Problems facing Fishing in Kenya and their possible solutions
The following are Problems facing Fishing in Kenya and their possible solutions 1. Environmental limitations tropical location hence warm waters which limit the number and variety of fish in marine fisheries. Solution: - increasing research to get varieties of fish species that can survive under these tropical conditions and introduce them in our fishing grounds. These research centers include Fresh Water Research Station – Nairobi, Sagana Fish Farming Centre – Kirinyaga and Marine Fisheries Research Station - Mombasa 2. Over fishing/overexploitation of fish resource this is caused by overharvesting of fisheries, use of small meshed nets, seining and trawling. It endangers the natural replacement of certain species since with time the fish species reduce because young fish are not allowed time to mature. Solution: - More vigilant surveillance of the fisheries, licensing of fishermen to control their numbers and activities, restocking overfished areas, prohibiting small meshed gi...