Coastal and ocean management

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Somalia has the longest national coastline (3025 km) in Africa with an estimated shelf area (depth 0–200 m) of 32 500 km

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Presentation at the 10th Global Meeting of the Regional Seas Conventions and Action Plans on the Training Workshop on Ecosystem Approaches to Coastal and Ocean Management: Focus on Ecosystem Based Management in Eastern Africa

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The Indian Ocean Tsunami of 26 December 2004 affected part of Somalia, with most of the damage experienced in the north-east along a 650 km coastline stretching from Xafuun in the Bari region, to Garacad in the Mudug region. About 44,000 people are believed to have been affected by the tsunami.