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Author Hoorweg, Jan.

Title Artisanal fishers on the Kenyan coast : household livelihoods and marine resource management / by Jan Hoorweg, Barasa Wangila, Allan Degen.

Publication Info. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2009.

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 147 pages) : illustrations, maps.
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series Afrika-studiecentrum series, 1570-9310 ; v. 14
Afrika-Studiecentrum series ; v. 14.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations/Acronyms -- Glossary -- List of tables -- List of figures -- List of boxes -- List of maps -- 1. Sea fisheries in Kenya -- Background history -- Artisanal fisheries -- Fisher incomes and poverty -- Resource conservation -- Fishing on the Indian Ocean coast -- Outline -- 2. Talking to fishers -- Study area -- Study design -- Survey of artisanal fishers -- Survey of fish landings -- Survey of fish traders -- Survey of fisher households -- Supporting studies -- 3. Artisanal fishers and their craft -- Fishing vessels -- Fishing gear -- Ethnic tradition in fishing -- Conclusions -- 4. Fish landings -- Fish species composition and catch size -- Fisher incomes -- Fish handling and marketing -- Marketing constraints -- Conclusions -- 5. Fisher livelihoods -- Economic activities -- Household incomes -- Income diversification -- More about activity diversification -- Food consumption -- Conclusions -- 6. Marine conservation -- Fisher number -- Fishing grounds -- Fishing gear -- Fishing frequency -- Income diversification and fishing practices -- Conclusions -- 7. Conclusions -- Appendices -- 1 List of fish species in the Malindi-Kilifi marine waters -- 2 Catch composition by landing site -- 3 Household food consumption -- 4 Regulations in Marine Parks and Marine Reserves -- Notes -- References -- Index.
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Subject Fishers -- Kenya -- Economic conditions.
Fishers.
Kenya.
Economic conditions.
Fisheries -- Kenya.
Fisheries.
Small-scale fisheries -- Kenya.
Small-scale fisheries.
Marine resources -- Kenya -- Management.
Marine resources.
Management.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Electronic resource.
Electronic books.
Added Author Wangila, Barasa.
Degen, A. Allan, 1946-
Other Form: Print version: Hoorweg, Jan. Artisanal fishers on the Kenyan coast. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2009 9789004178083 (DLC) 2009022048 (OCoLC)373560998
ISBN 9789047444985 (electronic book)
9047444981 (electronic book)
9789004178083 (paperback ; alkaline paper)
9004178082 (paperback ; alkaline paper)
Standard No. 9786612606090
10.1163/ej.9789004178083.i-148