https://padlet.com/mcrider2/jmftbq92tk2l Create a post about what you discovered about Lake Victoria and the Nile Perch. en-us 2018-10-27 17:28:54 UTC 2018-11-05 14:40:22 UTC hello@padlet.com 2025lunsfordse https://padlet.com/mcrider2/jmftbq92tk2l/wish/300473809 Lake Victoria
The Victoria Lake is 400,000 years old. The biggest flowing into the lake is the Kagera River. The lakes water is mostly used for generating hydroelectricity.

Nile Perch
A nile perch can grow up to 6 feet long. It is a fierce predator that dominates its surroundings. 
Nile Perch will eat other Nile Perch, and other large fish. The Nile Perch was introduced to Lake Victoria in 1962. The IUCN's invasive species specialist considere]]> 2018-11-05 14:20:15 UTC https://padlet.com/mcrider2/jmftbq92tk2l/wish/300473809 2025wisetd https://padlet.com/mcrider2/jmftbq92tk2l/wish/300473858 Lake Victoria has a surface area of 68,800 km2 . The nile perch can be up to 6.6 feet long. Lake Victoria has 84 islands. The primary inflow of lake Victoria is the Kagera River. The Nile Perch was introduced by the Uganda game and  fisheries department]]> 2018-11-05 14:20:20 UTC https://padlet.com/mcrider2/jmftbq92tk2l/wish/300473858 2025bowersbo https://padlet.com/mcrider2/jmftbq92tk2l/wish/300474239 The nile perch was introduced in the 1950s to boost the fishing industry.
The Nile Perch also brought about social economic changes in the area closest to the shores. ]]> 2018-11-05 14:20:56 UTC https://padlet.com/mcrider2/jmftbq92tk2l/wish/300474239 2025patelkd https://padlet.com/mcrider2/jmftbq92tk2l/wish/300474323 Nile Perch: The Nile Perch used to feed on native cichleds, but now the population is decreasing so now it mainly eats small shrimp and minnows. 
Lake Victoria: The explorer, John Hanning Speke, named the lake Queen Victoria. The water in Lake Victoria mostly comes from rainfall and small streams.]]> 2018-11-05 14:21:06 UTC https://padlet.com/mcrider2/jmftbq92tk2l/wish/300474323 2025daughertyek https://padlet.com/mcrider2/jmftbq92tk2l/wish/300474433 Information about the Nile Perch is the Nile Perch is a type of fish and when the Nile Perch is an adult it can weigh up to 240 lbs. 

Information about Lake Victoria is, it is located in Africa and the Nile Perch lives in Lake Victoria. The area of Lake Victoria is 26,564 mi2. ]]> 2018-11-05 14:21:15 UTC https://padlet.com/mcrider2/jmftbq92tk2l/wish/300474433 2025carterpj https://padlet.com/mcrider2/jmftbq92tk2l/wish/300474448 Lake Victoria is 275 feet below surface. The lake is 26,564 miles far, the lake is the western part of Africa. The lake is named after Queen Victoria. Richard Francis Burton was the first to discover the lake. Lake Victoria has over 200 species of fish.  The lake is located in Tanzania, Uganda, and Kenya. The source of River Nile starts its journey from Jinja and goes through Bujagali falls and drains in lake Kyoga.


                      Nile Perch
The most the nile perch can weigh is 240 pounds. 

]]> 2018-11-05 14:21:17 UTC https://padlet.com/mcrider2/jmftbq92tk2l/wish/300474448 2025oswaldew https://padlet.com/mcrider2/jmftbq92tk2l/wish/300474570 Lake Victoria was named after queen victoria the lake is also called nyanza.It was named that by anning in 1858. The Nile Perch is an invasive species it was introduced in the 1950's. The Nile perch is a freshwater fish from mainly Senegal. The fish feeds on local cichlids. And it can grow to be 6 and a half feet  long. It has made the cichlids go extinct. They can grow to be 500 lbs. The nile perch is part of the Latidea family. The nile perch is silver in color with a blue tinge.]]> 2018-11-05 14:21:31 UTC https://padlet.com/mcrider2/jmftbq92tk2l/wish/300474570 2025teuschjd https://padlet.com/mcrider2/jmftbq92tk2l/wish/300474842                   Lake Victoria
    Lake Victoria was named after the then Queen (Victoria) who was at the top of England at the time.
Lake Victoria is nearly 400,000 years old. The largest river flowing into Lake Victoria is the Kagera River.
                    Nile Perch
     Nile perch were introduced to Lake Victoria in the 1950s to boost the fishing industry but almost caused cichlids, a native fish, to go extinct.]]> 2018-11-05 14:21:50 UTC https://padlet.com/mcrider2/jmftbq92tk2l/wish/300474842 2025klepperkl https://padlet.com/mcrider2/jmftbq92tk2l/wish/300474880 The Nile Perch was introduced in the 1950's in lake Victrora. The Nile perch is one of the largest freshwater fish in the world. The Nile perch feeds on its own species crustaceans and smaller fish. The Nile Perch can grow up tp 6ft and 7in. The Nile Perch is part of the Latidea family. You will be fined if you are have possession of a living Nile Perch. Lake Victoria supports Africa largest fishery. ]]> 2018-11-05 14:21:54 UTC https://padlet.com/mcrider2/jmftbq92tk2l/wish/300474880 2025reynoldsww https://padlet.com/mcrider2/jmftbq92tk2l/wish/300474895 Nile perch is a fish that is in Lake Victoria. The Nile Perch is in the family of Latidae for fish. The mass of the fish is 240 at adult age. The kingdom of the fish in Animalia. This is also an invasive species to. It is widespread throughout much of the Afrotropic ecozone  ]]> 2018-11-05 14:21:55 UTC https://padlet.com/mcrider2/jmftbq92tk2l/wish/300474895 2025proffittce https://padlet.com/mcrider2/jmftbq92tk2l/wish/300474896 lake Victoria was named after queen Victoria. also called Victoria nyanza.]]> 2018-11-05 14:21:55 UTC https://padlet.com/mcrider2/jmftbq92tk2l/wish/300474896 2025tallmanlr https://padlet.com/mcrider2/jmftbq92tk2l/wish/300474975 The lake has a maximum depth of 84 meters. the length of the shoreline is about 7,142 kilometers.
the lake is still young at a whopping 400,000.  the nile perch can grow to be as big as 6 ft.  There is little doubt that Haplochromis played an important role in returning detritus and plankton back into solution. The region that lake victoria is in dried up about 15,000 years ago and refilled ]]> 2018-11-05 14:22:02 UTC https://padlet.com/mcrider2/jmftbq92tk2l/wish/300474975 2025sparkskg https://padlet.com/mcrider2/jmftbq92tk2l/wish/300475030 Lake Victoria is found in Africa's great lakes, and the lake was named lake Victoria by John Hanning in 1858, after Queen Victoria. The lake is 26,564 mi. and contains the Nile perch and nile tilapia fishermen from Canada, US, China Mexico and some of the locals in Africa. But some people in Africa say that it is bad luck because of the danger.]]> 2018-11-05 14:22:08 UTC https://padlet.com/mcrider2/jmftbq92tk2l/wish/300475030 2025robrockmj https://padlet.com/mcrider2/jmftbq92tk2l/wish/300475336 Lake Victoria:

Moderately shallow
Nearly 400,000 years old
 Nearly3440 km stretched shore line
The surface is nearly 26,600 square miles
The largest flowing river into the lake is the Kagera river.
The lake completely dried up about 17,300 years ago 
Largest lake on the continent of Africa.

Nile Perch]]> 2018-11-05 14:22:35 UTC https://padlet.com/mcrider2/jmftbq92tk2l/wish/300475336 2025mcintyrebr https://padlet.com/mcrider2/jmftbq92tk2l/wish/300475480 Lake Victoria is also called Victoria Nyanza, Its area is 26,828 square miles. Lake Victoria has more than 200 species of fish and is 270 ft deep. Nile Perch is a very important fish in Africa, A Nile Perch is silver with a blue tinge and has big black eyes. Lake Victoria is named after Queen Victoria. A Nile perch weighs about 140 pounds. Lake Victoria is nearly 400,000 years old. Lake Victorias coastline exceeds 2,000 miles. Lake Victoria has about 80 islands]]> 2018-11-05 14:22:51 UTC https://padlet.com/mcrider2/jmftbq92tk2l/wish/300475480 2025eckertsc https://padlet.com/mcrider2/jmftbq92tk2l/wish/300475727 Some information about Lake Victoria and Nile Perch is. Lake Victoria is located in Uganda. It's coast line exceeds 2000 miles. It's also moderately shallow. It has over 200 species. It was named after Queen Victoria.


Nile Fish made the perch go extinct. It one of the top 100 most invasive species of fish. It can weigh up to 500 pounds.]]> 2018-11-05 14:23:13 UTC https://padlet.com/mcrider2/jmftbq92tk2l/wish/300475727 2025burkhartdm https://padlet.com/mcrider2/jmftbq92tk2l/wish/300475745 The Nile perch caused the native cichlids to go extinct
There has been an increase demand for firewood in the area because the nile perch  has a higher fat content which means it needs to be smoked and takes longer to dry then the native cichlids that were dried in the sun.

]]> 2018-11-05 14:23:15 UTC https://padlet.com/mcrider2/jmftbq92tk2l/wish/300475745 2025suttonlj https://padlet.com/mcrider2/jmftbq92tk2l/wish/300475868 Some information about Lake Victoria and the Nile Perch is it's mass is 140 lbs. That the Nile Perch was  introduced to Lake Victoria in the 1950s to boost the fishing industry. Since, the 1950s Lake Victoria has been fished  commercially. In the 1970s there were 50,000 fishermen and 12,000 fishing boats on Lake Victoria. Lake Victoria produces $650 million worth of fish a year. ]]> 2018-11-05 14:23:30 UTC https://padlet.com/mcrider2/jmftbq92tk2l/wish/300475868 2025millerim https://padlet.com/mcrider2/jmftbq92tk2l/wish/300476063 The lake is 26,600 square miles of area. The lake is about 400,000 years old. About 80% of the lake's water is from rain and the other 20% is from incoming lakes and streams. The perch have created a magor decrease of the native fish. The largest perch cought from lake victoria wieged nearly 114 pounds. The Nile perch has had A whole episode of river monsters about its self.]]> 2018-11-05 14:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/mcrider2/jmftbq92tk2l/wish/300476063 2025landersal https://padlet.com/mcrider2/jmftbq92tk2l/wish/300476739 The Nile Perch is a important fish food in Africa and a great prize for fishermen, but is a big environment nightmare.The nile perch is a massive fish among the other fish reaching a length of 6 feet and weighing more than 500 pounds.When humans introduced this giant fish to Lake Victoria it had catastrophic effects on the native fish.The Nile Perch is now common in the Nile, Chad, Senegal, Volta, and Congo river basins. It is also in the worlds top 100 invasive species.The Nile Perch is silver with a blue tinge and has a distinctive set of big black eyes with bright yellow outer rings.It can also live in any freshwater body, but it prefers the warm tropical waters.This big fish is also a versatile predator, it will eat insects, crustaceans, mollusks, and fish. When the Nile perch is not eating it is breeding and making a lot more Nile Perch, a lot more.A female Nile Perch (witch is usually bigger than the male.) makes an average of 9 million offspring (most that do not make it to maturity,).]]> 2018-11-05 14:24:57 UTC https://padlet.com/mcrider2/jmftbq92tk2l/wish/300476739 2025morganje https://padlet.com/mcrider2/jmftbq92tk2l/wish/300477288 Lake Victoria is 26,564 square miles.  Lake Victoria is also called Victoria Nyanza.  Lake Victoria is about 400,000.  Lake Victoria is also a source of electricity. In the deepest part of the lake, it is 276 feet deep.]]> 2018-11-05 14:25:51 UTC https://padlet.com/mcrider2/jmftbq92tk2l/wish/300477288 2025leachma https://padlet.com/mcrider2/jmftbq92tk2l/wish/300477295 The Nile Perch is a substantial economic and food security importance in East Africa. One of the fish in the river is the L. Niloticus and it is one of the largest freshwater and i can grow up to 6.7 feet in length. ]]> 2018-11-05 14:25:52 UTC https://padlet.com/mcrider2/jmftbq92tk2l/wish/300477295 2025porterbc https://padlet.com/mcrider2/jmftbq92tk2l/wish/300477320 The lake was nicknamed after Queen Victoria. The lake is 26,564 square miles. The lake's coastline exceeds 2,000 miles. The lake is roughly 400,000 years old and is 272 feet deep. The depth is 130 feet. The lake was introduced in the 1950's and has Nile Perch, and Nile Tilapia inside. Research says that the lake dried up many times, the last time this happened was about 17,000 years ago. About 80% of the water comes from rain. The first map of the lake was made in 1160 A.D. On May 21st, 1996, a ferry sank in the river.]]> 2018-11-05 14:25:55 UTC https://padlet.com/mcrider2/jmftbq92tk2l/wish/300477320 2025lindaasbl https://padlet.com/mcrider2/jmftbq92tk2l/wish/300477837 Lake Victoria is named after Queen Victoria by explorer John Hanning Speke, He was the first Briton to document it. This was accomplished in 1858, while on an expedition with Richard Francis Burton to find the source of The Nile River.]]> 2018-11-05 14:26:42 UTC https://padlet.com/mcrider2/jmftbq92tk2l/wish/300477837 2025zahned https://padlet.com/mcrider2/jmftbq92tk2l/wish/300479366 80 percent of Lake Victoria's water comes from rain. The other 20 percents comes from small streams going into the lake. The Nile Perch eats Crustacean and Molluscs.

]]> 2018-11-05 14:28:53 UTC https://padlet.com/mcrider2/jmftbq92tk2l/wish/300479366 2025fostercj https://padlet.com/mcrider2/jmftbq92tk2l/wish/300481676 Lake Victoria is named after Queen Victoria.Lake Victoria has more than 200 species of fish.Lake Victorias greatest depth is 270 feet.]]> 2018-11-05 14:32:00 UTC https://padlet.com/mcrider2/jmftbq92tk2l/wish/300481676