Workshop on Preparation of Dropline gear and Survey design
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Kenya profile
| GEOGRAPHY |
| Latitudes (WIO) |
| 5°N - 5°S; 34° - 42° E |
| Area |
| 582 650 km2 |
| Climate |
| Tropical along the coast, arid in the interior |
| Main coastal and marine habitats |
| Coral reefs; mangroves; estuaries; sandy & rocky shores, sea grasses, bays |
| DEMOGRAPHICS |
| Population |
| 34.7 million |
| Urbanisation |
| Life expectancy at birth |
| 49 years |
| Growth rate |
| 2.57% |
| HIV/AIDS (adult prevalence rate) |
| 6.7% |
| Unemployment rate |
| 40% |
| Literacy |
| 85.1% |
| ECONOMY |
| GDP |
| US$ 16.3 billion |
| Sectors |
| Services (65.1%); Industry (18.8%); Agriculture (16.3%) |
| MARINE ENVIRONMENT |
| Coastline |
| 536 km |
| Products |
| Linefish; shrimp |
Total Marine Catch |
| 6 213 mt (FAO statistics for 2004) |
| Contribution to GDP |
| Endangered |
| Turtles, dolphins |
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Legislation |
| Fisheries Act |
Marine catches for Kenya as recorded in the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations’ Fisheries Global Information System for the period 1995 to 2004.
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