Siajali Pamba

University of Dar es Salaam | UDSM · Department of Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Technology

Stagnating capture fisheries and increasing fish protein demand necessitate aquaculture production to bridge the gap. Lake Victoria is a potential water body for increasing fish production through cage farming. The sustainability of Lake Victoria for cage farming depends on timely and holistic site selection. However, current site selection methods...

Lake Bunyonyi ecosystem plays vital roles in water resource conservancy and tourism. Nevertheless, the rapid increase in human population and the unrelenting human activities are threatening the values, functions, and ecological integrity of the lake. In this study, the public perceptions of drinking water quality and its health implications in the...

Estimating bathymetric information is vital for aquaculture and navigation applications. Free, high-resolution satellite imagery provides a cost-effective solution for routine bathymetric measurements. We tested six algorithms to retrieve water depth in the Mwanza Gulf of Lake Victoria using Sentinel-2 satellite imagery: the conventional Stumpf met...

The study was conducted to assess the spatial and temporal variations of the trophic state condition of Lake Bunyonyi between October 2019 and September 2020. Secchi depth (SD), total phosphorus (TP) and chlorophyll- a (Chl- a ) concentration were measured to aid the quantification of trophic state condition of the lake using Carlson trophic state...

Although seagrass restorations have been conducted at many regions globally, restorations in high-energy wave environments are less explored. With accelerating losses of seagrass meadows, we also lose valuable ecosystem-based adaptations and ecosystem services, where the Western Indian Ocean is not an exception. The coast of Tanzania has only a few...

Lake Bunyonyi is one of the major resources of social-economic potential in the districts of Rubanda and Kabale, South-Western Uganda. The lake’s sub-catchment faces environmental problems because of intensive agriculture, settlement, business and tourism activities, which consequently cause pollution of water in the lake’s system. This study, ther...

The purpose of this study was to examine the spatial and temporal variations of phytoplankton species composition and biomass in Lake Bunyonyi, South-Western Uganda. Samples were collected monthly from nine fixed stations in the lake from October 2019 to September 2020. Based on the morphological characterization, 52 different species of phytoplank...

The current study was carried out to examine the spatial and temporal variations of physicochemical water quality parameters of Lake Bunyonyi. The observations were made on the surface water of Lake Bunyonyi for 1 year to determine the water quality. The basic 12 variables used to determine the quality of water were measured monthly at nine station...

Background Microbial water quality serves to indicate health risks associated with the consumption of contaminated water. Nevertheless, little is known about the microbiological characteristics of water in Lake Bunyonyi. This study was therefore undertaken to examine the spatial and temporal variations of faecal indicator bacteria (FIB) in relation...

Determinations of spatial and temporal variations in organic matter and nutrient dynamics in water and sediments are crucial for understanding changes in aquatic bodies. In this study, we (i) determine the spatial dynamics of dissolved inorganic nutrients, during the transition from the dry to the rainy season, and (ii) provide future productivity...

This is the final report and the first data of our MORUWASA project, exploring constructed wetlands, receiving effluent from nearby wastewater treatment ponds.

The present study was formulated with the aim of using MIKE 21 software in studying the hydrodynamic regime of the Pangani estuary. Water level, river discharge and wind drag force were used as hydrodynamic forcing factors during the model set up. The data set for the model (i.e. water level, tidal current winds and river discharge) were collected...

Water-related Diseases of People using Municipal Wastewater: Risks, Exposure, Control Approaches and Effects on Health in Tanzania (VLIR3 Research Project) AH Outwater, S Pamba, AB Outwater Summary October 2013 The amount of available freshwater in most low- and middle-income countries is not sufficient to meet increasing demand. Treated municip...

The amount of available freshwater in most low- and middle-income countries is not sufficient to meet increasing demand. Treated municipal wastewater often becomes a significant source of irrigation water. Wastewater is valuable and its reuse has many potential benefits: flow is reliable even where water is scarce, nutrients increase agriculture...