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By Shirley Wandera (14\/06\/2023)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Blue Economy Knowledge Share Fair, done in collaboration with the African Union Inter-African Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR) and the ECOFISH Programme, kicked off yesterday at the SunAfrica Hotel, Nyali, Mombasa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The event was graced by various dignitaries, including stakeholders in the maritime and fisheries sector, hosted by Mombasa County Governor Abdulswamad Shariff Nasir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The event focuses on leveraging the blue economy, small-scale fisheries management, and aquatic biodiversity conservation among communities along the coast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMombasa has almost finalized converting all beach management units into cooperatives and as for own source funding, set aside 200Million in partnership with agricultural finance cooperation into a kitty to assist small-scale fishing\u201d, said Governor Nassir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The governor further hinted at a partnership proposal for a water transportation system within the country with aspirations to scale to Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe as a city, in the prospect of growing our blue economy, recently advertised a partnership proposal for an inter-county, inter-town, and inter-sub-county water transportation system. We are soon advertising for a partnership to put up exhibition centers within the country if not the region and why not the whole of Africa as well\u201d, he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lamu Governor Issa Timmamy called for concerted and deliberate efforts to address the plastic menace in water bodies that pose a global threat to the blue economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n