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Date
1998
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In Kenya there is great interest in the pond culture of shrimps which is seen as a means of meeting the challenges of food security, employment, and generation of foreign exchange especially for the coastal communities. This paper analyses the suitability of the Kenyan coastal mangrove belt and the potential for the development of industrial shrimp farming in this environment. It concludes that there are no ideal sites either in the South Coast or the North Coast. Clearing of the mangrove forests to create room for the construction of shrimp ponds would be futile as the ponds would eventually have to be abandoned because of the acid sulphate soils, the high cost of maintenance and the socio-economic impact on the local communities.Pages
pp.1-18Conference Name
Eastern Africa Regional Workshop on Mangroves and Shrimp Aquaculture.Conference Location
Mombasa, KenyaConference Date
3-5 February, 1998Collections