An assessment of the Kenyan coastal artisanal fishery and implications for the introduction of fish aggregation devices

The marine fishery in Kenya is predominantly small-scale and artisanal with about 11,000 fishers intensely fishing near shore coastal reefs using minimally selective fishing gears. A large majority (88%) of fishers use outdated equipment such as basket traps, beach seines, hand lines (hook and lines...

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Main Author: Mbaru, Emmanuel Kakunde
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Rhodes University 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1006055