Monitoring Control and Surveillance (MCS) in Lake Victoria Fisheries Organization (LVFO)

On beginning of September Conducted a second joint regionally synchronized Monitoring Control and Surveillance (MCS) enforcement operation and removed fisheries illegalities in 20 key major hotspots (zones) on Lake Victoria to reduce Illegal Unreported and Unregulated (IUU)  fishing and to enhance employment opportunities, incomes, foreign exchange and food security to the current and future generations.

The key hotspots are with the operational area that covers 12 sectors/districts in Uganda, 5 stations namely Kisumu; Homa Bay, Siaya, Migori, Busia in Kenya and Three (3) zones Sengerema, Geita and Muleba in United Republic of Tanzania.

MCS operations in the 4 zones of Kenya portion of Lake Victoria

MCS operations in the 12 zones of Ugandan portion of Lake Victoria

Sensitization of communities at Nkeese landing site in Uganda on the dangers of illegal fishing