Data-Driven Management

This photo story gives some insight into the small-scale fisheries of coastal Kenya and highlights some key issues that the AABS project is hoping to tackle....

Last week I stood in front of 250 fishers, fisheries officers, managers, and NGOs at a beach hotel in Mombasa, Kenya. I was there to introduce a new project that aims to harmonise fisheries data in East Africa and transform it into knowledge for sustainable fisheries and improved livelihoods. But I wasn’t there to give them technology and tell them how to use it - because that rarely (never?) works. I was there to tell them that we will build it together, and that this huge collaborative meeting of different fisheries stakeholders, was the best possible start I could imagine....

Harnessing the Power of Data to Enhance Nutritional Insights in Small-Scale Fisheries Through Peskas. In a world that witnesses a continual blending of technology and traditional sectors, Peskas stands as a pioneer, enhancing how small-scale fisheries in Timor-Leste are monitored and managed. Since its inception in 2016, this open-source web portal, initiated in collaboration with the Timor-Leste Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, has been serving as a low-cost, open-access window into the dynamic world of fisheries, presenting real-time trends and insights....