Fisheries Subsector

FISHERIES

Mayuge district is endowed with many a natural resource among which is Lake Victoria to the south. The shoreline starts from the boarders of Jinja district up to the boarders of Wakawaka in Bugiri District. The district has seven Islands namely Masolya, Bumba, Serinayabi, Sagitu, Khaaza, Jagusi in Jagusi Sub county and Namugongo in Bukatube sub county.

Functions

The fisheries sector in the district has the following functions

• To advise and guide the district council on all matters relating to fisheries and aquaculture.
• To liaise with the relevant authority and other lead agencies on matters relating to fisheries and aquaculture.
• To promote, guide and support the establishment and operations of Beach management units and BMU associations
• To provide technical guidance and collaboration in the collection, analysis, use, storage and transfer of fisheries data and information for planning and management purposes.
• To provide such information to the relevant authorities as may be required for the purposes of fisheries management
• To ensure, in collaboration with the beach management units that licenses and permits are issued and that the revenue raised by the BMUs is submitted to the Local government.

Landing sites

There are a total of 33 authorized places gazetted for landing and disposing of fish as per the 2010 Statutory Instrument N0. 33.  On each of these landing sites there is a committee of fishers called the beach management committee which is charged with the management of fisheries activities at that site. 

 Find below the list of gazetted fish landing sites.