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Africa-Press – Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>Kenya is tapping fishing technology from Iceland to improve earnings from the sector with artisanal fishermen at the centre of the corporation. The Mining, Blue Economy and Maritime Affairs ministry is working closely with Kaldara Group from Iceland in developing modern cold storage and fish processing facilities for value addition, in counties with fishing activities.<\/p>\n

The first phase will cover counties along the Indian Ocean \u2013 Kwale, Mombasa, Kilifi, Tana River and Lamu. Kaldara is an Icelandic multinational parenting company that operates in Iceland, Africa and India. Iceland is the twelfth largest fishing nation in the world, exporting nearly all its catch.<\/p>\n

According to Mining, Blue Economy and Maritime Affairs CS Salim Mvuria, investing in artisanal fishing will help small players tap larger stocks in the deep sea, growing their catch which will intern increase earnings and revenues from the blue economy.<\/p>\n

The partnership will include introduction and facilitation of modern fishing gear and boats, which will allow venturing into the deep sea. According to government, Kenya\u2019s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) has an annual potential of 350,000 metric tonnes, capable of generating Sh90 billion.<\/p>\n

However, the country is only getting a paltry 9,134 metric tonnes worth about Sh2.4 billion. \u201cThe potential in the Indian Ocean is beyond what we are doing now. Currently, the country is catching a paltry eight per cent of the potential fish stocks. We want to change this,\u201d Mvuria said during a briefing in Nairobi.<\/p>\n

He spoke after holding talks with Kaldara Group officials led by G Thor Thormodsson, the founder of Saeplast which is a world leader in fish tubs, and governors from Counties along the Indian Ociean counties among them<\/p>\n

Gideon Maitha Mung’aro (Kilifi), Fatuma Achani (Kwale) and Issa Timamy of Lamu. Kenyan artisanal fishermen experience post-harvest losses of up to 30 per cent, Thormodsson said.<\/p>\n

Artisanal fishing are small-scale, low-technology, low-capital, fishing practices undertaken by individual fishing households, who make short fishing trips close to the shore.<\/p>\n

Just a simple action of cooling and storage in insulated boxes, these losses can be eliminated, creating more revenues for the fishermen. Fish stocks in Kenya\u2019s deep sea are huge and remain unexploited,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n

Mvuria said the government is also looking at improving infrastructure among them landing sites, storage and processing facilities at inland waters mainly lakes with large scale fishing potential.<\/p>\n

To improve access to credit for fishermen, the ministry is keen to have Beach Management Units (MBUs) form corporatives. \u201cThis will help them mobilise resources and run the industry to their ful capacity,\u201d Mvuria said.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the ministry is keen to have the Sh1.8 billion Liwatoni project in Mombasa become a full landing, selling, processing and value addition facility for the fishing industry.<\/p>\n

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