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Table 8 Pastoral fish production in metric tonnes and value to fishermen in US$ (million); 1 US$ is equivalent to Kshs 100
From: The value of pastoralism in Kenya: Application of total economic value approach
Type of fish | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Production (metric tonnes | US$ | Production (metric tonnes) | US$ | Production (metric tonnes) | US$ | Production (metric tonnes) | US$ | Production (metric tonnes) | US$ | |
Fresh water fish | 9093 | 4.41 | 4403 | 4.34 | 5684 | 5.73 | 5769 | 6.59 | 5730 | 6.53 |
Marine water fish | 6722 | 5.27 | 6584 | 7.22 | 6774 | 7.74 | 6876 | 8.68 | 6354 | 8.53 |
Crustaceans | 404 | 1.20 | 509 | 1.91 | 576 | 2.33 | 391 | 1.90 | 537 | 1.94 |
Molluscs | 538 | 0.55 | 587 | 0.89 | 608 | 0.84 | 587 | 1.14 | 900 | 4.50 |
Total | 16,757 | 11.43 | 12,083 | 14.36 | 13,642 | 16.64 | 13,623 | 18.31 | 13,521 | 21.50 |