Lamu fishermen abandon destructive seine nets for sustainable eco-friendly gear

Lamu Governor Issa Timamy. [Maarufu Mohamed, Standard]

"To facilitate the voluntary exchange of beach seine nets in the county, the Gear Exchange Programme is supporting 176 beach fishers in the Reserve with more sustainable fishing gears," said Timamy.

The county is implementing the programme in collaboration with the Northern Rangeland Trust and the Nature Conservancy.

Senior Research Scientist at Kenya Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Dr Gladys Okemwa, said scientific monitoring would be done to ascertain the impact of the new gears in terms of volume of the catch, species, and size of the fish.