The structure and evolution of the coastal migrant fishery of Kenya

Fulanda, Bernerd; Munga, Cosmas N.; Ohtomi, Jun; Osore, Melckzedeck K.; Mugo, Robinson; Hossain, Md. Yeamin

doi:10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2009.07.001

Cited by 34 publications

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“…Migrant fishers who arrive at the destination together and belong to the same fishing crew would return home together, usually after 1-7 months . The main destination landing sites and places of origin of migrant fishers in East Africa have been identified (Fulanda et al, 2009;. Our study focuses on four of the most common destinations for migrant fishers originating from Pemba ( Figure 1).…”

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Using participatory methods to assess data poor migrant fisheries in Kenya

Wanyonyi

Macharia

Heenan

et al. 2018

Human Dimensions of Wildlife

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Spatial information is limited for artisanal fisheries management and almost entirely absent for migrant fishers. Here, we addressed this data gap for East African migrant fishers via participatory mapping methods. We worked with 14 migrant fishing vessels operating from four fish landing sites in Kenya. We monitored individual vessels using GPS tracking to produce fishing ground intensity maps. We then generated fishing preference maps via focus group discussions. The fishing intensity maps provided high-resolution spatial information on fishing activities, whereas the fishing preference maps identified preferred fishing grounds. These two techniques generally showed high agreement. By further integrating these two fisher coproduced maps with supplemental vessel logbook data, it is clear that any spatial management measures would most affect migrant fishers using ringnets, hook and line, and cast nets gear. Our successful application of low-technology participatory mapping techniques to provide geospatial fisheries data have broad application to data poor fisheries worldwide.

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Section: Study Locationmentioning

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Using participatory methods to assess data poor migrant fisheries in Kenya

Wanyonyi

Macharia

Heenan

et al. 2018

Human Dimensions of Wildlife

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“…Moving location was distinct from other amplifying adaptations due to higher levels of catch, higher percentage of fish sold, and a lack of options, including capital investment in the fishery, diversity of gears and number of jobs. This profile fits that of seine net fishers, who, in east Africa, tend to be laborers with little capital invested in the fishery that migrate along the coast (Mangi et al, 2007;Fulanda et al, 2009;Cinner, 2010). This helped to support grouping moving location as an amplifying response in this context.…”

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confidence: 61%

“…Cinner et al, 2009b;Lokrantz et al, 2010). Additionally, there are substantial numbers of Tanzanian migrant fishers, who operate as 'roving bandits' throughout the region (Fulanda et al, 2009). Likewise, the 'continue' response also has the potential to amplify trends in the fishery, but was considered a separate category because we viewed that response, in the context of Tanzanian fishers, as a coping strategy rather than an adaptive response.…”

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Responding to change: Using scenarios to understand how socioeconomic factors may influence amplifying or dampening exploitation feedbacks among Tanzanian fishers

Cinner

Folke

Daw

et al. 2011

Global Environmental Change

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“…In other small-scale fisheries, entry into a fishery is at the very basic level referred to in literature as seaman (Fulanda et al, 2009). Starter fishers join a fishing unit and become part of the general crew with main duties initially being loading and offloading of fishing gear and catch (Ochiewo, 2004;Fulanda et al, 2009;Ochiewo et al, 2010).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Starter fishers join a fishing unit and become part of the general crew with main duties initially being loading and offloading of fishing gear and catch (Ochiewo, 2004;Fulanda et al, 2009;Ochiewo et al, 2010). However, no information exists on how mud crab fishers enter the fishery.…”

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confidence: 99%