MARINE DESERTS ON THE COAST OF KENYA

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Summary

This project provides Kenyan fishermen with new methods to improve fishing, consequently, conserving the marine environment. Our artificial reef will help with overfishing which is a major problem. progress reportread updates from the field

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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

Along the Kenya coast, fishermen and aquarium collectors have cleaned out most of the reef fish in almost every location. The only locations left with small populations of reef fish are the marine parks, but they are very small in area, poached regulary, as they are under extreme threat.

Activities

We train fishermen how to conserve the marine environment and teach new fishing methods. By providing an artificial reef we will increase the fish population and provide new income generating opportunities.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $70
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $61,930
Total Funding Goal: $62,000

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

The indigenous fishing groups who have relies on the stocks of reef fish for their livelihoods, in terms of their own consumption and for sale to the local market, mainly tourist hotels, will no longer suffer due to the implementation of our program.

Project Message

We have considerabley more aggressive wave action as the increasing violent weather patterns are pounding the coast and weakening the coral reefs.
- Adam Tuller, Chairman/Founder

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Adam Tuller,
Chief Executive Officer
17 Karen Connection
Karen Road
Nairobi, Kenya 15192-00509
Kenya
254-20-883-432
Email:

Project Sponsor

Ashoka Innovators for the Public

Organization

Africa Conservation Trust Logo Africa Conservation Trust
P.O.Box 15219
177b,Koitobus Road
Nairobi, Central Province 00509
Kenya
+254 733 621773
http://www.africaconservationtrust.org

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Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in Kenya and can also be found under Environment.

For more information about Kenya, read the Human Development Report on Kenya or the Wikipedia entry for Kenya.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on August 26, 2008.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on August 15, 2008.

Latest Update from the Field

OVERFISHING DESTORYING THE COASTS

By Stacy Harris - Program Manager, August 22, 2008 02:03 PM

Overfishing has become a worldwide phenomenon, especially in Africa. The coastline of Kenya is literally becoming a desert. The El Nino of 1988 infliced considerable damage to the reefs, resulting in the bleaching of the coral.

We are engaged with the Kanami fishing group on the coast of Kenya as we begin a pioneering process which includes training fishermen on how to build a new style of artificial reef, and then how to manage it to be continuously productive in the long-term.

The process will proved relief to the rest of the marine environment to begin recovering from the severe deprivations and degradation of weather and overfishing.

Thank you for your support and helping us combat global warming!
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