Inland fishing by
Joab Otieno
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What is Inland fishing?
This is fishing carried out in fishing grounds that are found within the country.
It is carried out in:
Fish pond
![](https://elimufeynman.s3.amazonaws.com/media/resources/3cdfab39-b8cd-4e82-8a21-263be950864e.jpg)
River
![](https://elimufeynman.s3.amazonaws.com/media/resources/ccf5b2d5-083f-478c-b203-0db7e9eabad7.jpg)
Lakes
![](https://elimufeynman.s3.amazonaws.com/media/resources/50870467-c8cd-4023-a516-b2a2ec2147e6.jpg)
![](https://elimufeynman.s3.amazonaws.com/media/resources/297dfcff-60e9-44f6-bb1b-ebdfa271f03f.jpg)
Which dams in Kenya is fishing carried out?
Masinga dam
![](https://elimufeynman.s3.amazonaws.com/media/resources/cec1a76c-e642-4371-9207-bfa3d99e4c19.jpg)
Kiambere dam
![](https://elimufeynman.s3.amazonaws.com/media/resources/e65d2b2e-08ee-478f-b432-3bbcca2ecbfc.jpg)
Fishing is also done in:
Rivaer Nzoia
![](https://elimufeynman.s3.amazonaws.com/media/resources/5a27db74-22e2-4233-99df-e9660481ce5f.jpg)
River sio
![](https://elimufeynman.s3.amazonaws.com/media/resources/d06ca18e-6659-4842-b205-aaabe7450fc9.jpg)
River Athi
![](https://elimufeynman.s3.amazonaws.com/media/resources/20d3adae-0e7e-44aa-9975-f67eb16200c8.jpg)
Fishing takes place in which lakes in Eastern Africa?
Lake Victoria
![](https://elimufeynman.s3.amazonaws.com/media/resources/7eaf425a-4429-4c10-be03-b409b5619c76.jpg)
Lake Edward in Uganda
![](https://elimufeynman.s3.amazonaws.com/media/resources/57576917-3f24-45ba-85d8-6ab5f4b46a6d.jpg)
Lake Tanganyika
![](https://elimufeynman.s3.amazonaws.com/media/resources/52b83018-6561-42e9-800d-4faa02c4d7c9.jpg)
Lake Malawi
![](https://elimufeynman.s3.amazonaws.com/media/resources/dae12e5d-05e0-4c29-9c06-8fe265c04181.jpg)
Other Inland fishing grounds in Eastern Africa include:
Lakes
- Eyasi
- Rukwa
- Manyara
- Kyoga
- Albert
- Bunyonyi
- Chala
- Jipe
Rivers
- Nile
- Male
- Katonga
- Kagera
- Simu
- Pangani
- Rufiji
- Wami
- Mara
The types of fish caught include:
Tilapia
![](https://elimufeynman.s3.amazonaws.com/media/resources/32174b1c-e48f-4121-8c15-a795b1348532.jpg)
Dagaa
![](https://elimufeynman.s3.amazonaws.com/media/resources/c732a62f-3735-4a10-ae83-ad69318f8aaf.jpg)
Nile perch
![](https://elimufeynman.s3.amazonaws.com/media/resources/43e894f5-3747-49d9-a484-d8af405f621e.jpg)
Mudfish
![](https://elimufeynman.s3.amazonaws.com/media/resources/1efe5954-59fb-4d7e-9085-ad4cc1407ff4.jpg)
Trout
![](https://elimufeynman.s3.amazonaws.com/media/resources/c1076b1f-c824-4263-97b3-d81b62df82f4.jpg)
Salmon
![](https://elimufeynman.s3.amazonaws.com/media/resources/c1076b1f-c824-4263-97b3-d81b62df82f4.jpg)
Exercise
- Name three areas where inland fishing takes place?
- Which dams in Kenya is inland fishing carried out?
- Name the types of fish caught in inland fishing grounds.
ANSWERS
- Rivers
- Lakes
- Dams
- Fishponds
- Masinga dam
- Kiabere dam
- Aruba
- Dagaa
- Trout