Dilemma of Small-scale Fishers at the Dawn of Industrial Fishing in Kenya
People of the Kenya coast have lived off the Indian Ocean for as long as memory can go. Folklore and legend reflect a history of dependence on the sea for livelihood, including fisheries. Due to technological limitation coupled with small human populations, harvesting from the sea had little effect in the past. Fishermen relied on simple fishing gear operated either from the shore or from dug-out and small planked canoes to supply needs of their families....
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| Format: | Conference Material biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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ICSF/ IOI
2001
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| Subjects: | Artisanal fishing, Livelihoods, |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1834/987 |
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| Summary: | People of the Kenya coast have lived off the Indian Ocean for as long as memory can go. Folklore and legend reflect a history of dependence on the sea for livelihood, including fisheries. Due to technological limitation coupled with
small human populations, harvesting from the sea had little effect in the past.
Fishermen relied on simple fishing gear operated either from the shore or from dug-out and small planked canoes to supply needs of their families.... |
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