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18th Apr 13

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Financed by DEFRA

Kenya

Kenya's coastline extends for 640km, however, the marine sector contributes only 3-4% to overall fisheries production. Most marine fishing activity is confined to the shelf area inshore along the coral reef and is carried out by artisanal fishers.

Government policy is to promote the development of fisheries to maximise food and employment benefits whilst ensuring that resources are utilised sustainably. Along the densely populated southern coast serious reef degradation has resulted from overuse and is reflected in a reduction in the abundance of finfish and coral. However, there are indications that the degradation has been slowed down where Marine Protected Areas have been established.

The artisanal fleet includes sailing dhows, dugouts, outriggers and other small boats using gill nets, handlines, tanglenets, traps, spear guns and pull seines. The main species caught are sea breams, sharks, snappers and barracuda, with smaller quantities of some pelagic species such as mackerels, sardinellas and tunas, plus lobsters, prawns and bche-de-mer.

Illegal fishing is a problem in the country's territorial waters, robbing thousands of local fishers of their livelihoods through dwindling stocks. The government announced plans to install a vessel monitoring system to help combat illegal foreign trawler fishing. The government also imposed a ban on trawling in 2006 to protect the artisanal sector.

Kenya has recently received a substantial grant from the World Bank to coordinate a project to promote sustainable exploitation of fisheries in Tanzania, Madagascar, Mozambique, Comoros, Mauritius, South Africa, Seychelles and Kenya.

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The growth in certification of marine fisheries in Southern Africa: Potential benefits and challenges
01/10/2009
This report discusses potential benefits and challenges of certification schemes. It states that 'international ecolabelling initiatives are unde ...
Author: Institute for Security Studies, South Africa (Andre Standing)

Corruption and Industrial Fishing in Africa
01/12/2008
Africas marine resources are increasingly in demand and are gaining in geopolitical importance. Competition between key fishing nations for access and ...
Author: Anti-Corruption Resource Centre (Andre Standing)

Agreement Establishing a Framework for an Economic Partnership Agreement Between the East African Community Partner States on One Part and the European Community and its Member States on the Other Part
01/04/2008
This agreement established a framework for an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the East African Community (EAC) states - Burundi, Kenya, R ...
Author: EAC & the EU

The Kilifi Declaration of Intent on the Unsustainable & Illegal Exploitation of African Oceans
19/12/2007
Unsustainable exploitation of marine resources in Africa’s oceans is occurring on a massive scale, causing the collapse of fisheries, the loss of ...
Author: Institute for Security Studies, South Africa et al

Pillagers or Victims? The plight of Kenyan fishermen on board foreign-flagged trawlers is often shocking
01/03/2006
Article on IUU fishing in Kenya. ...
Author: ICSF

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