Partners & Governance

Pan-African CollaborationUshirikiano wa Kiafrika

Our PartnersWashirika Wetu

LVFO

Lake Victoria Fisheries Organisation — regional coordination body for the EAC

KMFRI

Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute — freshwater research, Kisumu

TAFIRI

Tanzania Fisheries Research Institute — fisheries science across Tanzania

NaFIRRI

National Fisheries Resources Research Institute — Uganda fisheries research

ACARE

African Center for Aquatic Research and Education

NARO

National Agricultural Research Organisation — Uganda

Cefas

Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science — custodians of the Graham archive

IUCN

International Union for Conservation of Nature — Red List assessments

BGS

British Geological Survey — sediment and geological analysis

GLFC

Great Lakes Fishery Commission — international freshwater collaboration

University of Michigan

Cichlid genomics and evolutionary biology research

Maseno University

Kenya — aquatic ecology and community research

Busitema University

Uganda — fisheries and aquaculture faculty

TrainMyGen

Genomics training and capacity building for African scientists

GovernanceUtawala

Steering CommitteeKamati ya Uongozi

The survey is governed by a multi-national steering committee coordinated under the Lake Victoria Fisheries Organisation (LVFO)—a specialised institution of the East African Community. The committee represents national research institutes (KMFRI, TAFIRI, NaFIRRI), international science partners, and community organisations across Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda.Utafiti unaongozwa na kamati ya uongozi ya kimataifa inayoratibiwa chini ya Shirika la Uvuvi la Ziwa Victoria (LVFO)—taasisi maalum ya Jumuiya ya Afrika Mashariki. Kamati inawakilisha taasisi za utafiti wa kitaifa (KMFRI, TAFIRI, NaFIRRI), washirika wa sayansi wa kimataifa, na mashirika ya jamii kote Kenya, Tanzania, na Uganda.