Cooperative use of research and training vessels in the East African region (Lake Victoria): Uganda report
There are two functioning research and training vessels in Uganda owned by Fisheries Resources Research Institute at JinJa. R.V. IBIS (180HP) and: R.V MPUTA(125HP) though both functioning they are constantly breading down and. lack some essential navigation and safety equipments The two vessels are currently in use 1O days permonths each and have occasionally been borrowed. by Lake Victoria Environmental, Management Project (LVEMP) and other foreign institutions for offshore linmological sampling. R.V IBIS is maintained by Lake Victoria Regional Fisheries Research, Project-(LVFRP) and R.V. MPUTA is to be maintained by LVEMP. Several outlined planned research and training activities needing the services of the vessels, have been identified along with the estimated running and maintenance costs for the period the vessel, would be in use. The institutions with planned activities needing the services, of these vessels, were glad that the idea was timely and reduces on the costs encourages sharing of scientific knowledge and collaboration. The planned activities were identified mainly in national training and management institutions and regional offshore, limnological sampling.
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| Format: | monograph biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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Fisheries Resources Research Institute (FIRRI)
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| Subjects: | Fisheries, |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1834/32973 |
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