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Kenya Tuna Fisheries Development and Management Strategy.

Country/Territory
Kenya
Document type
Date
2013
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Fisheries
Keyword
Allocation/quota Business/industry/corporations Capacity building Climate change Coastal zone management Credit Data collection/reporting EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone Fishery management and conservation Fishing area Fishing vessel Gender Inspection Internal trade International trade Landing Marine fisheries Monitoring Policy/planning Poverty Precautionary principle Research Rural employment Rural youth Sustainable development Total allowable catch Artisanal fishing Foreign fishing
Geographical area
Africa, AFRICA FAO, Eastern Africa
Entry into force notes
2013 - 2018.
Abstract

The Tuna Fisheries Development and Management Strategy is a national policy with a cross-sectoral approach. The timeframe of the Strategy is 5 years between 2013 and 2018. The overall goal of the Strategy is to transit tuna fisheries from artisanal-based fisheries to modern commercially oriented coastal and oceanic fisheries and accelerate economic growth of the marine fisheries with direct positive impacts to employment for youth and women, food security, wealth creation, improved incomes and foreign exchange earnings.

Full text
English
Website
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