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Residents around Lake Bunyonyi earn approximately Shs235 million annually from capturing small fish using traditional methods, despite the scarcity of larger fish.

The Kabale District Senior Fisheries Officer, Ms Jenifer Twebaze, reported yesterday that research shows around 18,720 kilogrammes of haplochromines worth Shs149.7 million are caught annually from Lake Bunyonyi.

Additionally, 12,000 kilogrammes of mudfish worth Shs54 million are also captured annually.

Furthermore, 2,688 kilogrammes of crayfish valued at Shs18.8 million, 450 kilogrammes of tilapia worth Shs5.4 million, and 720 kilogrammes of catfish worth Shs7.2 million are harvested from the lake each year.

“Although fishing activities on Lake Bunyonyi are not as vibrant as on other Ugandan lakes due to the lake’s nature not supporting the growth of larger fish like tilapia and catfish, Kabale District still earns about Shs230 million annually from this sector, mainly from small fish such as haplochromines and mudfish,” Ms Twebaze said.

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