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John Okechi

Affiliation : Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute

• 7Publications (affiliation in Kenya)

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John Okechi has 7 indexed publications (2017–2025). Their work appears mainly in “Journal of Great Lakes Research”, “Aquatic Ecosystem Health & Management” and “Conservation Science and Practice”. Their most cited article, “Integration of mapping and socio-economic status of cage culture: Towards balancing lake-use and culture fisheries in Lake Victoria, Kenya” (2017), has been cited 106 times. 2 of these publications date from the last three years of activity. Their work is co-authored with at least 12 researchers.

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Publications (7)

• Effects of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) cage aquaculture on water quality in the world’s largest tropical lake
  2025 · Journal of Great Lakes Research · cited 7 times
• Emerging frontiers for blue growth in African Great Lakes: The potential for recreational fishing industry in Lake Victoria, Kenya
  2023 · Aquatic Ecosystem Health & Management · cited 5 times
• The ecological health of Lake Victoria (Kenya) in the face of growing cage aquaculture
  2022 · Conservation Science and Practice · cited 22 times
• Economic analysis of tilapia cage culture in Lake Victoria using different cage volumes
  2021 · Journal of Applied Aquaculture · cited 30 times
• The use of unmanned aircraft systems and high-resolution satellite imagery to monitor tilapia fish-cage aquaculture expansion in Lake Victoria, Kenya
  2019 · Bulletin of Marine Science · cited 26 times
• Cage fish culture in Lake Victoria: A boon or a disaster in waiting?
  2018 · Fisheries Management and Ecology · cited 94 times
• Integration of mapping and socio-economic status of cage culture: Towards balancing lake-use and culture fisheries in Lake Victoria, Kenya
  2017 · Aquaculture Research · cited 106 times

Publication venues

• Journal of Great Lakes Research × 1
• Aquatic Ecosystem Health & Management × 1
• Conservation Science and Practice × 1
• Journal of Applied Aquaculture × 1
• Bulletin of Marine Science × 1
• Fisheries Management and Ecology × 1

Publications per year

• 20251
• 20231
• 20221
• 20211
• 20191
• 20181
• 20171

Collaborations

Partner institutions : Kenya Fisheries Service · University of Eldoret

Co-authors

• Christopher Mulanda Aura
• Chrisphine Sangara Nyamweya
• James Murithi Njiru
• Safina M. Musa
• Zachary Ogari
• Horace Owiti
• Henry Mbugua
• Hilda Nyaboke
• Robert Wanyama
• David Mbeva Liti
• Paul Orina
• Jacob Abwao Oucho

Bibliographic data from OpenAlex (open database).