Report to the Government of Kenya on a Survey of Longline Fishing Resources in East African Waters. Based on the work of Robert R. Bell, FAO/TA Marine Fishery Biologist, and Takenao Ochi, FAO/TA Master Fisherman.
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)Date
1966
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The Government of Kenya wanted to learn: (a) Could a Kenya Government fishing corporation profitably participate in this fishery. (b) Were there additional longline opportunities in the coastal waters of Kenya. Before any measures were taken which would launch Kenya into a new industry with its sudden need for port facilities, vessels and fishermen, the Government required a resource study which would provide a basis for decision. At the request of Kenya, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations provided a program of inquiry into the longline fishing prospects of the western Indian Ocean. Mr. Takenao Ochi, Master Fisherman, arrived in Kenya, November 1964, to begin a training program in longline methods. In January 1965, Mr. Robert R. Bell joined Mr. Ochi and undertook the task of evaluating fisheries resources vulnerable to longline technique. This report describes these resources near the Kenya coast and in the western Indian Ocean.Pages
27pp. & figs.Publisher or University
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United NationsSeries : Nr
FAO/UNDP(TA);TA 2191Collections