Perceptions about trends and threats regarding sea turtles in Kenya.
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Date
2009
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Information on perception, trends, status and major conservation issues relating to sea turtles in Kenya was collected between November 2003 and December 2004 among 23 communities along the 600 km long Kenyan coast. The objective was to determine major conservation issues and identify solutions. The survey employed participatory rural appraisal (PRA) methods including transect walks, observation, resource mapping, problem visualizations, seasonal calendars, time lines, resource prevalence trend lines and structured interviews. Data was analysed through ranking and scoring. Respondents indicated a steady decline of 25-75% of the sea turtle populations in six sites since the early '80s. Overall, marine fisheries were identified as a leading cause of marine turtle strandings on Kenyan beaches accounting for over 50% of reported cases. Over 90% of the participants indicated willingness to conserve sea turtles by using appropriate fishing gear but cited lack of capital outlay to purchase the recommended gear. Recommendations included further research to better understand the socio-economic and socio-cultural dimensions underlying the conservation and management of marine resources as well as adopting a participatory and integrated development approach in the management of marine resources in Kenya.Page Range
pp.193-205Title of Parent Book or Report
Advances in Coastal Ecology: people, processes and ecosystems in Kenya.Publisher or University
African Studies CentreSeries : Nr
African Studies Collection;20Resource/Dataset Location
http://www.eeo.ed.ac.uk/abs/research/forestsci/tamoohetal2009.pdfCollections