How COVID affected markets and livelihoods in Kenya's fisheries sector

By Mbaru Emmanuel, Senior Fisheries Scientist, Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute
Jacqueline Lau, Research Fellow, ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University
Sarah Ruth Sutcliffe, Marine Social Sciences PhD candidate, James Cook University

Fisheries support the livelihoods and well-being of millions of people around the world. Before the COVID pandemic, global fisheries production had reached a record high. Fast forward to 2021, and the pandemic has greatly altered the fisheries sector – increasing vulnerability and exposing weaknesses in fisheries food systems at both local and international levels.

The Kenyan coastal fishery supports more than 23,000 fishers catching over…

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