“…After transforming the datasets to a comparable scale, the next step was to estimate the weights for each criterion. The authors of this article (modellers) consulted 40 stakeholders with different interests in cage fish farming, following a practice suggested in previous studies on site selection (Aura et al, 2021;Ross et al, 2011Ross et al, , 2013Soto et al, 2008) and EAA (Telfer et al, 2013). The stakeholders used in this study included fishers (9), fish cage farmers (6), aquaculture and ecology experts from TAFIRI (2), environmental experts from Lake Victoria Environmental Management Program (LVEMP) (2), Fisheries officers from District Councils (4), wildlife conservationist from Saanane National Park (2), environmental specialists from the Tanzanian Lake Victoria Basin Water Board (LVBWB) (2), ferry operators (4), Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA)-Mwanza Office (2), Police and Military officers (3), water quality technicians from Mwanza Urban Water Supply and Sanitation Authority (MWAUWASA) (2), and Kahama-Shinyanga Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (KASHWASA) (2).…”