Fishery and Marines – Page 2

25 Aug, 22

Global Warming to Reduce Kelp Forests’ Capacity to Store Carbon

Global Warming to Reduce Kelp Forests’ Capacity to Store Carbon By Sharon Atieno Despite kelp forests- a type of seaweed forests found along temperate and polar coastlines- being able to capture and store large amounts of carbon from the atmosphere, ocean warming could reduce this capacity, thus increasing the effects of climate change. This is […]

02 Aug, 22

US$ One Million Integrated Ecosystem Program for Aquaculture in Kenya

US$ One Million Integrated Ecosystem Program for Aquaculture in Kenya By Evance Odhiambo Kenyan fish farmers will now benefit from a program aimed at increasing the profitability of their farms through a data-driven integrated ecosystem approach. The program, worth over kshs.100 million (about USD one million), is the first of its kind in the country […]

Competition to Enhance Geo-conservation in Protected Areas Underway

Competition to Enhance Geo-conservation in Protected Areas Underway By Elisha Singira The Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD) Map competition 2022 is currently ongoing. About 24 countries from Eastern and Southern Africa will be participating in the competition which is aimed at enhancing the role of Geo-conservation in protected areas management and environmental conservation. The […]

25 Jul, 22

Asia to Host the International Institute of Fisheries Economics and Trade Conference

Asia to Host the International Institute of Fisheries Economics and Trade Conference By Elisha Singira For the first time since 2008, Asia will become the host of the International Institute of Fisheries Economics and Trade (IIFET) conference. This is after WorldFish, an international, nonprofit research and innovation institution that creates, advances, and translates aquatic food systems science into […]

07 Jun, 22

Kenya: More Women Power Needed in Maritime Sector

By Fredrick Odiero Maritime actors have been urged to increase synergies and action oriented strategies in order to upscale inclusion and participation of women. Robert Njue, Director General, Kenya Maritime Authority(KMA) said during a regional conference by the Association for Women in the Maritime Sector for East and Southern Africa (WOMESA) in Kisumu, Kenya. “We urge […]

23 May, 22

Kenya: International NGO, Partners Launch Three Days Water Campaign

Kenya: International NGO, Partners Launch Three Days Water Campaign By Sharon Atieno The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)-Kenya and its partners have launched a three day awareness raising campaign for water in Naivasha under the theme: Water is everybody’s business. The campaign, running from 23rd-25th May, focuses on reminding the public of the incredible […]

11 Apr, 22

Kenyan Fish Farmers Using Alternative Treatment Methods to Antimicrobials

Kenyan Fish Farmers Using Alternative Treatment Methods to Antimicrobials By Mary Hearty George Muga, Director of Muga Fish Farm, located in Karachuonyo, Homabay County, uses salt bath as a way of treating fish infections that occur in his farm as it is affordably cheaper unlike use of antimicrobials. Whenever he detects fish with problems like […]

11 Apr, 22

Curbing Antimicrobial Resistance in Farmed Fish in Kenya

Curbing Antimicrobial Resistance in Farmed Fish in Kenya By Mary Hearty George Muga, Director of Muga Fish Farm, located in Karachuonyo, Homabay County; uses salt bath as a way of treating fish infections that occur in his farm as it is affordably cheaper unlike use of antimicrobials. Whenever he detects fish with problems like bleeding […]

22 Feb, 22

UNEP-Flipflopi Partnership to Map Marine Litter in Indian Ocean

By Aziza Atieno Creators of the Flipflopi, the world’s first sailing dhow made entirely from discarded plastic, are partnering with members of the international scientific community to embark on an excursion to map the impact of marine litter in theLamu archipelago of the Western Indian Ocean. The project will begin by assessing and collecting enough data […]

25 Jan, 22

UNESCO Discovers the Largest Coral Reef in Tahiti

By Gift Briton A scientific research mission supported by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), has discovered one of the world’s largest coral reefs off the coasts of Tahiti. The rose-shaped coral reef which sits on 65 m depth is approximately 3km long and 60m wide. This is a highly unique discovery because […]