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How are the marine fisheries in Kenya conserved?

Discuss ways in which marine fisheries in Kenya are conserved.

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Maurice
(i) Licencing fishermen to control their numbers and ensure that there is no over-fishing.

(ii) Restricting fishing to specific seasons to allow for breeding and maturing of fish or ensuring natural regeneration of fish.

(iii) Enforcing the international conventions in order to protect the endangered fish species.

(iv) Restocking over fished areas by breeding fingerlings in fish farms and then release them into the sea.

(v) Standardizing the nets used in fishing to ensure that only the mature fish are caught.

(vi) Restricting disposal of untreated waste into the sea to ensure that the water remains clean for survival of fish.
maurice.mutuku answered the question on June 16, 2017 at 08:54

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