3.1 Fundamentals of Fisheries Management

• identify various types of fisheries resources
• outline the reasons for managing fisheries resources
• explain various fisheries management measures and approaches
• appreciate the diversity of different fisheries resources

“How can we sustainably manage our fisheries resources?”

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1. What are fisheries resources?
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   Identify what is meant by fisheries resources and a fishery.
2. Finfish and shellfish
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   Classify fisheries resources into finfish and shellfish.
3. Other fisheries resources
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   Identify marine mammals, plants, invertebrates and echinoderms as fisheries resources.
4. Kenya fisheries resources
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   Describe the freshwater, marine and aquaculture fisheries of Kenya.
5. The value of fisheries resources
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   Explain the value of fisheries resources to people and the nation.
6. Why manage fisheries resources
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   Outline the reasons for managing fisheries resources.
7. Overfishing
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   Explain the causes and effects of overfishing.
8. Types of fisheries management measures
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   Classify fisheries management measures into input and output controls.
9. Closed seasons and closed areas
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   Explain closed seasons and closed areas as management measures.
10. Licensing and limited entry
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    Explain licensing and limited entry as management measures.
11. Gear restrictions
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    Explain gear restrictions as a management measure.
12. Catch limits and fish size limits
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    Explain catch limits and fish size limits as management measures.
13. Top-down and co-management
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    Compare the top-down and co-management approaches to fisheries management.
14. Co-management in practice
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    Describe how Beach Management Units share fisheries management with government.
15. Marine protected areas
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    Explain marine protected areas and the benefits of no-take zones.
16. Review: managing fisheries sustainably
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    Review the fisheries resources, the reasons for managing them and the management measures.