Community Action for Nature Conservation (CANCO) visited our office for a meeting focused on partnerships in coastal development projects to increase investments in the blue economy!
Highlights of the agenda:
- Attendance at the 2023 Jumuiya Agribusiness and Blue Economy Conference, which will be hosted on the Mama Ngina beachfront in Mombasa from November 23rd to November 30th, 2023,
- World Fisheries Day Participation: We are planning to celebrate World Fisheries Day in Taita Taveta County on November 21, 2023.
Partnerships in coastal development projects to increase investments in the blue economy!
3. Advocating for the Implementation of the Port State Measures Agreement in Kenya:
Our discussion focused on advocating for the implementation of the Port State Measures Agreement (PSMA) and the contribution of the Go Blue programme component 3 interventions on Maritime Security in building the capacities of the Kenya Fisheries Service (KeFS) in Monitoring, Control, and Surveillance (MCS) to root out Illegal, Unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing in Kenya’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).
The PSMA establishes a duty for port states to:
- Designate ports for use by foreign-flagged vessels
- Inspect foreign-flagged fishing vessels and other vessels supporting or servicing fishing vessels
- Deny port entry or port use to IUU vessels
Implementation and domestication of this agreement will ensure that Kenya benefits from the stock landing by Distant Water Fishing Nations (DWFN).
Let’s work together to drive sustainable growth in the blue economy sector, protect our oceans, and secure our future.
