Christopher Aura – The Conversation

Algal bloom at small-scale fish farming cage site in Siaya County, Lake Victoria, western Kenya. Eric Teplitz

November 17, 2025

Fish farming is booming in Lake Victoria, but pollution and disease are wiping out millions. How to reduce losses

Ekta Patel, International Livestock Research Institute ; Christopher Aura, Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute; Eric Teplitz, Cornell University, and Kathryn Fiorella, Cornell University

Lake Victoria’s aquaculture industry holds promise for improving food security and livelihoods in east Africa.

Cage farming is when fish are raised and harvested in a netted enclosure. Ranko Maras/Shutterstock

March 10, 2019

James Njiru, Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute and Christopher Aura, Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute

With proper regulation, Lake Victoria’s fisheries could increase production without damaging wild stocks or the environment.