fisheries

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

Implementing organisation: 
Nairobi Convention Secretriat
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

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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.

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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

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 

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Tags: 
Indian Ocean Tuna Commission, fisheries, fisheries management
Topics of the content: 
Biophysical environment, Policy and Governance

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

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Tags: 
fisheries, fisheries management, environment_fisheries_nexus, fisheries kenya
Topics of the content: 
Biophysical environment, Environment and Conservation, Environmental Governance

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).

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Tags: 
fisheries, aquaculture, fisheries management
Topics of the content: 
Biophysical environment