Ggaba landing site
Coordinates: 0°15′23″N 32°38′15″E / 0.2564°N 32.6375°E / 0.2564; 32.6375
Country Uganda
RegionCentral Uganda
DistrictKampala Capital City Authority
DivisionMakindye Division
Time zoneEAT

Gaba landing site is found on Lake Victoria, in Ggaba, Kampala Uganda. It is used as a centre for fish trade in Uganda.[1]

A fisherman preparing a net for fishing at Gaba landing site, Kampala
Fisherman with nile perch at Gaba landing site

Developments

Ggaba landing site is on the shores of lake victoria. It is in Kampala. It is frequented by people who go to Ggaba beach which neighbours it. The site has a market where fish and foodstuffs are sold. it also has storage units, a trading point for fish, and offices for Kampala Capital City authority, which supervises the activities on the site.

Fishing activities

Auctioning of fish at Gaba landing site
Fishermen returning to Gaba landing site to sell fish

Fishermen set off from the site and return with fish to sell. The fish mostly caught in the waters near the site include: Nile perch, Tilapia, Lung fish and Cat fish. Fishing is mostly done in the middle of the lake, a little distance from the site. It is tilapia that is fished near the shore. Fishing has changed at the site over the years, from using small canoes to using motorized boats. The mode of transportation of fish has also evolved. The fish are moved in containers with ice, unlike before when they were simply dropped inside a boat and then delivered.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Kampala amakula Omwalo gw'e Ggaba amawulire". Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "LIFE AND ACTIVITIES AT GGABA LANDING SITE". Retrieved 13 December 2014.
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