Kenya fisheries governance

dc.coverageKenya
dc.creatorJapp, D.
dc.date2023-04-27T11:58:31Z
dc.date2023-04-27T11:58:31Z
dc.date2012
dc.date2020-11-09T18:49:29.0000000Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-28T00:56:30Z
dc.descriptionFisheries governance in Kenya has historically being focused on the inland sector. Governance of the marine sector has and still is weak although the essential components of good governance are in place. Fisheries legislation is generally sound with the new bill aiming at strengthening Kenya’s interests in the offshore sector – in particular the tuna and shrimp industrial sectors. Due to the high level of community involvement on the coast, interaction with the industrial fishing sectors, such a s the shrimp fishery, is a major governance and fishery management challenge. Governance of Kenya’s fisheries in the offshore sector is almost zero and limited to licensing fees with no culture of managing these licenses. This has effectively led to “non-performance” of Kenya due primarily to weak governance in this sector. Within territorial waters a key governance structure has been the implementation of Beach Management Units – essentially a co-management approach. There is little evidence to demonstrate the effectiveness of BMUs although in principle the concept is good.
dc.format40 p.
dc.formatapplication/pdf
dc.identifierhttps://openknowledge.fao.org/handle/20.500.14283/AZ379E
dc.identifierhttp://www.fao.org/3/a-az379e.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/323144
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherFAO/IOC ;
dc.relationSF/2012/09
dc.rightsFAO
dc.titleKenya fisheries governance
dc.titleKenya fisheries governance
dc.typeBook (stand-alone)

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