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Global watchdog finds 'glaring' gaps in Kenya's ornamental fish export figures

ornamental fish in pond [File,Standard]

A new report by the global wildlife trade monitor TRAFFIC has revealed a massive gap in Kenya's records of international trade in marine ornamental fish, one of the country's key export industries.

 As one of the world's largest exporters, the findings reveal inconsistent and inaccurate data in the UN Comtrade database, with trade partners reporting significantly higher values than those officially declared by Kenya.

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