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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.

Fishers return after a night out working on Lake Victoria. Ed Ram/Getty Images

June 25, 2024

Lake Victoria: why so many fishers are dying and what can be done about it

Ranaivo Rasolofoson, University of Toronto and Kathryn Fiorella, Cornell University

A new study into drownings of small-scale fishers on the Kenyan side of Lake Victoria has found that extreme weather and boat owners’ failure to provide life jackets are causes.

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