Fisheries
Coastal Communities Find Their Voice in the Fight for Marine Justice
Grantees from the GEF SGP UNDP funded projects participating in group discussion during the advocacy and policy training organized by strategic partner CANCO in Msambweni, Kwale County| Photo By Mazera Ndurya From cross-border harassment of fishers to the privatization of mangrove conservation, community groups in Kenya’s Shimoni-Vanga seascape are stepping up their advocacy efforts to…
Hope Beneath the Tides: New Strategies Target Sustainable Octopus Fishery in Coastal Kenya
Amina Ahmed (Mama Pweza), chairperson of Shanga Ishakani Women Fishers Group displaying one of her catches of the day in Lamu| Photo By TNC In the sunbaked creeks of Lamu and Kwale counties, women like Amina Ahmed popularly known as “Mama Pweza”, wade through the ocean daily for octopus, a lifeline for food security and…
Seagrass Loss Raises Alarm as Kenya Marks World Seagrass Day 2026
Healthy Seagrass| Photo Courtesy On March 1, 2026, globally acknowledged as World Seagrass Day, the Kenyan coastal community was not left behind in celebrating such an important marine ecosystem. Fishers, conservation activists, civil society organizations, scientists and government officials converged in Kilifi for a day that was filled with wide-ranging activities including a beach clean-up…
Jomvu Women: From Frying Fish to Fattening Crabs Along Kenya’s Vanishing Coast.
One of the group members looking for snails which and little fish used for feeding the crabs. Photo by Asha Bekidusa. In the humid, salt-slicked air of Jomvu Creek, Mombasa County the narrative of women in fish processing and distribution is changing. Initially women here were known as mama karanga meaning women fish fryers. These…
Casting Nets of Hope: How Coastal Youth Are Fighting Crime and Climate Change Through Fishing
At sunrise in Junda beach, Kisauni, Mombasa County, the sea looks calm and forgiving. Small wooden boats rock gently near the shore. Young men pull their nets, getting them ready for the day’s work, while others smear grease along the cracks of their old boats, carefully sealing them so no water leaks in when they…
Voices From The Coast: Pate Island Communities Restoring Mangroves, Reviving Livelihoods
A woman from Pate Kwabagua preparing the hapahapa pots for mangrove seedlings under the Pate Resources and Tourism Initiative (PRATI), with support from Wetlands International Eastern Africa |Photo by Wetlands International Eastern Africa On the far-flung shores of Pate Island in Lamu County, the ocean is more than a backdrop; it is life itself. Generations…
Breaking Tides: How Women Are Turning the Fisheries Sector into a Sea of Opportunity
The Director of Coast Women in Fisheries Enterprises (CWIFE) Mercy Mghanga facilitating at the training on financial management for women in fisheries from Kwale and Taita Taveta Counties in Msambweni. The training organized by CANCO brought trainers from Equity Bank Group through the Equity Foundation |Photo by Mazera Ndurya Once perceived as a preserve for…
Community-Driven Marine Conservation: Inside the GEF Small Grants Programme in Shimoni-Vanga
Nancy Chege, SGP GEF National Coordinator being assisted by a member of the Shimoni Turtle Watch to dive in Shimoni during a monitoring tour of the Shimoni-Vanga Seascape|Photo by Mazera Ndurya A dive into the turquoise waters of the ocean in Jimbo at the border between Kenya and Tanzania was pure bliss watching and marveling…
Kenya’s Missing Billions: Poor Fishing Infrastructure Hands Riches to Regional Rivals
Fishing vessels at the Liwatoni fishing port in Mombasa|Photo Mazera Ndurya With no fully operational fishing port currently, Kenya is losing billions to other countries within the Western Indian Ocean (WIO) region that have invested heavily in fishing infrastructure. Countries like Mauritius and Seychelles are reaping big from millions of tons of fish caught in…
Tradition Meets Technology in Kenya’s Marine Protection Drive
Key stakeholders at the workshop. Photo by Allan Kai. In a bold step towards protecting Kenya’s dwindling marine resources, key stakeholders converged this week at the Whitesands Hotel in Mombasa to discuss the outcomes of a pioneering project aimed at identifying optimal locations for small-scale fisheries closures, known locally as tengefu. The project was a…
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