Peter Akoll

Makerere University · Department of Biology

Efficacy, cost and benefit of smoking fish using pit and chorkor technologies were investigated to inform decisions on economic sustainability and efficiency of the processing technologies in removing moisture content for quality assurance and extension of fish shelf-life. A total of 72 fresh fish; 36 (120 kg) Mormyrus caschive (Family: Mormyridae;...

SARS-CoV-2 is a new type of corona virus, causing COVID-19, a respiratory disease that was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) in March 2020. Transmission and spill-over of COVID-19, as well as failure to comply with the prevention and control measures in fishing communities and cross-border fish markets is attributabl...

Epitheliocystis, caused by bacteria infecting gill epithelial cells in fish, is common among a large range of fish species in both fresh- and seawater. The aquaculture industry considers epitheliocystis an important problem. It affects the welfare of the fish and the resulting gill disease may lead to mortalities. In a culture facility in Kampala,...

This paper reviews the state of research on fish pathogens in Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda from the early 1900s, the period when fisheries management started in the region, to date, and evaluates the current policy, regulatory frameworks, management practices and frameworks for addressing fish health issues in East African Community...

The larval stages of Bolbophorus sp. (digenean) and Amirthalingamia macracantha (cestode) are frequently reported in Oreochromis niloticus in Uganda. Little, however, is known about their infection patterns. This study examined the influence of habitat type, host size, and sex and weather patterns on the parasite populations in Uganda. A total of 6...

The infection dynamics of the gill monogeneans Cichlidogyrus tilapiae and C. sclerosus on Oreochromis niloticus with respect to habitat type (reservoir, stream, ponds and cages), host sex, size and seasons was determined between January and November 2008. During the study period, 45.2% of the 650 fish examined were infected with Cichlidogyrus spp....

An intensive parasite survey was conducted in 2008 to better understand the parasite fauna occurrence, distribution and diversity in the commercial aquaculture fish species in Uganda. A total of 265 fish collected from hatcheries and grow-out systems were examined for parasites using routine parasitological techniques. The survey yielded 17 parasit...

Disease outbreaks constrain aquaculture development. Knowledge on the potential risks of pathogens to farmed fish can help in designing management strategies for increased aquaculture productivity and sustainability. This study compares the helminth infections in reservoirs and therein operated cages as well as earthen fish ponds and the feeding st...

The European INCO-DEV BOMOSA Project (Integrating BOMOSA cage fish farming systems in reservoirs, ponds and temporary water bodies in Eastern Africa) intends to establish small scale fish farming in marginal water bodies in Kenya, Uganda and Ethiopia, creating rural aquaculture networks with the aim to economically integrate aquaculture with agr...