Biological State and Trend
Some stocks exploited by the aquarium fishery are assessed to be at high risk of overfishing. Pomacanthidae sp., Amphiprion sp. vulnerable to overfishing.
Habitat and Biology
Climatic zone: Tropical. Vertical distribution: 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.
Resource Structure
Considered a single stock: No
Exploitation
CPUE: Declining/Stable. Effort Trend: Declining/Stable.
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.
• Main problems the plan intends to solve: Overfishing of vulnerable species.
• Management actions planned: Fisher logbook, proposed quotas for vulnerable species.
• Results obtained: Improved data collection.
Source of information
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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