According to data from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (Fao), Kenya landed a total of 8,496 tonnes from those three categories in 2015. The biggest sea fishing country in Africa was Morocco, which landed 1.35 million tonnes, 159 times more than Kenya’s catch. As it races to increase its bounty from the sea, Kenya faces challenges from foreign fleets that fish far from their home countries. China caught more than double the next largest fishing country, which was Indonesia, at six million tonnes. Mombasa County has also begun a boat construction programme through which it aims to construct 14 10-tonne boats for deep sea fishing.

Source: Daily Nation May 28, 2017 18:22 UTC