Table 3. Causes of post-harvest fish losses around Lake Tana based on the Likert scale weighted mean

Items	Weighted mean	Description
Delays in net hauling	4.68	Very high
Delay in transportation of harvested fish	2.74	Average
Catch of small size fishes	2.65	Average
Gill net type used for fishing	2.38	Low
Poor post-harvest handling	3.75	High
Insect infestation for open sun-dried fishes	3.43	High
Absence of market for open sun-dried fishes	3.8	High
Direct sunlight exposure during transportation	2.97	Average
Animal predation	3.15	Average
Physical damage	1.97	Low
Too much storage time for open sun-dried fishes	3.94	High