Browse and download fisheries, marine, freshwater, and aquaculture data collected across 45 years of field monitoring. All datasets carry DOIs and are published under CC BY 4.0.
Annual catch, effort, and price data collected from 47 landing beaches on the Kenyan shores of Lake Victoria. Includes species-level catch (Nile tilapia, Nile perch, dagaa, mudfish), gear type, number of boats per beach, and socioeconomic indicators. Spatial coordinates for each beach included.
Temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, chlorophyll-a, and pressure profiles from 148 CTD casts across the Kenya EEZ. Collected during RV Mtafiti Cruise KM2024-01 (Feb–Mar 2024). Registered with IODE OceanSITES and published to the KMFRI ERDDAP server. Also available via the Copernicus Marine Service.
Underwater visual census data from 68 permanent reef transects in Mombasa and Malindi Marine National Parks and Reserves. Species abundance, biomass estimates, and benthic cover. Published to OBIS (occurrence record set) and the CORDIO regional reef database.
Individual fish weight, length, and survival data from F5 and F6 selective breeding cycles at Sangoro ARS. Includes pedigree information, pond stocking densities, and feed conversion ratios. Part of KMFRI's National Tilapia Improvement Programme in collaboration with WorldFish GIFT.
Above- and below-ground biomass, carbon density, and soil carbon stocks from 120 plots across Gazi Bay mangrove system. Species-level data for Rhizophora mucronata, Avicennia marina, Ceriops tagal, and Sonneratia alba. Shapefile of plot locations and biomass raster included.
Household-level socioeconomic survey of 2,400 fishing households across 12 landing sites on the Kenya coast. Covers income, gear ownership, food security (HDDS), gender roles, and adaptive capacity. Individual-level data restricted to protect respondent identity; aggregated tables available as open download.
Trawl catch-per-unit-effort data for Nile perch from 210 standardised trawl stations in Kenyan, Ugandan, and Tanzanian waters of Lake Victoria. Includes length-frequency distributions, age data from otolith reading, and acoustic abundance estimates. Part of the triennial LVFO coordinated stock assessment.
42-year monthly SST composite for the Kenya Exclusive Economic Zone (2°S–4°N, 38°E–42°E) derived from AVHRR Pathfinder and MODIS Aqua, bias-corrected against KMFRI in situ thermistor records. Used in KMFRI climate-fisheries studies and coral bleaching prediction research.
Multi-criteria suitability rasters and derived polygons for pond, cage, and mariculture aquaculture across all 47 Kenya counties. Criteria include water availability, land slope, water quality, distance to roads and markets, and social indicators. Also accessible via the SAWA interactive map tool.
Trawl CPUE and species composition data from 84 stations across the Kenya EEZ (0–400m depth). Restricted pending government clearance for full release; station-level aggregated data and summary statistics available immediately on request. Full dataset expected open release Q2 2025.
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