CoFiRe Network

Community Fish Reserves Network

The following Community Fish Reserves (CoFiRe) constitute the Community Fish Reserves Network (CoFiRe Network). Recruitment of more CoFiRes is ongoing for impact at scale.

Area-based conservation Fisherfolk-led stewardship Lake Victoria freshwater resilience
15 Active Reserves
4 Counties
4,814 Total Area (Ha)

Interactive Map

CoFiRe Locations Across Lake Victoria Region

Map highlighting all 15 Community Fish Reserve sites in Homabay, Kisumu, Busia, and Siaya counties.

County Coverage

  • Homabay5 reserves
  • Kisumu3 reserves
  • Busia2 reserves
  • Siaya5 reserves

Markers are color-coded by county for faster visual scanning.

🗺️ Hover over markers to view reserve details. Click for more information.

Complete Registry

All Community Fish Reserves

A comprehensive table of all 15 CoFiRe sites with location coordinates, area measurements, and county information.

15 Total registered CoFiRe sites
4,814 Ha Combined reserve area coverage
1,300 Ha Largest single reserve (Nzoia River Mouth)
No Name Location Area (Ha) County
1Roo Community Fish ReserveS00032.969'/E034007.642'1,118Homabay
2Sondu-Miriu River MouthS00002.590'/E034037.941'1,230Homabay
3Awach River Mouth Community Fish ReserveS00020.380'/E034038.380'840Homabay
4Ngothe Bay Community Fish ReserveS00000.363'/E034034.164'780Homabay
5Lela Community Fish ReserveS00021.028'/E034042.043'712Homabay
6Otiwa Community Fish ReserveS00008.821'/E034034.230'1,040Kisumu
7Nyamarwaka Community Fish ReserveS00010.212'/E034026.819'530Kisumu
8Kusa Community Fish ReserveS00018.084'/E034052.083'744Kisumu
9Sio River Mouth Community Fish ReserveN00013.267'/E034000.603'580Busia
10Nzoia River Mouth Community Fish ReserveN00003.495'/E033057.102'1,300Busia
11Lake Kanyaboli Community Fish ReserveN00003.924'/E034008.917'1,120Siaya
12Lake Sare-Namboyo Community Fish ReserveN00003.158'/E034008.992'500Siaya
13Kokach Community Fish ReserveS00004.334'/E034022.746'490Siaya
14Kadedi Community Fish ReserveS00011.649'/E034021.317'520Siaya
15Kadimo Bay Community Fish ReserveS00003.008'/E034009.001'712Siaya