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Scientific Information on a Compilation of Nabugabo Ramsar Site, Uganda Nabugabo lakes and their current conservation status Item Type book_section Authors Namulemo, G.; Mbabazi, D. Publisher Wetlands Inspection Division Download date 28/09/2021 02:44:36 Link to Item http://hdl.handle.net/1834/35582 A compilation of Scientific Information on Nabugabo Ramsar Site, Uganda Proceedings ofthe Scientific Conference held at Nabugabo in January, 2001 .;n'. ~ .~~.: ~"ST~ Tl1E REPUBLIC OF UGANDA (0 Edited by: Busulwa H., P. G. Mafabi and L. M. Ndawula 2005 The Nabugabo Ramsar Site NABUGABOLAKESANDTHEIRCURRENT As in the c; CONSERVATION STATUS several tila accompanit Namulemo Gertrude and Dismas Mbabazi, A survey Cc National Agricultural Research Organization, Fisheries Resources Research Institute, P. O. Box 343, Jinja. species that 0. variabil, Abstract Clar;as gar 1993). How Fish species diversity in Lake Nabugabo, Uganda, has declined following establishment of Lake Nabug the introduced fish species in the lake. Most of the native fish species have disappeared and of the nativ( the lake is now dominated by the introduced Nile perch, Lates niloticus and the Nile tilapia Ohwayo,19 Oreochromis niloticus. The dominant native fish species include Synodontis aji-ofischeri, Schilbe intermedius, Rastrineobola argentea and Brycinus sadleri. Some of the native fish species that have disappeared from Lake Nabugabo were reported to occur in lakes Kayugi and Kayanja, Loss of bioe which are adjacent to Lake Nabugabo but separated from it by extensive papyrus swamps. The directed at t Nabugabo lakes are satellite water bodies in the Lake Victoria basin, which is known to have types of bio experienc~d fish species changes due to the introduction ofthe Nile perch Lates niloticus during recognized: the 1960s. The Nabugabo lakes comprising of Lake Nabugabo main, and the smaller lakes and refugia , Kayanja and Kayugi were investigated between 2000 and 2002 with experimental gillnetting to evaluate the potential of these lakes in conservation offish species diversity. Results show In this study, that some native fish species especially Oreochromis esculentus, and Oreochromis variabilis investigated 1 and the haplochromine cichlid Prognathochromis venator that have disappeared from Lake potential on Nabugabo still occur in Lakes Kayanja and Kayugi. Inshore habitats with macrophyte cover were also found to be important habitats for the endangered native fish species in the Nabugabo Study area lakes. These lakes and inshore habitats need to be protected to conserve the endangered native fish species and to reduce further decline in fish species diversity. Three lakes \! Keywords: Conservation, fish species, refugia on pg. 5). Lak swamp, whicl Introduction length offive] shore, the lak Fish species diversity and water quality in the East African great lakes are now main inflows critically threatened by human impacts (Kaufman, 1993). The Lake Victoria The outflow a system was the first to show collapsing fisheries, wholesale loss offish species bar that forms diversity and lake-wide environmental degradation. Decline in fish species sites, represen diversity has been attributed to over-fishing, the introduction of non-native "Dead duck" 1 species, deleterious land use practices and pollution from various sources. Over 50% of the endemic fishes disappeared from Lake Victoria between Lake Kayugi r 1980 and 1986 and many are presumed extinct (Kaufman, 1992). Predation A thick papyn by the introduced Nile perch Lates niloticus is reported to have been a major surrounds the. contribution to the mass extinction of the native fish species (Ogutu-Ohwayo, 1993). Similar changes have occurred with the introduction ofNile perch into Lake Kayanja other lakes in the region e.g. Lakes Kyoga and Nabugabo. 1.2 km2 with a 76 The Nabugabo Ramsar Site The Nabugabo Ram ~NT As in the case of lakes Victoria and Kyoga, the introduction of Nile perch and several tilapiines into Lake Nabugabo in 1960 (Ogutu-Ohwayo, 1993) was accompanied by disappearance ofmany ofthe native fish species from the lake. A survey carried out in Lake Nabugabo in 1991 and 1992 revealed that of the O. Box 343, species that formed the basis ofthe pre-perch commercial fishery, (0. esculentus, 0. variabilis, and Bagrus docmak) were absent while Schilbe intermedius, Clarias gariepinus and Protopterus aethiopicus were rare (Ogutu-Ohwayo, 1993). However, lakes Kayanja, Kayugi and Manywa, which are adjacent to Lake Nabugabo but separated from it by extensive swamps, still contain some ablishment of ;appeared and of the native fish species that have disappeared from Lake Nabugabo (Ogutu­ Ie Nile tilapia Ohwayo, 1993). ,cheri, Schilbe ,h species that Loss of biodiversity in the Lake Victoria basin has led to a series of studies and Kayanja, ; swamps. The directed at the identification of faunal refugia (Kaufman, 1993). Two major mown to have types of biodiversity refugia in lakes harbouring introduced Nile perc~ are iloticus during recognized: refugia outside the lakes (satellite lakes and associated wetlflnds) smaller lakes and refugia within the lakes (wetlands and rocky shores, Chapman in press.). t1tal gillnetting In this study, a cluster of water bodies referred to as the Nabugabo lakes was Results show Jmis variabilis investigated between 2000 and 2002 with a major objective of determining the red from Lake potential ofNabugabo lakes in conservation offish species diversity. :rophyte cover I the Nabugabo Study area angered native Three lakes were sampled namely, Nabugabo, Kayanja, and Kayugi (Figure 1 on pg. 5). Lake Nabugabo is a small shallow open lake lying within an extensive swamp, which fills a former bay on the western shore of Lake Victoria. It has a length offive miles and a maximum width ofthree miles. Except for the western shore, the lake margin is swamp. It has a maximum depth of fifteen feet. The main inflows to Lake Nabugabo are River Juma and the Lwamunda swamp. akes are now ,ake Victoria The outflow ofthe lake is into Lake Victoria and is by seepage through the sand ffish species bar that forms the eastern barrier between the two lakes. In Lake Nabugabo, five sites, representing different habitat types, were sampled namely River mouth, fish species "Dead duck" bay, Lubira, Campsite and Open water station. )f non-native lOus sources. 2 Lake Kayugi has a maximum depth ofabout 3.0 m and an area ofabout 0.1 km • aria between A thick papyrus swamp that is connected to Lake Nabugabo via River Juma 2). Predation surrounds the lake and is fed by River Kagona from the northwest. been a major ~utu-Ohwayo, Lake Kayanja is not connected to Lake Nabugabo. It has a surface area ofabout :ile perch into 1.2 km2 with a maximum depth ofabout 3.0 m. Apart from the eastern shoreline, Jgabo Ramsar Site The Nabugabo Ramsar Site 77 the lake is surrounded by an extensive Loudentia phragmitoides dominated Table 1. Fish spel swamp. The swamp around this lake is fed by rivers Nsonzemu and Kikoma + = enco from the North-west and drains via River Kanwa eastwards, into Nakiga Bay ofLake Victoria Fish species Materials and methods Native species ! i '.~-,, . Afromastacemb '" Fish specimens were obtained from experimental gillnets set at various sites Barbus kersten, within the different lakes. Three graded fleets of gillnets, each consisting of Barbus magdall nets of mesh size 25.4 mm to 305 mm stretched mesh at 12.7 mm intervals Brycinus sadler, it were used. The first fleet was set close to the shoreline, (inshore) the second was set approximately 20 m from the shoreline (midshore) and the third was Clarias garieph 1m, set 200 m from the second fleet (offshore). All the fleets were set parallel to the Clarias lioceph( Iii ~I shoreline. In Lake Kayugi only two fleets were used (inshore and open water) Gnathonemus 10 ','• I!: due to the small size of the lake. The nets were set at dusk, left overnight and Gnathonemus vii retrieved the following morning. On retrieval, fish were sorted into taxonomic Hap!ochromines groups to species level whenever possible and the numb~r and weight ofeach Marcusenills gra taxa in each mesh size ofnet recorded. Relative abundance ofeach species was Oreochromis esc calculated as a percentage offish captured in each net at each site. Petrocepha!us CG Protopterus aeth Results Schitbe intermed, Synodontis afrofi, Overall 18 fish taxa were recorded from the Nabugabo lakes as shown in Table 1. They included haplochromines, Brycinus sadleri, Barbus kersternii, Introduced spec Barbus magdalenae, Gnathonemus longibarbis, Lates niloticus, Marcusenius grahami, Tilapia rendalii, Oreochromis leucostictus, Oreochromis esculentus, Lates niloticus Oreochromis niloticus,Protopterus aethiopicus,Schilbe intermedius,Synodontis Oreochromis !eu( afrojischeri and Tilapia zillii. The haplochromines included Astatoreochromis Oreochromis nita alluaudi, Astatotilapia velifer, Astatotilapia nubila, Gaurochromis simpsoni, Tilapia rendalii Paralabidochromis beadlei and Prognathochromis venator. Tilapia zillii Total Overall 13 fish ta haplochromines, niloticus, M graJ S. intermedius, S bay stations had and Campsite (11 station, 10 fish B.sadleri, 1. nilot The Nabugabo Ramsar Site 78 The Nabugabo Ramsar 'des dominated Table 1. Fish species composition in Lakes Nabugabo, Kayanja and Kayugi from 2000 to 2002. III and Kikoma + = encountered, - = not encountered. Lto Nakiga Bay Fish species Nabugabo Kayanja Kayugi Native species Afromastacembelusfrenatus + - - at various sites Barbus kersternii + + + h consisting of Bm-bus magdalenae + - - 7 mm intervals Brycinus sadleri + - + )re) the second
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