Kenya’s Ministry of Fisheries is drafting new regulations that will grow the fishing sector in the country.
All fishers, including artisans, semi-industrial and industrial groups, and foreign vessels, will work under the regulations once the document is passed.
The purpose of the regulation is to provide modalities for accessing Kenya’s marine fishery resources.
The regulation will also address the terms and conditions for harvesting fishery resources, realisation of the economic benefits of the sector and promotion of food security.
Kenya also seeks to manage and conserve marine fishery resources and strengthen the monitoring and controlling of illegal fishing through the regulations.
Oceans and Blue Economy chairperson Samson Mwathethe said the making of the regulation has involved different stakeholders.
Those involved in the making of the document include the Parliament (especially the coastal parliamentary group), the judiciary and representatives from all the 47 counties.