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| Title: | Eastern Africa Atlas of Coastal Resources: Kenya |
| ASFA Terms: | Atlases
Coastal zone |
| Issue Date: | 1998 |
| Publisher: | UNEP |
| Abstract: | Marine fisheries in Kenya are based on a small number of species, the most
important of which are demersal and caught by artisanal fishermen operating
between the shoreline and the reef. Of the national total annual fishery production
only 7.4% comes from marine waters. Freshwater fish landings in Kenya have
always been higher than those from coastal waters. However, while the disparity
was not too great until the mid-1970s, the difference has broadened significantly
due to the marked increase in freshwater fish production since then. While
freshwater fish production increased from around 22,000 tonnes in 1975 to
138,000 tonnes by 1989, marine fish landings have remained consistent between
5,000 and 8,000 tonnes over the same period. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1834/685 |
| Related document: | http://www.unep.org/eaf/Docs/Kenya/KEeaf14.htm |
| Appears in Collections: | Miscellaneous
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