Kenya’s Local Fishing Community Sees Less Fish

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Kenya’s Local Fishing Community Sees Less Fish

On Kenya's southern coast, an estimated¹ 1,500 people depend on the sea to make a living. But local fishers are seeing less of one especially valuable fish, the tuna.

Local weather conditions usually mean there is a lot of tuna. The fish earns them a good amount of money at local markets.

Kenyan fisher Chapoka Miongo said there are several reasons that he and others are finding² less tuna. One is the presence³ of large foreign fishing ships in the area. Another reason is changes to local weather conditions caused by climate change.

Kassim Abdalla Zingizi is a fisher from the town of Vanga. Zingizi said most small fishing businesses lack the skills, knowledge, and financial support to compete with larger foreign fishing boats. The foreign boats are mostly from Europe and Asia. They use satellite technology to follow schools of tuna all over the Indian Ocean.

Another reason for the decrease in tuna is climate change.

Dennis Oigara is from the Kenya Fisheries Service. Oigara said the Kenyan government is putting an economic strategy⁴ into effect that will deal with the effects of climate change on the means of living for those on the coast. It will also increase the skills among artisanal fishers and further sustainable fishing methods.

Financial support for large fisheries has long been blamed for destructive⁵ fishing practices. The World Trade Organization has discussed the issue but there has been no resolution.

The Indian Ocean Tuna Commission⁶ is responsible for the area's tuna laws. In 2018 and 2020, the amount of tuna caught went over catch limits. The tuna commission was criticized⁷ for not enforcing⁸ measures to help protect several kinds of tuna from overfishing.

However, at its meeting earlier this year, the commission passed a resolution to study the effects of climate change on tuna fish stocks⁹ in the area. It was called one of the meeting's successes.

It is the second regional fisheries management organization to enforce¹⁰ a resolution on climate change.

The Intergovernmental Panel¹¹ on Climate Change says differences in the climate have led to reduced amounts of sea life and damage to coral. It also said climatic differences have led to an increased risk of conflict over decreasing resources. Kenyan fishing communities are already feeling these effects.

Mazera Mgala started fishing in 1975. The experienced¹² fisher said, "Back in the day I would start fishing in the early morning and three to four hours later I would be through as I had caught enough fish."

"Nowadays," Mgala added, "I stay longer at sea and still catch less."

Words in This Story

opportunity – n. a chance to do something

sustainable – adj. involving methods that do not completely use up or destroy natural resources

secretary – n. a person in a club or other organization who is in charge of keeping letters and records

coral – n. a hard material formed on the bottom of the sea by the skeletons of small creatures

1 estimated   

adj．根据估计的

参考例句：

• She estimated the breadth of the lake to be 500 metres. 她估计湖面大约有500米宽。
• The man estimated for the repair of the car. 那人估算了修理汽车的费用。

2 finding   

n.发现，发现物；调查的结果

参考例句：

• The finding makes some sense.该发现具有一定的意义。
• That's an encouraging finding.这是一个鼓舞人心的发现。

3 presence   

n.出席；到场；存在

参考例句：

• Her presence lent an air of respectability to the occasion.她的到场使那种场合增添了崇高的气氛。
• His presence is indicative of his willingness to help.他的出席表示他愿意帮忙。

4 strategy   

n.方法，策略，战略

参考例句：

• The only way to take the enemy position is by strategy,not by forceful attack.只可智取，不可强攻。
• Tactics differs from strategy.战术有别于战略。

5 destructive   

adj.破坏（性）的，毁灭（性）的

参考例句：

• In the end,it will be destructive of our whole society.它最终会毁灭我们整个社会。
• It is the most destructive storm in 20 years.这是20年来破坏性最大的一次风暴。

6 commission   

n.委托，授权，委员会，拥金，回扣，委任状

参考例句：

• The salesman can get commission on everything he sells.这个售货员能得到所售每件货物的佣金。
• The commission is made up of five people,including two women.委员会由五人组成，其中包括两名妇女。

7 criticized   

vt.批评(criticize的过去式)v.评论，批评( criticize的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The decision was criticized by environmental groups. 这个决定受到了环保团体的批评。
• The movie has been criticized for apparently legitimizing violence. 这部电影因明显地美化暴力而受到了指责。

8 enforcing   

v.实施( enforce的现在分词 )；执行；强迫；强制执行

参考例句：

• The flower structure in one tree was different, enforcing cleistogamy. 同一株树上的花结构不同，因而闭花受精是强制实现的。 来自辞典例句
• The house had been cleared of every object enforcing the remembrance. 这座房子里能勾起人们记忆的所有物件均被消除了。 来自辞典例句

9 stocks   

n.（树木等的）干( stock的名词复数 )；公债；家系；家族

参考例句：

• The manager wants to clear off the old stocks in the warehouse. 经理想把仓库里积压的存货处理掉。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They want to unload the stocks on the market. 他们想把股票在市场上抛售掉。 来自《简明英汉词典》

10 enforce   

vt.实施，执行；强制，强迫；加强，坚持

参考例句：

• You have no right to enforce your own views on me.你无权把你自己的观点强加给我。
• They tried to enforce agreement with their plans.他们企图迫使人们同意他们的计划。

11 panel   

n.面，板，专门小组，控制板，仪表盘

参考例句：

• The unusual control panel on the walls caught our attention.墙上不同寻常的控制板引起了我们的注意。
• The panel of judges included several well-known writers.评判小组中包括几位知名作家。

12 experienced   

adj.有经验的；经验丰富的，熟练的

参考例句：

• Experienced seamen will advise you about sailing in this weather.有经验的海员会告诉你在这种天气下的航行情况。
• Perhaps you and I had better change over;you are more experienced.也许我们的工作还是对换一下好，你比我更有经验。