic fish species in Lake Victoria, (East Africa	Funds for the surveys were provided through the EU funded LVFRP II and IFMP projects.	Taabu-Munyaho Anthony, Chrisphine Nyamweya, Lewis Sitoki, Robert Kayanda, Inigo Everson, and Gudr�n Marteinsd�ttir. 2014
2014	Stock Assessment & Fisheries Statistics	Management of Lake Victoria fishery: Are we looking for easy solutions?	Lake Tanganyika Authority�s Secretariat (LTAS)	Njiru, M., Martin van Knaap, M., Taabu-Munyaho, A., Nyamweya, C., Kayanda, R. J, Marshall, B. 2014.
2014	Aquatic ecosystems & Biodiversity	Spatial distribution of soluble reactive silica (SRSi) in the Tanzanian waters of Lake Victoria and its implications for diatom productivity	Trade and Agriculture Support Project II	Ngupula, G.W., Ezekiel, C.N., Mbonde, A.S.E., Kashindye, B., Mboni, E.
2014	Climate change & environment	Annual to Inter-Decadal Variability in Surface Air Temperature Along the Coast of Tanzania	Not specified	Mahongo SB
2014	Climate change & environment	Modelling the dynamics of the Tanzanian coastal waters	International START Secretariat with funds supplied by the U.S. Global Change Research Program, and administered by the U.S. National Science Foundation under Grant Number GEO-0627839. POGO-SCOR and WIOMSA fellowship programs provided initial funding support for the training in ROMS	Mahongo SB and Shaghude YW
2014	Climate change & environment	Proceedings of the First IOCAFRICA Ocean Forecasting Workshop for the Western Indian Ocean Region, Institute for Meteorological Training and Research, Nairobi, Kenya, 11-15 August 2014	Not specified	Mahongo S Odido M, Aura S (Eds)
2014	Climate change & environment	Proceedings of the African Summer School on the Application of Ocean Data and Modelling Products, April � September 2014.	Not specified	Aura S, Backeberg B, Bemiasa J, Folorunsho R, Jiang L, Kumar M.N, Lebehot A, Mahongo S, Odido M, Reed G, Shillington F, Samiksha SV (Eds) (2014).
2014	Aquaculture	Ulotu EE., (2014). Effect of salinity on the reproductive performance of Rufiji tilapia, Oreochromis Urolepis urolepis and Growth of its fry	The Government of Tanzania through the Commission for Science and Technology (COSTECH)	Eusebia Ernest Ulotu
2014	Climate change & environment	Modelling the dynamics of the Tanzanian coastal waters	U.S. Global Change Research Program, and administered by the U.S. National Science Foundation under Grant Number GEO-0627839. POGO-SCOR and WIOMSA fellowship programs provided initial funding support for the training in ROMS	S. B. Mahongo and Yohh�anna Shaghude
2014	Fisheries Information Systems	Coupled human and natural system dynamics as key to the sustainability of Lake Victoria�s ecosystem services	The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO/WOTRO) grant number W01.65.304.00. Through the integrated project �Exploitation or eutrophication as threats for fisheries? Disentangling social and ecological drivers of ecosystem changes in Lake Victoria (SEDEC),�	Downing, A. S., E. Van Nes, J. Balirwa, J. Beuving, P. Bwathondi, L. J. Chapman, I. J. M. Cornelissen, I. G. Cowx, K. Goudswaard, R. E. Hecky, J. H. Janse, A. Janssen, L. Kaufman, M. A. Kishe-Machumu, J. Kolding, W. Ligtvoet, D. Mbabazi, M. Medard, O. C. Mkumbo, E. Mlaponi, A. T. Munyaho, L. A. J. Nagelkerke, R. Ogutu-Ohwayo, W. O. Ojwang, H. K. Peter, D. Schindler, O. Seehausen, D. Sharpe, G. M. Silsbe, L. Sitoki, R. Tumwebaze, D. Tweddle, K. E. Van de Wolfshaar, H. Van Dijk, E. Van Donk, J. C. Van Rijssel, P. A. M. Van Zwieten, J. H. Wanink, F. Witte, and W. M. Mooij.
2014	Hydrobiology & Water pollution	Spatial distribution of soluble reactive silica (SRSi) in the Tanzanian waters of Lake Victoria and its implications for diatom productivity. African	Implementation of Fisheries Management Plan project (IFMP)	Ngupula, G. W., Ezekiel, C. N., Mbonde, A. S. E., Kashindye, B. B. and Mboni, Elison.
2014	Aquaculture	A comparison of Diurnal Dynamics of Water Quality Parameters in Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus,Linnaeus, 1758) Monoculture and Polyculture with African Sharptooth catfish (Clarias gariepinus) in earthen Ponds	Lake Victoria Research Initiative (VicRes)	Shoko, A. P., Limbu,S. M.,Mrosso, H. D. J. and Mgaya, Y. D.
2014	Aquaculture	The performance of Artemia shell-freee mbryos, Moina micruraand phytoplankton on larvae of reared African catfish.	Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA)	Ngupula, G.W., Shoko, A. P., Musiba, M., J. Ndikumana and Zziwa, E.
2014	Fish biology	Single and joint effects of regional- and local-scale variables on tropical seagrass fish assemblages	This research was funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) through their Minor Field Study (MFS) program, and a research grant from the Swedish Research Council (VR/Uforsk, grant number SWE-2012-086).	Aller, E. A., Gullstr�m, M., Maarse, F. K. E., Gren, M., Nordlund, L. M., Jiddawi, N., & Ekl�f, J. S.
2014	Aquaculture	Performance of locally formulated feeds for rearing of African catfish in Tanzania.	Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA)	Musiba, M.J., Ngupula, G .W. Kashindye, B.B., Elison, M., Shoko, A.P., Ndikumana, J., Zziwa, E. and Katunzi, E.F .B.
2014	Aquatic ecosystems & Biodiversity	Diel vertical distribution and life history characteristics of Tropodiaptomus simplex and its importance in the diet of Stolothrissa tanganicae, Kigoma, Tanzania	Austrian dev. Cooperation	Huruma Fredrick Mgana
2014	Fish biology	Reproductive biology of Delagoa threadfin, Nemipterus bipunctatus (Valenciennes,1830) along the coastal waters of Dar es Salaam	WIOMSA	Sululu JS.and Kangwe SJ
2013	Aquaculture	Feeding selectivity of wild and pond-cultured Nile tilapia�Oreochromis niloticus�in the Lake Victoria basin in Mara, Tanzania	Tanzania Higher Education Students Loan Board	C Rumisha
2013	Fish biology	Fishing for Dagaa with 5 mm and 10 mm mesh nets: A comparison of length-frequencies and biological characteristics	Lake Victoria Fisheries Research Project (LVFRP)	Philemon E. Nsinda, Batman S. Msuku, Hillary D. Mrosso
2013	Aquatic ecosystems & Biodiversity	The Mangrove Nursery Paradigm Revisited: Otolith Stable Isotopes Support Nursery-to-Reef Movements by Indo-Pacific Fishes	WOTRO, WIOMSA	Ismael A. Kimirei, Ivan Nagelkerken, Yunus D. Mgaya, Chantal M. Huijbers
2013	Aquatic ecosystems & Biodiversity	What drives ontogenetic niche shifts in reef fishes?	WOTRO	Kimirei IA, Nagelkerken I, Trommelen M, Blankers P, van Hoytema N, Hoeijmakers D, Rypel AL, Mgaya YD
2013	Capture fishery	Fishing for Dagaa with 5 mm and 10 mm mesh nets: A comparison of length-frequencies and biological characteristics	Lake Victoria Fisheries Research Project (LVFRP)	Philemon E. Nsinda, Batman S. Msuku, Hillary D. Mrosso.
2013	Aquaculture	Nile tilapia invades the Lake Malawi catchment	Royal Society-Leverhulme Trust Africa Award and a NERC DTG studentship	Genner, M.J., Connell, E., Shechonge, A., Smith, A., Swanstrom, J., Mzighani, S., Mwijage, A., Ngatunga, B.P., Turner, G.F
2013	Climate change & environment	Modelling the dynamics of the Tanzanian coastal waters	START Secretariat, WIOMSA and POGO-SCOR	S. B Mahongo
2013	Fish biology	Length Frequency Distribution, Mortality Rate and Reproductive Biology of Kawakawa (Euthynnus affinis-Cantor, 1849) in the Coastal Waters of Tanzania (2013).	Canadian International Development Agency through MUN/UDSM project	M.G. Johnson and A.R. Tamatamah
2013	Aquatic ecosystems & Biodiversity	Coelacanth genomes reveal signatures for evolutionary transition from water to land (2013	KAKENHI (Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research) for Priority Areas �Comparative Genomics� from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan (No. 16064101), a KAKENHI to N.O. (No. 21227002), and a KAKENHI for Innovative Areas �Genome Science� (No. 221S0002)	Nikaido M., Noguchi H., Nishihara H., Toyoda A., Suzuki Y., Kajitani R., Suzuki H., Okuno M., Aibara M., Ngatunga B. P., Mzighani S. I., Kalombo H. W. J., Masengi K. W. A., Tuda J., Nogami S., Maeda R., Iwata M., Abe Y., Fujimura K., Okabe M., Amano T., Maeno A., Shiroishi T., Itoh T., Sugano S., Kohara Y., Fujiyama A. and Okada N
2013	Capture fishery	Nile tilapia invades the Lake Malawi catchment	Royal Society-Leverhulme Trust Africa Award to MJG	Genner, MJ, Connell E, Shechonge A, Smith A, Swanstrom J, Mzighani S, Mwijage A, Ngatunga BP, Turner GF
2013	Capture fishery	Hybrid origins of the endemic oreochromis �golden chambo� in lake ikapu, southern Tanzania?	Royal Society-Leverhulme Africa Award.	ASILATU HAMISI SHECHONGE
2013	Aquatic ecosystems & Biodiversity	Has climate change disrupted stratification patterns in Lake Victoria, East Africa? (2013)	European Union through Lake Victoria Fisheries Organisation (LVFO).	Marshall, B.E., Ezekiel, C.N., Gichuki, J., Mkumbo, O.C., Sitoki, L., Wanda, F
2013	Aquatic ecosystems & Biodiversity	Single-male paternity in coelacanths (2013)	University of Bochum, University of W�rzburg and the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG Fr369/22-1)	Lampert, K.P., Blassmann, K., Hissmann, K., Schauer, J., Shunula, P., el Kharousy, Z., Ngatunga, B.P., Fricke, H., Schartl, M
2013	Aquatic ecosystems & Biodiversity	Orientation from open water to settlement habitats by coral reef fish: behavioral flexibility in the use of multiple reliable cues (2013)	The Faculty of Science of the Radboud University Nijmegen; I.N. was funded through a VIDI grant from the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO); M.v.d.B. was supported by the Schure-Beijerinck-Popping Fonds	Igulu, M.M., Nagelkerken, I., van der Beek, M., Schippers, M., van Eck, R., Mgaya, Y.D.
2013	Aquatic ecosystems & Biodiversity	Mangrove Fish Production is Largely Fuelled by External Food Sources: A Stable Isotope Analysis of Fishes at the Individual, Species, and Community Levels from Across the Globe (2013)	The Faculty of Science of the Radboud University Nijmegen. WOTRO Science for Global Development (NWO East Kalimantan Programme, project # WT 87- 301). VIDI grant from the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO)	Igulu, M.M., Nagelkerken, I., van der Velde, G., Mgaya, Y.D
2013	Aquatic ecosystems & Biodiversity	Has climate change disrupted stratification patterns in Lake Victoria, East Africa? (2013)	European Union through Lake Victoria Fisheries Organisation (LVFO).	Marshall, B.E., Ezekiel, C.N., Gichuki, J., Mkumbo, O.C., Sitoki, L., Wanda, F.
2013	Aquatic ecosystems & Biodiversity	Nile tilapia invades the Lake Malawi catchment	Royal Society-Leverhulme Trust Royal Award and a	Genner, M.J., Connell, E., Shechonge, A., Smith, A., Swanstrom, J., Mzighani, S., Mwijage, A., Ngatunga, B.P., Turner, G.F
2013	Fish biology	Genetic structure of pelagic and littoral cichlid fishes from Lake Victoria (2013)	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Priority Areas No. 16057201 to HT and grants by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan to NO	Takeda, M., Kusumi, J., Mizoiri, S., Aibara, M., Mzighani, S.I., Sato, T., Terai, Y., Okada, N., Tachida, H
2013	Socio-economics & Marketing	An assessment of the socio-economic status of fishers� communities in Lake Victoria, Tanzania in relation to poverty	European Union (IFMP)	Joseph Luomba, Mwanahamisi Salehe, Elizabeth Mlahagwa
2013	Socio-economics & Marketing	Role of Beach Management Units in Implementing Fisheries Policy: A Case of Two BMUs in Lake Victoria, Tanzania	United Nations University Training Program	Joseph Luomba
2013	Climate change & environment	Wind Patterns of Coastal Tanzania: Their Variability and Trends	TAFIRI/WIOMSA/	S.B. Mahongo
2013	Fisheries Ecology	Distribution and exploitation of Nile perch Lates niloticus in relation to stratification in Lake Victoria, East Africa	Funds for the acoustic surveys were provided by Lake Victoria Fisheries Organization through the European Union supported Implementation of a Fisheries Management Plan project (No. 8 ACP ROR 029). Th	Taabu-Munyaho, A., Kayanda, R. J., Everson, I., Grabowski, T. B., and Marteinsd�ttir, G. 2013.
2013	Stock Assessment & Fisheries Statistics	Comparing echosounder efficiency using field observations.	The Leverhulme Foundation	Everson, I., Kayanda, R. J., and Taabu-Munyaho, A. 2013.
2013	Stock Assessment & Fisheries Statistics	estimates of commercial fish species in Lake Victoria; moving towards ecosystem based fisheries management	The Leverhulme Foundation	Everson, I., Taabu Munyaho, A and Kayanda, R. 2013.
2013	Aquatic ecosystems & Biodiversity	Orientation from open water to settlement habitats by coral reef fish: behavioral flexibility in the use of multiple reliable cues (2013)	The Faculty of Science of the Radboud University Nijmegen; I.N. was funded through a VIDI grant from the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO); M.v.d.B. was supported by the SchureBeijerinck Popping Fonds	Igulu, M.M., Nagelkerken, I., van der Beek, M., Schippers, M., van Eck, R., Mgaya, Y.D.
2013	Climate change & environment	Has climate change disrupted stratification patterns in Lake Victoria, East Africa?	Implementation of Fisheries Plan of Lake Victoria	Marshall, B.E., Ezekiel, C.N., Gichuki, J., Mkumbo, O.C., Sitoki, L., Wanda, F.
2013	Climate change & environment	Investigating the effect of winds and storms on shoreline erosion along the coast of Tanzania	Not specified	Mahongo S, Shaghude Y
2013	Climate change & environment	Using neural networks to forecast sea surface temperature anomalies in the western Indian Ocean	Not specified	Mahongo SB, Deo MC
2013	Aquaculture	Community-led integrated polyculture of Sea cucumber (Holothuria scabra) and Seaweed (Kappaphycus alvarezii) at Ushongo, Pangani in Tanzania	The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and ZMT	Godfrey Fabiani
2013	Aquaculture	Aquaculture of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus Linnaeus, 1758) with an assessment of its economic benefit in the Lake Victoria basin, Tanzania	Lake Victoria Research (VicRes) Initiative project and the Government of Tanzania (GoT) through Commission for Science and Technology (COSTECH)	Amon Paul Shoko
2012	Climate change & environment	Trace metal pollution and its influence on the community structure of soft bottom molluscs in intertidal areas of the Dar es Salaam coast, Tanzania	Vlaamse Interuniversitaire Raad � University Development Cooperation (VLIR-UOS)	Cyrus Rumisha, Marc Elskens, Martine Leermakers,
2012	Fish biology	Ulcerative AeromonasInfections in Tilapia (Cichlidae: Tilapiini) from Mtera Hydropower Dam, Tanzania	World Bank- MACEMP PROJECT	Shayo SD., Mwita CJ and Hosea KM
2012	Fish biology	Virulence of Pseudomonas and Aeromonas bacteria recovered from Oreochromisniloticus	World Bank- MACEMP PROJECT	Shayo SD., Mwita CJ and Hosea KM
2012	Fisheries Ecology	Inter-guild differences and possible causes of the recovery of cichlid species in Lake Victoria, Tanzania	WOTRO and IFS	Mary A. Kishe-Machumu
2012	Aquatic ecosystems & Biodiversity	Did the loss of phytoplanktivorous fish contribute to algal blooms in the Mwanza Gulf of Lake Victoria?	WOTRO,The Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs,	Witte, F., Silsbe, G. M. Hecky, R. E., Goudswaard, P. C., Guildford, S. J., Kishe-Machumu, M. A., Wanink, J. H.
2012	Aquatic ecosystems & Biodiversity	Cichlid species diversity in naturally and anthropogenically turbid habitats of Lake Victoria, East Africa	WOTRO, NUFFIC, the IFS, the Schure Beijerinck-Popp	Witte, F., Seehausen. O., Wanink, J. H., Kishe-Machumu, M. A., Rensing, M. , Goldschmidt, T.
2012	Aquatic ecosystems & Biodiversity	Importance of mangroves and seagrass beds as nurseries for coral reef fishes in Tanzania	WOTRO, WIOMSA	Ismael A Kimirei
2012	Aquatic ecosystems & Biodiversity	Checklist of Tanzanian fishes	GBIF through COSTECH	Ngatunga, B. P., Lugendo, B. R. and Kishe-Machumu, M. A.
2012	Fisheries Ecology	The diet of Nile perch, Lates niloticus (L.) after resurgence of haplochromine cichlids in the Mwanza Gulf of Lake Victoria	WOTRO, The Netherlands	Kishe-Machumu, M, A., Witte, F., Wanink, J. H., Katunzi, E. F. B.
2012	Aquaculture	Characterization of Artemia from solar saltworks in Kenya (2012	Flemish Interuniversity Council, the Vlaamse Interuniversitaire Raad (VLIR) and the University Development Cooperation (UOS)	Imani B. Kapinga
2012		Modelling coral-corallimorpharia interaction under varying anthropogenic inputs along the coast of Tanzania	Swedish International Development Cooperation Agen	Rushingisha George
2012	Climate change & environment	Wind Patterns of Coastal Tanzania: Their Variability and Trends	WIOMSA	S.B Mahongo
2012	Climate change & environment	Monthly Variations in Sea Level at the Island of Zanzibar	WIOMSA and POGO-SCOR	SB Mahongo and J Francis
2012	Aquatic ecosystems & Biodiversity	Increase in anoxia in Lake Victoria and its effects on the fishery, in: Padilla, P. (Ed.), Anoxia (2012)	European Union through Lake Victoria Fisheries Organisation (LVFO).	Njiru, M., Nyamweya, C., Gichuki, J., Mugidde, R., Mkumbo, O., Witte, F
2012	Hydrobiology & Water pollution	Physical and chemical characteristics of the Tanzanian inshore and offshore waters of Lake Victoria in 2005-2008	Implementation of Fisheries Plan of Lake Victoria	Ngupula, G.W., Ezekiel, C.N., Kimirei, I.A., Mboni, E., Kashindye, B.B
2012	Aquatic ecosystems & Biodiversity	Population divergence in East African coelacanths (2012)	University of W�rzburg, University of Bochum, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG Fr 369/22-1), Bundesministerium f�r Umwelt, Naturschutz und Reaktorsicherheit, CNDRS Moroni and ACEP South Africa	Lampert, K.P., Fricke, H., Hissmann, K., Schauer, J., Blassmann, K., Ngatunga, B.P., Schartl, M
2012	Socio-economics & Marketing	Finding Space for Participation: Fisherfolk Mobility and Co-Management of Lake Victoria Fisheries	European union (IFMP)	Fiona Nunan, Joseph Luomba, Ernest Yongo, Konstantine Odongkara, Bwambale Mbilingi
2012	Fish biology	Correlation between nuptial colors and visual sensitivities tuned by opsins leads to species richness in sympatric Lake Victoria cichlid fishes (2012)	Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology of Japan (no. 21227002) grant, JSPS Asia-Africa Science Platform Program, and Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows (no. 229191) grant	Miyagi, R., Terai, Y., Aibara, M., Sugawara, T., Imai, H., Tachida, H., Mzighani, S.I., Okitsu, T., Wada, A., Okada, N
2012	Fisheries Ecology	Target strength measurement of Nile perch (Lates niloticus: Linnaeus, 1758) in Lake Victoria, East Africa.	The Leverhulme Foundation	Kayanda, R., Everson, I., Munyaho, T and Mgaya, Y. 2012.
2012	Aquatic ecosystems & Biodiversity	Extremely slow rate of evolution in the HOX cluster revealed by comparison between Tanzanian and Indonesian coelacanths (2012)	JSPS AA Science Platform Program, a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (S) from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan, and the Global COE Program �Deciphering Biosphere from Genome Big Bang�	Higasa, K., Nikaido, M., Saito, T.L., Yoshimura, J., Suzuki, Y., Suzuki, H., Nishihara, H., Aibara, M., Ngatunga, B.P., Kalombo, H.W.J., Sugano, S., Morishita, S., Okada, N.
2012	Climate change & environment	Analysis of rainfall variations and trends in coastal Tanzania	Not specified	Mahongo SB, Francis J
2012	Climate change & environment	Wind patterns of coastal Tanzania: Their variability and trends.	Not specified	Mahongo SB, Francis J, Osima SE
2012	Climate change & environment	Physical and Geological Processes in Chwaka Bay	Not specified	Shaghude YW, Mahongo S, Muzuka ANN, Nyandwi N
2012	Aquaculture	Seaweed farming in Chwaka Bay: a sustainable alternative in aquaculture	WIOMSA	Ekl�f, J. S., Msuya, F. E., Lyimo, T. J., & Buriyo, A. S.
2012	Aquatic ecosystems & Biodiversity	Did the loss of phytoplanktivorous fish contribute to algal blooms in the Mwanza Gulf of Lake Victoria?	WOTRO,The Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Stichting Leids Universiteits-Fonds, Schure-Beijerinck Popping Fonds and the van Tienhoven Stichting	Witte, F., Silsbe, G. M., Hecky, R. E., Goudswaard, P. C., Guildford, S. J., KisheMachumu, M. A., Wanink, J. H.
2012	Hydrobiology & Water pollution	Physical and chemical characteristics of the Tanzanian inshore and offshore waters of Lake Victoria in 2005�2008	Implementation of Fisheries Management Plan project (IFMP)	Ngupula, G. W., Ezekiel, C. N., Kimirei, I. A., Mboni, E. and Kashindye, B. B.
2012	Hydrobiology & Water pollution	Choose of Heavy Metals Pollution Biomonitors: A Critic of the Method that uses Sediments total Metals Concentration as the Benchmark. International Journal of Environmental Research 6, 313-322.	Vlamse Interuniversitaire Raad (VLIR)- Belgium.	Okuku, E.O. and Peter, H.K.
2012	Aquaculture	Assessment of locally available feed ingredients for making quality Tilapia feeds in Tanzania	COSTECH	Kimirei,I. A, Fabian, G, Ulotu, E.E, Lamtane, A.H, Kulekana, J. J & Matiku, P.
2012	Fisheries Information Systems	Seagrass meadows in Chwaka Bay: Socio-ecological and management aspects	Stockholm University�	Gullstr�m, M., Lyimo, T. J., Ekl�f, J. S., Bj�rk, M., Semesi, I. S., & de la Torre-Castro, M.
2012	Fish biology	Fishery and feeding ecology of Delagoa threadfin bream, Nemipterus bipunctatus (Valenciennes, 1830) along the coastal waters of Dar es Salaam	World Bank- MACEMP PROJECT	Joseph S. Sululu
2011	Aquaculture	Integrating Agriculture and Aquaculture for Increased Farm Productivity	Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology (COSTECH)	Shoko, A. P. , Lamtane , H. A. and Limbu, S. M.
2011	Aquaculture	Building Public Private Sector Partnership to Enhance Productivity and Competitiveness of Aquaculture in the EAC Region	Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA)	Owour Wadunde, Katunzi, E.F.B., Shoko, A. P., Musiba, M. and Harosson Karissa Charo
2011	Aquaculture	A critical look at the current gillnet regulations meant to protect the Nile Perch stocks in Lake Victoria	The Implementation of a fisheries management plan project (IFMP) for Lake Victoria	B. S. Msuku, H. D. J. Mrosso, and P. E. Nsinda
2011	Aquatic ecosystems & Biodiversity	Influence of land use patterns on some limnological characteristics in the southeastern part of Lake Victoria, Tanzania	World Bank-LIVEMP PROJECT	Shayo SD., Machiwa JF and Lugomela C
2011	Aquatic ecosystems & Biodiversity	Ontogenetic habitat use by mangrove/seagrass-associated coral reef fishes shows flexibility in time and space	WOTRO	Kimirei IA, Nagelkerken I, Griffioen B, Wagner C, Mgaya YD
2011	Aquatic ecosystems & Biodiversity	Community Genetics Reveal Elevated Levels of Sympatric Gene Flow among Morphologically Similar but Not among Morphologically Dissimilar Species of Lake Victoria Cichlid Fish	Swiss Science Foundation	N. Konijnendijk, D. A. Joyce, H. D. J. Mrosso, M. Egas, and O. Seehausen
2011	Fish biology	Wild Black-lip Pearl Oyster (Pinctada margaritifera) Spat Collection in Tanzania (2011)	Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) through its Department for Researcch Cooperation (SAREC) and the WIOMSA through its Marine and Coastal Science for Managemen	shengoma, E.B., Jiddawi, N.S., Tamatamah, R.A. and Mmochi, A.
2011	Capture fishery	Rapid stock assessment of mud crabs (Scylla Spp) in Rufiji, Mafia and Kilwa Sea Scape	Consultancy report to WWF Tanzania Country Office	Mathias Msafiri Igulu and Bigeyo Kuboja
2011	Aquatic ecosystems & Biodiversity	Spatial and temporal patterns of phytoplankton abundance and composition in three ecological zones in the Tanzanian waters of Lake Victoria	Implementation of Fisheries Plan of Lake Victoria	GW Ngupula, ASE Mbonde & CN Ezekiel
2011	Fish biology	Distribution of Nile perch Lates niloticus in southern Lake Victoria is determined by depth and dissolved oxygen concentrations (2011)	Research and Technology of the Netherlands Minister of Development Cooperation and the Netherlands Foundation for the Advancement of Tropical Research (WOTRO) grants W87-129, W87-161, W87-189 and W84-488	Goudswaard, P.C., Katunzi, E.F.B., Wanink, J.H., Witte, F.
2011	Fish biology	Genetically distinct coelacanth population off the northern Tanzanian coast (2011).	Research grants from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science AA Science Platform Program and the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan (to N.O.)	Nikaido, M., Sasaki, T., Emerson, J.J., Aibara, M., Mzighani, S.I., Budeba, Y.L., Ngatunga, B.P., Iwata, M., Abe, Y., Lie, W.-H., Okada, N
2011	Hydrobiology & Water pollution	Significance of terrestrial inflows to carbon and nitrogen distribution in the Lake Victoria surface water	International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)	TUNGARAZA*, Rubhera MATO , Stelyus L. MKOMA1 and Charles Nyarongo EZEKIEL
2011	Stock Assessment & Fisheries Statistics	Spatial and temporal distribution of Nile Perch (Lates niloticus Linnaeus, 1758) in relation to oxygen in Lake Victoria Tanzanian side	The Netherlands Organisation for International Cooperation in Higher Education (NUFFIC), World Bank under The LVEMP Project Phase I & European Union Under the, (LVFRP),	Enock Mlaponi
2011	Aquatic ecosystems & Biodiversity	The potential role of visual cues for microhabitat selection during the early life phase of a coral reef fish (Lutjanusfulviflamma) (2011)	Faculty of Science of the Radboud University Nijmegen. I.N. was funded through a VIDI grant from the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO). H.L. was supported by the Schure�Beijerinck�Popping Fund	Igulu, M.M., Nagelkerken, I., Fraaije, R., van Hintum, R., Ligtenberg, H., Mgaya, Y.D.
2011	Climate change & environment	Coral bleaching and habitat effects on colonisation of reef fish assemblages: An experimental study.	Sida	Yahya, S. A., Gullstr�m, M., �hman, M. C., Jiddawi, N. S., Andersson, M. H., Mgaya, Y. D., & Lindahl, U.
2011	Stock Assessment & Fisheries Statistics	Seasonal and Spatial fluctuations of Nile perch abundance and Biomass in Mwanza Gulf, Lake Victoria.	NUFFIC	Kashindye B.B.
2011	Aquaculture	The Effect of Different Dietary Proportions of Cotton Seed Cake and Soybean Meal on the Growth Performance of Tilapia Fry, Oreochromis variabilis.	Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP)	Shoko, A.P., F.M. Urasa, and Ndaro, S.G.M.
2011	Aquaculture	Fishpond Performance of Nile Tilapia Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758) in the Lake Victoria Basin, Tanzania	Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP)	Shoko, A. P. A., Matola, H. D. Mzighani, S. and Mahika, G. C.
2011	Aquaculture	Growth Performance, Yields and Economic Benefits of Nile Tilapia Oreochromis niloticus and Kales Brassica oleracea culturedunder Vegetable-Fish Culture Integration	Lake Victoria Research Initiative (VicRes)	Shoko, A. P., Getabu., A. Mwayuli, G. and Mgaya, Y.D.
2011	Fisheries Ecology	Review of the Tanzanian prawn Fishery	Norwegian Loan Fund	Mathew Ogalo Silas
2010	Fish biology	Distribution patterns of striped mullet Mugil cephalus in mangrove creeks, Zanzibar, Tanzania	the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) through the Sida/SAREC Bilateral Marine Science Programme between Sweden and Tanzania	A W Mwandya, Y D Mgaya, M C �hman, I Bryceson & M Gullstr�m
2010	Aquatic ecosystems & Biodiversity	Minor water bodies around southern Lake Victoria�a replica of lost Biodiversity	Lake Victoria Environment Management Project (LVEM	E. F.B. Katunzi a , A. Mbonde b , R. Waya b & H. D.J. Mrosso
2010	Capture fishery	Small and forgotten yet important fishery: The small shrimps (uduvi) of the Rufiji Delta, Tanzania.	WIOMSA	S.B. Mahongo, P.O. Onyango & C.A. Mwakosya
2010	Aquatic ecosystems & Biodiversity	Upwelling couples� chemical and biological dynamics across the littoral and pelagic zones of Lake Tanganyika, East Africa	National Science Foundation (ATM-0223920, INT-0321	R. Corman, P. B. McIntyre, Kuboja, B., W. Mbemba, D. Fink, C. W. Wheeler (2010).
2010	Aquatic ecosystems & Biodiversity	The Environment of Lake Victoria (East Africa): Current Status and Historical Changes (2010)	European Union through Lake Victoria Fisheries Organisation (LVFO).	European Union through Lake Victoria Fisheries Organisation (LVFO).
2010	Fish biology	Some possible factors leading to decline in fish species in Lake Victoria (2010)	European Union through the Implementation of Fisheries Management Plan project (IFMP)	Njiru, M., Mkumbo, O.C., van der Knaap, M
2010	Aquatic ecosystems & Biodiversity	Spatial and temporal patterns in abundance and distribution of zooplankton in the Tanzanian waters of Lake Victoria (2010)	European Union through the Implementation of Fisheries Management Plan project (IFMP)	Ngupula, G.W., Waya, R.K., Ezekiel, C.N
2010	Aquatic ecosystems & Biodiversity	The Status of Lake Victoria Environment: Trends and Impacts to Fish Stocks	Implementation of Fisheries Plan of Lake Victoria	Gichuki, J., A. Getabu, C. Ezekiel, and O.C. Mkumbo
2010	Climate change & environment	The Environment of Lake Victoria (East Africa): Current Status and Historical Changes	Implementation of Fisheries Plan of Lake Victoria	Lewis Sitoki, John Gichuki, Charles Ezekiel, Fred Wanda, Oliva C. Mkumbo And Brian E. Marshall
2010	Stock Assessment & Fisheries Statistics	Spatial and temporal relationships between fish abundance and fishing effort in Lake Victoria Tanzania	Norwegian government	Mboni Valeria Elison
2010	Aquatic ecosystems & Biodiversity	Challenges and opportunities for integrating lake ecosystem modelling approaches (2010)	Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NOW) grant 047.017.012; Russian Foundation for Basic Research (RFBR); EU-REFRESH, EU-WISER, CLEAR (a Villum Kann Rasmussen Centre of Excellence Project on lake restoration)	Mooij, W.M., Trolle, D., Jeppesen, E., Arhonditsis, G., Belolipetsky, P.V., Chitamwebwa, D.B.R., Degermendzhy, A.G., DeAngelis, D.L., Domis, L.N.D.S., Downing, A.S., Elliott, J.A., Fragoso, C.R., Jr., Gaedke, U., Genova, S.N., Gulati, R.D., Hakanson, L., Hamilton, D.P., Hipsey, M.R., t Hoen, J., Huelsmann, S., Los, F.H., Makler-Pick, V., Petzoldt, T., Prokopkin, I.G., Rinke, K., Schep, S.A., Tominaga, K., Van Dam, A.A., Van Nes, E.H., Wells, S.A., Janse, J.H
2010	Aquatic ecosystems & Biodiversity	Spatial and temporal patterns in abundance and distribution of zooplankton in the Tanzanian waters of Lake Victoria	Implementation of Fisheries Plan of Lake Victoria	Ngupula, G. W. , Waya, R. K. and Ezekiel, C. N.
2010	Fish biology	Genetic variation and demographic history of the Haplochromis Laparogramma group of Lake Victoria�an analysis based on SINEs and mitochondrial DNA (2010)	The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology of Japan	Mzighani, S.I., Nikaido, M., Takeda, M., Seehausen, O., Budeba, Y.L., Ngatunga, B.P., Katunzi, E.F., Aibara, M., Mizoiri, S., Sato,
2010	Aquatic ecosystems & Biodiversity	Benthic macrofauna community composition, abundance and distribution in the Tanzanian and Ugandan inshore and offshore waters of Lake Victoria (2010	IFMP	G. W. Ngupula and R. Kayanda
2010	Climate change & environment	Monthly variations in sea level at the Island of Zanzibar	Not specified	Mahongo SB, Francis J
2010	Climate change & environment	Monthly Variations in Sea Level at the Island of Zanzibar	WIOMSA	SB Mahongo and Julias Francis
2010	Hydrobiology & Water pollution	Concentrations of Cyanobacteria and Microcystins in the near shore waters of Lake Victoria, Tanzania	Netherlands Fellowship Program	Athanasio Stephano Mbonde
2010	Aquatic ecosystems & Biodiversity	Changes in abundance of Nile shrimp, Caridina nilotica (Roux, 1833) following the decline of Nile perch and recovery of native haplochromine fishes, Lake Victoria, Tanzanian waters	European Union Under the Lake Victoria Fisheries Research Project, (LVFRP), World Bank under The Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP) Phase I & II,	Ngupula, G. W. and Mlaponi, E.
2010	Climate change & environment	Bioavailability of Sediment-bound Heavy Metals on the East African Coast.	Vlamse Interuniversitaire Raad VLIR- Belgium.	Okuku, E.O., Mubiana, V.K., Hagos, K.G., Peter, H.K. and Blust, R.
2010	Fish biology	Fish assemblages in Tanzanian mangrove creek systems influenced by solar salt farm constructions	the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) through the Sida/SAREC Bilateral Marine Science Programme between Sweden and Tanzania	Mwandya, A. W., Gullstr�m, M., �hman, M. C., Andersson, M. H., & Mgaya, Y. D
2010	Aquaculture	Evaluation of Yields and Growth Performance of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) with Ningu (Labeo victorianus) and African catfish(Clarias gariepinus) in Earthen Pond, Kenya.	Lake Victoria Research Initiative (VicRes)	Oenga, D. N., Mgaya, Y. D., Mbahinzireki,G, Shoko, A. P., and Nyanchiri, E.
2009	Fish biology	Managing Nile perch using slot size: is it possible?	European Union Under the Lake Victoria Fisheries Research Project, (LVFRP), World Bank under The Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP) Phase I & II	M. Njiru, A. Getabu, A.M. Taabu, E. Mlaponi, L. Muhoozi and O. C. Mkumbo
2009	Stock Assessment & Fisheries Statistics	Status of the Major Commercial Fish Stocks and Proposed Species-specific Management Plans for Lake Victoria	Haplochromine Ecology Survey Team (HEST), European Union Under the Lake Victoria Fisheries Research Project, (LVFRP), World Bank under The Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project Phase I & II	Kayanda, R., Taabu, A.M., Tumwebaze, R., Muhoozi, L., Jembe, T., Mlaponi, E., And Nzungi, P.
2009	Capture fishery	Limnological variability and pelagic fish abundance (Stolothrissa tanganicae and Lates stappersii) in Lake Tanganyika.	Federal Science Policy, Belgium (BELSPO) in the framework of A STEREO/CLIMFISH project	Plisnier, P.D.
2008	Stock Assessment & Fisheries Statistics	Near-shore Demersal Fish Stock Assessment survey in Trawlable areas along the Tanzanian Coast	MACEMP	Dr Catherine Mwakosya
2008	Fish biology	Learning ability in juvenile Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua L.) Different CS � US relationships and reward valve	(i) University of Bergen, Norway (ii) Norwegian Agency for Developent (NORAD)	Nestory Peter Gabagambi
2008	Socio-economics & Marketing	Capability and Legitimacy of Beach Management Units (BMUs) To Improve Fishers Income Through Management of Firsthand Sales System in Lake Victoria - Tanzania	Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation, NORAD Fellowship and SEMUT	Mwanahamisi Abdallah Salehe
2008	Fisheries Ecology	Ecophysiological adaptations of corallimorpharians to irradiance and temperature.	the Interuniversity Institute of Marine Science (IUI), Bar Iran University (BIU) from ISRAEL	Baraka Lameck Kuguru
2008	Fish biology	Seagrass importance in food provisioning services: fish stomach content as a link between seagrass meadows and local fisheries.	sida	de la Torre-Castro, M., Bj�rk, M., Ekl�f, J., & R�nnb�ck, P.
2007	Fish biology	Towards sustainable exploitation of Nile perch consequential to regulated fisheries in Lake Victoria	European Union (EU) through Lake Victoria Fisheries Research Project (LVFRP)	Mkumbo, Oliva C., Nsinda, P., Ezekiel, Charles N., Cowx, Ian G. and Aeron, Mark
2007	Climate change & environment	Evaluation of heavy metal contamination in sediments, macro-algae and mollusc species at selected locations along the East Coast of Africa	Vlamse Interuniversitaire Raad (VLIR)- Belgium.	Happy Kokwenda Peter
2007	Fish biology	Spatial and temporal variation in fish community structure of a marine embayment in Zanzibar, Tanzania	VIDI grant from the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO)	Lugendo, B. R., de Groene, A., Cornelissen, I., Pronker, A., Nagelkerken, I., van der Velde, G., & Mgaya, Y. D.
2007	Fisheries Ecology	Adaptation strategies of the corallimorpharian Rhodactis rhodostoma to irradiance and temperature	This research was supported by funds from Bar Ilan University and Auburn University to NEC.	Baraka Kuguru � Gidon Winters � Sven Beer � Scott R. Santos � Nanette E. Chadwick
2007	Stock Assessment & Fisheries Statistics	The impact of the baited hook fishery on the recovering endemic fish species in Lake Victoria	World Bank under The Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project Phase I	Oliver C. Mkumbo and Enock Mlaponi
2007	Stock Assessment & Fisheries Statistics	Standard Operating Procedures No.2.	European Union Under the Implementation of a Fisheries Management Plan (IFMP) and the Lake Victoria Fisheries Organisation, (LVFRP).	Oliver C. Mkumbo, O,C.,Mlaponi, E., Getabu, A., Nyaundi, J., Mbambazi, D., Munyaho, A.T., Njiru, M,J., Okaronon, J.O., Zalinge, N., Agnew, D., Parkes, G., Marshall, B., Ohwayo, R.O.
2006	Aquaculture	Economic analysis of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) production in Tanzania	Aquaculture	Aloyce R Kaliba Kajitanus O Osewe Ephraim M Senkondo Berno V Mnembuka Kwamena K Quagrainie
2005	Aquatic ecosystems & Biodiversity	Eutrophication, Nile perch and food-web interactions in south-east Lake Victoria	Wageningen University	Ilse J.M Cornelissen
2005	Fisheries Information Systems	Establishment of Information and Database	World Bank (GEF/IDA) through the Lake Victoria Environment Management Project (LVEMP)	Kayanda, R., Mahongo, S., Nsinda, P., Mrosso, H., Mlaponi, E., Katunzi, E., Mairi, J.2, Maige, B.
2005	Fish biology	Sea Cucumber Fishery in Tanzania: Identifying the Gaps in Resource Inventory and Management	UDSM	Kithakeni, T. M., & Mgaya, Y. D.
2004	Stock Assessment & Fisheries Statistics	Assessment of Tanzanian prawn fishery resource	NORAD	Dr Catherine Mwakosya
2004	Fish biology	Some aspects of the life history of Diplostomum species (Digenea: Diplostomatidae) infecting Clarias species (Clariidae) of Lake Victoria	World Bank under LVEMP I	Magreth Jackton Musiba
2004	Fisheries Ecology	Hybridization and adaptive radiation	Department of Biological Sciences, Molecular & Evolutionary Ecology Group, University of Hull, Hull, UK	Ole Seehausen
2003	Fish biology	1. The Impact of Mesh Sizes on the Status and Some Aspect of the Ecology of Rastrineobola argentea of Lake Victoria, Tanzania.	Lake Victoria Fisheries Research Project (LVFRP)	Philemon Nsinda
2003	Aquatic ecosystems & Biodiversity	Limnological studies of flood plain lakes Ruwe and Uba , Rufiji River in Tanzania	Austrian Academy of Science and the Royal Netherlands Government	Sihaba Ramadhan Mwaitega
2002	Fisheries Ecology	The distribution and abundance of Rhodactis spp. (Cnidaria: Corallimorpharia) and their competitive effects on stony corals (Cnidaria: Scleractinia) on selected reefs around Zanzibar	SAREC	Baraka Lameck Kuguru
2002	Aquaculture	The effects of different diets and stocking densities on the growth performance of Tilapia Oreochromis variabilis (Boulenger 1906) under Aquaculture conditions	Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP)	Amon Paul Shoko
2001	Hydrobiology & Water pollution	Aspects of heavy metal pollution in Mwanza Gulf of Lake Victoria, Tanzania.	LVEMP	Mary A. Kishe
2000	Fish biology	Assessment of Catch and Effort for Lates niloticus (L), Oreochromis niloticus (L), and Rastrineobola argentea (Pellegrin) Using Fisheries Dependent Data from Tanzania waters of Lake Victoria	European Union (EU) through Lake Victoria Fisheries Research Project (LVFRP)	Nsinda, P.E, H.D.J, Mrosso,. & R, Ngowo
1999	Fish biology	Stock Assessment of Lates niloticus, Oreochromis niloticus, and Rastrineobola argentea using Fisheries Dependent Data from Tanzania waters of Lake Victoria	European Union (EU) through Lake Victoria Fisheries Research Project (LVFRP)	Nsinda, P.E, & Mrosso H.D.J.
1997	Climate change & environment	Sea surface heat exchange and bottom reflection in a tidal, shallow tropical lagoon: Chwaka bay, Zanzibar	SIDA	Shigalla B. Mahongo

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