Kenya's bumpy road to salvaging fisheries sector

Research scientists aboard RV Mtafiti.The vessel had been sent on a study voyage in the Kenyan North Coast beyond Malindi to find out what exactly ails the Kenyan fisheries sector. [Robert Menza, Standard]

Sometime in March 2019, the government commissioned the Kenya Marine Fisheries Research Institute (KMFRI) to conduct a study on the untapped resources in our waters.

The institute sent the research vessel, RV Mtafiti, on an expedition in the North Coast beyond Malindi with dozens of researchers on board.