Mombasa Kenya: Blue economy sector such as fisheries and aquaculture are critical for achieving rapid and long-term gains for food security and job growth in Kenya. Kenya’s marine and coastal fishing sector both directly and indirectly employs an estimated two million people. From fishermen, processors, traders, input suppliers, fishing accessory merchants, and providers of connected services.

According to Dr. Melchizedek Osore, a research scientist at the Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute, the Indian Ocean is currently better explored than the Pacific because of its importance in income production, food security, and the predicted benefits of the blue economy.

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According to Dr. Osore of Africa Climate Conversations, Kenya has not invested in the seas in a way that benefits the economy. He believes that investing not only in research but also in coastal towns is critical to achieving the country’s blue economy aspirations.