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Young boys’ fish in the Wasini channel on June 14, 2026. [AFP]
Fifteen countries signed a global declaration on Wednesday aimed at combating illegal and destructive fishing with better data.
The "Mombasa Declaration", unveiled at the Our Ocean Conference in the Kenyan port city, commits countries to improved collection and sharing of information on the movement, activity, and ownership of fishing vessels.
The issue is existential for local fishermen just a few kilometres up the Kenyan coast, who accuse large, foreign-crewed trawlers of destroying fish stocks and damaging the marine environment.
