Table 1. Key points from the interviewed fishermen

Discussion point Responses
Signs of breeding season Fish fry on the lake, big stomach, less catches of big size fish, milky liquid when stomach is pressed, eggs in mouth
Activities along the lake shoreline Grazing, agriculture, settlements, fishing, fish landing sites and vegetation harvesting
Proposed measures to protect the breeding sites Increase enforcement, leave people to fish there but use the right gears, sensitization, demarcate the sites, put heavy punishments to the culprits, co-management