Ethiopia's inland fisheries offer an alternative livelihood for the riparian communities. One of these inland fisheries, the Omo-Turkana fisheries, have not been properly studied and managed. The main purpose of this study, therefore, was to assess social, economic aspects and related problems of fisheries in the Lower Omo River and Ethiopian side of Lake Turkana for better management and sustainable use of the resources. Various instruments including structured questionnaires, focus group discussions, key informant interviews, personal observations, and secondary sources were used to gather data on the socio-economics and management problems of the fisheries. The fisheries support a considerable number of the local communities, who have much less other livelihood options apart from pastoralism. However, development of fisheries in these localities is marred by lack of material and technical support to the fishers cooperatives, lack of government commitment to capacitate the institutions that work on fisheries management and development, and the continued conflicts between Ethiopian and Kenyan fishers in an apparent competition over a fertile fishing ground. For comprehensive insight, we developed a fisheries value chain and discussed major issues arising out of it. To sustain the fisheries contributions to community livelihoods, it is recommended that due attention be given to conflict resolution between the Ethiopian Daasanach and the Kenyan Turkana fishers. Additionally, the co-management arrangement by the two countries is urgently needed to regulate illegal fishing in the lake as well as the Omo River Delta.

埃塞俄比亚的内陆渔业为河岸社区提供了另一种生计。这些内陆渔业之一，即奥莫-图尔卡纳渔业，没有得到适当的研究和管理。因此，本研究的主要目的是评估下奥莫河和图尔卡纳湖埃塞俄比亚一侧的渔业的社会，经济因素和相关问题，以便更好地管理和可持续利用资源。各种工具，包括结构化的调查表，焦点小组讨论，主要信息提供者访谈，个人观察和辅助资源，均被用来收集有关渔业的社会经济和管理问题的数据。渔业为相当多的当地社区提供了支持，除了牧民活动以外，其他社区的生计选择更少。然而，这些地区的渔业发展受到以下因素的损害：缺乏对渔民合作社的物质和技术支持；政府缺乏承诺为从事渔业管理和发展的机构提供资金的能力；以及埃塞俄比亚人和肯尼亚渔民之间持续的冲突，这显然是在肥沃的渔场。为了获得全面的见解，我们建立了渔业价值链并讨论了由此产生的主要问题。为了维持渔业对社区生计的贡献，建议适当注意解决埃塞俄比亚人Daasanach与肯尼亚图尔卡纳渔民之间的冲突。此外，迫切需要两国共同管理，以规范湖泊和奥莫河三角洲的非法捕鱼。