| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 147 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Series |
Afrika-studiecentrum series, 1570-9310 ; v. 14 |
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Afrika-Studiecentrum series ; v. 14.
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| Contents |
Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations/Acronyms -- Glossary -- List of tables -- List of figures -- List of boxes -- List of maps -- 1. Sea fisheries in Kenya -- Background history -- Artisanal fisheries -- Fisher incomes and poverty -- Resource conservation -- Fishing on the Indian Ocean coast -- Outline -- 2. Talking to fishers -- Study area -- Study design -- Survey of artisanal fishers -- Survey of fish landings -- Survey of fish traders -- Survey of fisher households -- Supporting studies -- 3. Artisanal fishers and their craft -- Fishing vessels -- Fishing gear -- Ethnic tradition in fishing -- Conclusions -- 4. Fish landings -- Fish species composition and catch size -- Fisher incomes -- Fish handling and marketing -- Marketing constraints -- Conclusions -- 5. Fisher livelihoods -- Economic activities -- Household incomes -- Income diversification -- More about activity diversification -- Food consumption -- Conclusions -- 6. Marine conservation -- Fisher number -- Fishing grounds -- Fishing gear -- Fishing frequency -- Income diversification and fishing practices -- Conclusions -- 7. Conclusions -- Appendices -- 1 List of fish species in the Malindi-Kilifi marine waters -- 2 Catch composition by landing site -- 3 Household food consumption -- 4 Regulations in Marine Parks and Marine Reserves -- Notes -- References -- Index |
| Summary |
Overexploitation of natural resources is often associated with poverty among local populations. A multi-disciplinary team studied artisanal fishers along the Kenyan coast on the Indian Ocean. The main focus of the research was on income diversification of fishers, the pressure on marine resources and the relation between the two. Income diversification did not reduce the pressure on the marine environment. Rather, indications are that many part-time fishers are entering the profession. Moreover, fishers with alternative employment stayed in-shore and used damaging gear more often. Policies to stimulate employment opportunities for coastal communities cannot be expected to lessen the pressure on marine resources and need to be planned carefully in terms of industry location, labour requirements and degree of coastal pollution |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Fishers -- Kenya -- Economic conditions
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Fisheries -- Kenya
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Small-scale fisheries -- Kenya
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Marine resources -- Kenya -- Management
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Knowledge Capital.
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Fisheries
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Fishers -- Economic conditions
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Marine resources -- Management
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Small-scale fisheries
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Wirtschaftliche Lage
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Meeresressourcen
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Küstengebiet
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Fischer
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Kenya
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Kenia
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Wangila, Barasa.
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Degen, A. Allan, 1946-
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| LC no. |
2009022048 |
| ISBN |
9789047444985 |
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9047444981 |
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