A gendered analysis of fisherfolk migration on Lake Victoria, East Africa

Little evidence is available on the gendered dimensions of fisherfolk migration beyond view that it mainly male fishers who migrate. This article investigates how experience influences societal change in fishing communities Lake Victoria, East Africa. It draws primary data from several studies, supplemented by secondary sources, to report and implications this for households communities. Victoria bordered three countries, Kenya, Tanzania Uganda, about 50% boat crew move between landing sites over course a year. Movement into around fisheries time has led situation dynamic social norms practices, abandoning more traditional such as those associated with women’s domestic rather than economic roles contributing practice transactional sex access fish. Fishing are also affected changing population size, limited provision public services development attributed local government perceptions fluctuations resulting fishers.