Publications - Limno Globe

Aura, C. M., Awuor, F. J., Awandu, H., Owiti, H., Musa, S., Owoko, W., & Njiru, J. M. (2023). How the pre and post COVID-19 era have shaped system understanding of the socioeconomic impact of small-scale inland fisheries. Social Sciences & Humanities Open, 7(1), 100377. - View Publication

Byrne, A., Lomeo, D., Owoko, W., Aura, C. M., Nyakeya, K., Odoli, C., ... & NSF-IRES Lake Victoria Research Consortium. (2024). LAQUA: a LAndsat water QUality retrieval tool for east African lakes. Remote Sensing, 16(16), 2903. - View Publication

Aura, C. M., Nyamweya, C., Musa, S., Ogari, Z., Owoko, W., Osore, M., ... & Njiru, J. M. (2023). The quantification of the extent of flooding on selected major Afrotropical lakes to guide management implications. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 11, 1062289. - View Publication

Zepernick, B. N., Hart, L. N., Chase, E. E., Natwora, K. E., Obuya, J. A., Olokotum, M., ... & Bullerjahn, G. S. (2024). Molecular investigation of harmful cyanobacteria reveals hidden risks and niche partitioning in Kenyan Lakes. Harmful algae, 140, 102757. - View Publication

Hart, L. N., Zepernick, B. N., Natwora, K. E., Brown, K. M., Obuya, J. A., Lomeo, D., ... & Dick, G. J. (2025). Metagenomics reveals spatial variation in cyanobacterial composition, function, and biosynthetic potential in the Winam Gulf, Lake Victoria, Kenya. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 91(2), e01507-24. - View Publication

Zepernick, B. N., Hart, L. N., Natwora, K. E., Brown, K. M., Obuya, J. A., Olokotum, M., ... & Bullerjahn, G. S. (2024). Metagenomic sequencing of cyanobacterial-dominated Lake Victoria—an African Great Lake. Microbiology Resource Announcements, 13(12), e00798-24. - View Publication

Wilson, H., Raasakka, N., Spyrakos, E., Millar, D., Neely, M. B., Salyani, A., ... & Tyler, A. (2025). Unlocking the global benefits of Earth Observation to address the SDG 6 in situ water quality monitoring gap. Frontiers in Remote Sensing, 6, 1549286. - View Publication

Mrombo, N. L., Orembo, B. O., Obuya, J. A., & Nyamweya, C. S. (2023). Biology and status of Epinephelus fuscoguttatus (Forsskål, 1775) stocks on the Kenyan coast. Fisheries Management and Ecology, 30(5), 437-445. - View Publication

Aura, C. M., Owiti, H., Nyamweya, C., Odoli, C. O., Obuya, J. A., Ogari, Z., ... & Van der Knaap, M. (2022). Aligning small indigenous fish species (SIS) in policy and management for enhanced food security and nutrition: the case of the Kenyan Lake Victoria Omena fishery. Lakes & Reservoirs: Research & Management, 27(1), e12399. - View Publication

Onyango, H. O., Ochiewo, J., Aura, C. M., Kayanda, R., Sunil, S. S., Otuo, P. W., ... & Njiru, J. M. (2021). The lost coin: Redefining the economic and financial value of small-scale fisheries, the case of Lake Victoria, Kenya. Social Sciences & Humanities Open, 4(1), 100221. - View Publication

Otwoma, L. M., Obuya, J., Mulanda, C. A., Alati, V. M., Munuphe, I., Olunga, J., ... & Chimimba, C. (2025). Local knowledge corroborates threats of local extinctions in Kenya’s exploited reef fishes. Marine Policy, 177, 106650. - View Publication

Fiorella, K. J., Bageant, E. R., Mojica, L., Obuya, J. A., Ochieng, J., Olela, P., ... & Okronipa, H. (2021). Small-scale fishing households facing COVID-19: The case of Lake Victoria, Kenya. Fisheries Research, 237, 105856. - View Publication

Drouillard, K. G., Campbell, L., Otieno, D., Achiya, J., Getabu, A., Mwamburi, J., ... & Zepernick, B. (2024). Increasing mercury bioaccumulation and biomagnification rates of Nile perch (Lates niloticus L.) in Winam Gulf, Lake Victoria, Kenya. Science of the Total Environment, 916, 170059. - View Publication

Otieno, D., Drouillard, K. G., Campbell, L., McKay, R. M., Achiya, J., Getabu, A., ... & Bullerjahn, G. S. (2024). Spatio-temporal Trends of Mercury and Stable Isotopes in Lower Food Web of Winam Gulf, Lake Victoria. Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology, 113(3), 30. - View Publication

OTIENO, D., Hilda, N., Odoli, C., Chrispine, N., & Aura, C. (2019). Impact of modified industrial wet pressing on the quantity and quality of Nile perch oil extracted from the viscera. - View Publication

Githukia, C., Cheserek, M., Otieno, D., Menach, E., Kyule-Muendo, D., Obiero, K., & Munguti, J. (2024). Nutritional Composition of Value-Added Fish Products from Selected Fish Species in Kenya. Sustainable Agriculture Research, 13(2), 1-56. - View Publication

Opiyo, M., Fonda, J., Awandu, H., Onsongo, K., Otieno, D., Benton, L., & Heffernan, C. (2024). Knowledge and Perception of Antimicrobial Resistance in Aquaculture in the Nairobi River Basin, Kenya. Animal Health Production and Hygiene, 13(2), 32-41. - View Publication

Omach, Z., Odhiambo, B., Owoko, W., Keyombe, J. L., & Alare, T. (2025). Comparative Analysis of Stocking Density Effects on Growth Performance and Water Quality in Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) and African Catfish (Clarias gariepinus) in Pond Culture Systems. Fish Aqua J, 16, 385. - View Publication

Omach, Z., Odhiambo, B., & Owoko, W. (2023). Health Impacts of Mercury Toxicity on Fish in an Aquatic System. - View Publication

Omach, Z., Owoko, W., Odhiambo, B., & Alare, T. (2023). Environmental Impacts of Cage Culture in Lake Victoria, Kenya. Journal of Marine Science: Research & Development, 13(5), 1-4. - View Publication

Otieno, D., Nyaboke, H., Nyamweya, C. S., Odoli, C. O., Aura, C. M., & Outa, N. O. (2022). Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) infestation cycle and interactions with nutrients and aquatic biota in Winam Gulf (Kenya), Lake Victoria. Lakes & Reservoirs: Research & Management, 27(1), e12391. - View Publication

Obuya, J. A., Onyango, H. O., Olokotum, M., Zepernick, B., Natwora, K., Otieno, D., … & Keyombe, J. L. (2024). Socioeconomic consequences of cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms in small-scale fishing communities of Winam Gulf, Lake Victoria. Journal of Great Lakes Research, 50(5), 102236. - View Publication

Otieno, D., Mwamburi, J., Sitoki, L., Omondi, R., Shitandi, A., Owuor, B., ... & NSF-IRES Lake Victoria Research Consortium. (2025). Locally produced fish food pellets yield little evidence as a dietary substrate for net pen-reared Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) in Lake Victoria, Kenya. Journal of Great Lakes Research, 102686. - View Publication