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Kenyans are known the world over for their love of ‘nyama choma’but dietary and health concerns have altered preferences in recent years. (Standard)

Kenyans are known the world over for their love of ‘nyama choma’ but dietary and health concerns have altered preferences in recent years so that more and more are enjoying the delights of fish. However, the local demand cannot be met by local produce so chances are that tasty tilapia you enjoy has come from Chinese or Vietnamese waters.

Most recent statistics from FAO reveal that in 2015 the total catch of fish in Kenya sourced from the Indian Ocean was a mere 8,496 tonnes. Compare that with Morocco fishermen who landed 1.35 million tons in the same year or countries such as South Africa, Angola, Namibia, Senegal, Mauritania and Nigeria that each lands around half a million tonnes of fish from the sea per annum.