Nyawira Muthiga

Nyawira Muthiga is an African conservation zoologist who is Director of the Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association Marine Programme in Kenya. She is a conservation scientist for the Wildlife Conservation Society.

Quotes

• Fishers get a high-quality catch and therefore make more money per trap whilst reducing negative ecological impacts
  • Taking care of ocean habitat The EastAfrica

• The coral reef fish recover due to reduced fishing, and the numbers of fish increase in the tengefu and surrounding fishing grounds. At the coast, there is a growing movement called tengefu, (meaning “set aside” in Kiswahili) in which communities agree to halt fishing for a while.
  • Taking care of ocean habitat The EastAfrica

• Marine management is about using a suite of methods that keep fish biomass at around 500 kg per hectare, which greatly increases the chances of sustainability and habitat resilience
  • Taking care of ocean habitat The EastAfrica

• The seines were banned in 2010. However, they are still used in some areas of the coast where people lack the political will to stop it
  • Taking care of ocean habitat The EastAfrica

• ̽Growing up partly in Dar es Salaam is what made Muthiga have passion for the ocean. "My mother used to take us to the beach on Sundays. Swimming in the ocean and seeing the various creatures, shells and algae washed up on the beach fascinated me"
  • Taking care of ocean habitat The EastAfrica

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