Taxa occurrence (presence/absence) and composition of benthic macroinvertebrates from trawl surveys (2003-2017) conducted on Lake Victoria, Uganda

This dataset provides the occurrence, distribution, and abundance or composition of benthic macro-invertebrates collected through trawl surveys conducted on Lake Victoria, Uganda. The overall objective of the trawl surveys conducted overtime has been to examine composition, distribution and abundance patterns of benthic macro-invertebrates in order to determine ecosystem health in relation to fisheries.