Habitat Bio
Climatic Zone: Tropical. Vertical Dist: Demersal/Benthic.
• Abnormal phenomena: 1) Coral bleaching. 2) River sedimentation.
• Main impact on fisheries: 1) Affects reef associated species. 2) Threatens coral reefs.
• Responsible for impact assessment: Not assessed.
Exploit
Estimated Catch (Tons / year). Catch trend: Stable. CPUE: Stable. Effort Trend: Stable.
Fishery Indicators
| Type | Measure | Value | Unit | Time period |
|---|
| Production | Catch | 657 | tonnes | 2017 |
Bio Assess
Assess Empirical Approach
Type: Expert Knowledge
Management
Management unit: Yes
In the recent years, there have been major amendments in the Kenyan higher-level legal framework, including the Constitution, and also a new law was passed, the Fisheries Management and Development Act 2016. Kenya is currently aligning all its fisheries legislation to these changes.
• Management plan title: Ringnet management plan.
• Main problems the plan intends to solve: Overfishing, gear use conflict.
• Management actions planned: Area limitation-zoning, closed season.
• Results obtained: Reduction in resource use conflict.
• Current status: Being finalised.
Sources
FAO. 2019. Report of the Eighth Session of the Scientific Committee of the Southwest Indian Ocean Fisheries Commission. Maputo, Mozambique, 12–15 February 2018. Rapport de la huitième session du Comité Scientifique de la Commission des Pêches pour le Sud-Ouest de l’Océan Indien. Maputo, Mozambique, 12–15 février 2018. FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Report/FAO Rapport sur les pêches et l’aquaculture No.1260. Maputo. 120 pp. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.
http://www.fao.org/3/ca4303b/ca4303b.pdf
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