fisheries

Southwest Indian Ocean Fisheries Commission(SWIOFC PP2) Kenya Scoping Missions/ Site Selection 23 February to 2 March 2024

Implementing organisation:

Type of implementing organization:

Academic and/or Research institutions, Government ministries, departments & institutions, Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs)

Project(s) linked to:

Nairobi Convention, SWIOFC-Nairobi Convention Partnership Project

Tags :

fisheries, marine conservation, coastal ecosystem, swiofc_nc partnership and partnershipprojects Ocean governance, blue economy

The Southwest Indian Ocean Fisheries Commission (SWIOFC through the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Nairobi Convention through the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for enhanced collaboration to support member countries of the Southwest Indian Ocean Fisheries Commission (SWIOFC)and Nairobi Convention in their commitment towards the sustainable management of their coastal and marine environment and fishery res

Project Status:

Under Implementation/Ongoing

Country of implementation:

Kenya

A guide to modelling priorities for managing land-based impacts on coastal ecosystems

Year Published:

2019

Author(s):

Christopher J. Brown, Stacy D. Jupiter, Simon Albert, Kenneth R. N. Anthony, Richard J. Hamilton, Alexa Fredston-Hermann, Benjamin S. Halpern, Hsien Yung Lin, Sangeeta Mangubhai, Peter J. Mumby, Hugh P. Possingham, Megan I. Saunders, Vivitskaia J. D. Tulloch, Amelia Wenger, Carissa J. Klein

Geographical Information:

Global

Type of content:

Journal articles and Discussion papers

Pollution from land-based run-off threatens coastal ecosystems and the services they provide, detrimentally affecting the livelihoods of millions people on the world's coasts. Planning for linkages among terrestrial, freshwater and marine ecosystems can help managers mitigate the impacts of land-use change on water quality and coastal ecosystem services.

Tags:

coastal ecosystems, conservation planning, fisheries, integrated coastal management, Integrated Coastal Zone Management, land-sea connections, ridge-to-reef planning, run-off

Topics of the content:

Biophysical environment, Planning and management

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A guide to modelling priorities for managing land-based impacts on coastal ecosystems.pdf

Somali National Report to the Scientific Committee of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission

Year Published:

2018

Author(s):

Abdirahim Ibrahim Skeik Heile

Geographical Information:

Somalia

Type of content:

Publications and Reports

Somali has the longest coastline in Africa (3,330km) and an EEZ of 1,165,500 Km2, there is potential to sustainably increase employment, food security, nutrition and revenues from its fisheries but there is currently

Tags:

Indian Ocean Tuna Commission, fisheries, fisheries management

Topics of the content:

Biophysical environment, Policy and Governance

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IOTC-2018-SC21-NR24_-_Somalia.pdf

The Status of Kenya Fisheries

Year Published:

2008

Author(s):

Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute (KMFRI)

Geographical Information:

Kenya

Type of content:

Publications and Reports

Tags:

fisheries, fisheries management, environment_fisheries_nexus, fisheries kenya

Topics of the content:

Biophysical environment, Environment and Conservation, Environmental Governance

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ThestatusofKenyaFisheriesKMFRI2008.pdf

Fisheries in the ESA-IO Region - Profile and Trends - Somalia

Year Published:

2004

Author(s):

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

Geographical Information:

Somalia

Type of content:

Publications and Reports

Somalia has the longest coastline in Africa, measuring 3,330 km and claims an EEZ of some 830,389 km² (Per Erik Bergh. 2011). Its fishery resources are significant, with an estimated sustainable potential in the order of 200,000 MT per year for pelagic fish stocks, based on several fish surveys conducted in the 1970s and 1980s (FAO Fishery Country Profile. 2005).