Artisanal Fishers on the Kenyan Coast
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Number of pages:
xii, 147
Year of publication:
2009
Print title:
Hoorweg J., Wangila B. & Degen A. (2009). Artisanal Fishers on the Kenyan Coast: Household livelihoods and marine resource management. (Afrika-Studiecentrum Series No.14). Leiden: Brill.
For reference purposes, cite the following link:
https://www.ascleiden.nl/kenya-coast/brd/hoorweg-wangila/artisanal-fishers-kenyan-coast
Summary/abstract:
Overexploitation of natural resources is often associated with poverty among local populations. This book describes research on artisanal fishers along the coast of Kenya carried out by a multidisciplinary team between 1999 and 2001. The main focus of the research was on income diversification of artisanal fishers, the pressure on marine resources and the relation between the two. The study shows that income diversification did not reduce the pressure on the marine environment on the Kenyan coast. 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. The study concludes that 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.