Africa
Kenya
Community-based management of aquatic resources for food and income
Canadian partner: Memorial University of Newfoundland
Developing country partner: Moi University
Project duration: August 2006 - July 2012
Project purpose: The purpose of the project is to generate and share information to help sustain aquatic resources in Kenya, to help improve food security and income, and to reduce poverty in agriculture-based livelihoods. The project focuses on traditional marine and freshwater fisheries, small-scale aquaculture and seaweed culture. Key results to date: One master's student is studying fish community structures in Tudor Creek, one of the largest mangrove creeks in Kenya and an important ground for artisan fisheries. Another student is researching the commercially exploited fish species in Lake Baringo, a lake that supports an important commercial fishery largely based on tilapia, catfish and marbled lungfish. These data will form baselines for monitoring studies and the holistic management of resources for the benefit of the nearby communities. One participatory gender workshop has been conducted in conjunction with the Institute for Gender Equity, Research and Development to identify topics on gender and fisheries relevant to the project. Eleven faculty and five students participated. One faculty member from the department of fisheries and aquatic sciences presented a fisheries paper at a conference in India. Initial discussions have been held with the Starehe Girl's Centre in Nairobi regarding establishing aquaculture ponds to be used as a tool to improve science teaching. For further information, see the detailed project profile.
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