[IIOE2-EP28] Responses of Biological Productivity and Fisheries to Changes in Atmospheric and Oceanographic Conditions in the Upwelling Region Associated with the East African Coastal Current (PEACC)
Lead Investigator and other key participant (s):
- Dr. Shigalla Mahongo, Tanzania Fisheries Research Institute, Dar es Salaam
shigalla@tafiri.go.tz - Dr. Issufo Halo, Cape Peninsular University of Technology, South Africa
haloi@cput.ac.za - Dr. Margareth Kyewalyanga, Institute of Marine Sciences, Univ. of Dar es Salaam
maggie@ims.udsm.ac.tz - Dr. Joseph Kamau, Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute, Kenya
jkamau@kmfri.co.ke - Dr. Albogast Kamukuru, Univ. of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
kamukuru@udsm.ac.tz - Dr. Joseph Sululu, Tanzania Fisheries Research Institute, Tanzania
josephsululu@tafiri.go.tz - Dr. Baraka Sekadende, Tanzania Fisheries Research Institute, Tanzania
barakasekadende@ tafiri.go.tz - Dr. Rose Mwaipopo, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
ahobokile@ udsm.ac.tz - Dr. Philip Sagero, Kenya Meteorological Department, Kenya
psagero@meteo.go.ke - Dr. Jacob Ochiewo, Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute, Kenya
jacobochiewo@yahoo.com - Dr. Fridah Munyi, Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute, Kenya
fri.munyi@yahoo.com - Dr. Salome Shayo, Tanzania Fisheries Research Institute, Tanzania
salomeshayo@tafiri.go.tz - Dr. Majuto Manyilizu, The Univerity of Dodoma, Tanzania
majuto.manyilizu@gmail.com - Dr. Louisia Evans, Exeter University, UK
louisia.evans@exeter.ac.uk - Dr. Marisol Garcia-Reyes, Farallon Institute for Advanced Ecosystem Research, USA
marisolgr@gmail.com
Period of Project: July 2016 to June 2018
Brief description of the Project:
This project seeks to investigate the ecosystem impacts of meteorological and oceanographic conditions in the upwelling region associated with the East African Coastal Current (EACC) system. A key aspect of the study is the socio-economic impact, thus emphasis is placed in establishing the vulnerability and resilience of the local communities in view of proposing viable options. The main intervention by this project is the provision of management action points to enhance coastal community resilience to vulnerabilities associated with these changes. The intervention will be informed by two key research studies: 1) Investigations of the upwelling trends and assessment of associated productivity and fisheries changes, and 2) Determination of the socio-economic impact and documentation of associated coastal governance structures. Our linked objectives are designed to illuminate factors leading to societal resilience and to build the capacity of the fisheries dependent communities to develop resilient strategies in the face of changes in biophysical characteristics associated with upwelling.
Region of study
The study area encompasses the East African Coastal Current upwelling system off the coasts of Kenya and Tanzania. It basically extends from 38.45oE to 42oE, and from 1.65oS near the Kenyan border with Somalia to 10.45°S near the Tanzanian border with Mozambique. This area encompasses the three major islands of Mafia, Zanzibar (locally known as Unguja) and Pemba. In terms of in-situ sampling, fisheries and primary productivity data are being collected off the western side of the Pemba Channel in Tanga, Tanzania, and in the North Kenya Bank, Kenya. In socio-economics, data is collected from three coastal village sites in Tanga, Tanzania and three sites in Lamu and Kilifi in Kenya, respectively.
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