WWW.WAS.ORG • WORLD AQUACULTURE • DECEMBER 2023 51 responsible for fisheries management and environment (Figure 3). Research data and information sharing could be done by relevant research institutions and Universities. The Community-based Dam Management Committee (CBDMC) may employ technical staff with relevant qualifications to run the dam aquaculture enterprise. The technical staff include the Project Manager, Technical Manager, Accountant, Security Coordinator and a community representative. The personnel could be remunerated to ensure the enterprise is profitable and runs professionally. The project manager would be the person in charge of the technical staff and would report to the CBDMC as maybe prescribed. The CBDMC may be selected from the association in charge of the dam. The technical advisor from the Fisheries Management Agency and the Extension officer may be attached to the technical staff to offer technical support on the dam aquaculture operations and linkages with the respective stakeholders. Conclusion and Recommendations During FCODA implementation, the resources required to operationalize a given business enterprise over a given period could be mobilized through ploughing-back mechanisms, lobbying development partners and the government for additional funding, as well as other stakeholders. To ensure that the framework is implemented effectively, monitoring and evaluation should be done on a regular basis and the reporting could be based on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) of various activities as stipulated in the three KRAs of the suggested framework. The framework may be envisioned to be applied in the initial stages of the establishment of a dam aquaculture enterprise, after which other roadmap statutory documents such as strategic plans need to be developed for guidance. Various stakeholder groups and institutions will be involved in the implementation process. Furthermore, risk analysis and management should be undertaken to address existing and potential threats to the long-term viability and success of aquaculture programs at each dam. The risk analysis approach is a structured and coherent strategy to identifying, assessing, and managing unforeseen threats identified in the situational analysis. This will be a progressive, proactive, and systematic process for identifying, communicating, and managing potential risks in dam aquaculture systems. Other conclusive guidance may include: i. The depths of the dams and the level of primary production will define the restocking for aquaculture, and mainly with endemic species with limited or no supplementary feeding. The same method of supplementing primary productivity is recommended for dams with low carrying capacities. ii. Cage culture is recommended for dams with strong community associations (and deeper ones) to provide security and farm inputs from nearby hatcheries. iii. Despite the huge potential for fish production, hydro-dams are not accessible to local communities since they are owned by energy production companies that may necessitate the need for memoranda of understanding (MoUs). Acknowledgments The logistics for this work were funded by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and The Government of Kenya (GoK) through the Aquaculture Business Development Programme (ABDP). Notes Christopher Mulanda Aura1* Grace Njagi2, Ruth Lewo Mwarabu3, Chrisphine S. 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Mwarabu, C. Ongore, F.J. The risk analysis approach is a structured and coherent strategy to identifying, assessing, and managing unforeseen threats identified in the situational analysis. This will be a progressive, proactive, and systematic process for identifying, communicating, and managing potential risks in dam aquaculture systems. (CONTINUED ON PAGE 52)
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