Lucrative Tuna fish could earn the country Sh12 billion annually

Mombasa, Kenya: The government will purchase an offshore patrol vessel to combat illegal, unregulated and uncontrolled fishing in Kenyan waters in the Indian Ocean.

Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries Principal Secretary Michemi Nthiba in a speech read on his behalf by Dr Harrison Charo during the third session of the Kenya National Tuna Dialogue held in a Mombasa hotel on Wednesday said that the state department of fisheries is developing a robust policy and regulatory environment to support the governance of marine resources.