Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute

Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute Kenya Marine & Fisheries Research Institute (KMFRI) is the lead agency of the Government in marine and freshwater ecosystem and aquaculture development

Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute (KMFRI) is a State Corporation in the Ministry of Fisheries Development of the Government of Kenya. It is mandated to conduct aquatic research covering all the Kenyan waters and the corresponding riparian areas including the Kenyan's EEZ in the Indian Ocean waters. The Institute was established by an Act of Parliament (Science and Technology Act, Cap 250 of the Laws of Kenya) in 1979 and run by a Board of Management

๐ŸŒŠ Day Two of the Ocean Conference spotlights the transformative role of science, innovation, research, and collaboration...
15/06/2026

๐ŸŒŠ Day Two of the Ocean Conference spotlights the transformative role of science, innovation, research, and collaboration in advancing a sustainable blue economy.

Discussions kicked off with the Director of Ocean and Coastal Systems, Dr James Mwaluma, leading the keynote session, which focused on unlocking the ocean's potential to create jobs, strengthen climate resilience, and drive inclusive economic growth, particularly for early-career ocean professionals.

Participants emphasised the need for innovative solutions to monitor and address microplastic pollution, develop effective ecosystem management strategies, and accelerate the implementation of blue economy policies.

A key takeaway from presentation was the importance of breaking down institutional silos and creating clusters, strengthening science communication, and fostering partnerships that translate research into meaningful action. Equally important is investing in and mentoring young-career scientists who will lead the next generation of ocean stewardship and innovation.

Together, we are shaping a future where healthy oceans support thriving communities, sustainable livelihoods, and resilient ecosystems.
State Department for Blue Economy and Fisheries Our Ocean Conference UNEP-Nairobi Convention Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association (WIOMSA) Comred The Nature Conservancy in Africa

'๐–๐ž, ๐š๐ฌ ๐Š๐Œ๐…๐‘๐ˆ, ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ฎ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ง๐ž๐ฑ๐ญ ๐ ๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ฆ๐š๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐ฌ๐œ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ, ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š๐ซ ๐š๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐  ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐š๐ซ...
15/06/2026

'๐–๐ž, ๐š๐ฌ ๐Š๐Œ๐…๐‘๐ˆ, ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ฎ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ง๐ž๐ฑ๐ญ ๐ ๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ฆ๐š๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐ฌ๐œ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ, ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š๐ซ ๐š๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐  ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง ๐ข๐ง ๐ฌ๐œ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ."
Our Ocean Conference



"๐“๐ก๐ž ๐จ๐œ๐ž๐š๐ง ๐ข๐ฌ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž โ€” ๐›๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐š๐ฅ๐ฌ๐จ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฅ๐š๐›๐จ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ." Dr Paul O***a, KMFRI ...
15/06/2026

"๐“๐ก๐ž ๐จ๐œ๐ž๐š๐ง ๐ข๐ฌ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž โ€” ๐›๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐š๐ฅ๐ฌ๐จ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฅ๐š๐›๐จ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ." Dr Paul O***a, KMFRI Director General




๐‘จ ๐’๐’‚๐’๐’…๐’Ž๐’‚๐’“๐’Œ ๐’Ž๐’๐’Ž๐’†๐’๐’• ๐’‡๐’๐’“ ๐‘ฒ๐’†๐’๐’š๐’‚โ€™๐’” ๐’‚๐’’๐’–๐’‚๐’„๐’–๐’๐’•๐’–๐’“๐’† ๐’”๐’†๐’„๐’•๐’๐’“! Pictured after the launch of the National Fish Welfare Manual Standard...
15/06/2026

๐‘จ ๐’๐’‚๐’๐’…๐’Ž๐’‚๐’“๐’Œ ๐’Ž๐’๐’Ž๐’†๐’๐’• ๐’‡๐’๐’“ ๐‘ฒ๐’†๐’๐’š๐’‚โ€™๐’” ๐’‚๐’’๐’–๐’‚๐’„๐’–๐’๐’•๐’–๐’“๐’† ๐’”๐’†๐’„๐’•๐’๐’“!

Pictured after the launch of the National Fish Welfare Manual Standard Operating Procedures (FW-MSOP) are KMFRI Director General Dr Paul O***a, KeFS Director General Dr Daisy Muriuki, and Africa Fish Welfare (AFIWEL) Program Manager Julie Bwoga.

Launched during the , the FW-MSOP is Kenyaโ€™s first national framework dedicated to promoting fish welfare across freshwater aquaculture and mariculture systems. The manual provides science-based guidance to enhance aquatic animal health, sustainable aquaculture production, food security, and responsible Blue Economy development.

Developed with support from the One Health and Development Initiative (OHDI) through the AFIWEL Program, this milestone reflects the power of collaboration among government, research institutions, and development partners in shaping a more sustainable and resilient aquaculture industry.

Leading with science. Promoting fish welfare. Advancing sustainable aquaculture.
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๐…๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ: ๐”๐ง๐ฅ๐จ๐œ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐…๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐€๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐šโ€™๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ž ๐„๐œ๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ฐ...
15/06/2026

๐…๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ: ๐”๐ง๐ฅ๐จ๐œ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐…๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐€๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐šโ€™๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ž ๐„๐œ๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ฆ๐ฒ

๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ด ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜บ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฎ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ด, ๐˜ฃ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ด, ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด?

KMFRI Director General Dr Paul O***a led a panel discussion on โ€œFrom Coastline to Market: Unlocking Blue Economy Value Chains" during a Business Forum, preeeding the 11th Our Ocean Conference.

The session brought together leaders in conservation, finance, technology, enterprise development, and investment; and explored how Africa can move beyond resource extraction to capture greater value from its ocean assets.

The message was clear: the true potential of the Blue Economy lies not only in what is harvested from the ocean, but in how it is transformed, marketed, and connected to global opportunities. By reducing value losses and investing in innovation, partnerships, and enabling policies, Africa can unlock new pathways for economic growth, create quality jobs, empower coastal communities, and attract sustainable investment.

As the world looks to the ocean for solutions, Africa has an opportunity not just to participate in the global blue economy, but to lead it.

๐…๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ: ๐”๐ง๐ฅ๐จ๐œ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐…๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐€๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐šโ€™๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ž ๐„๐œ๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ฐ...
15/06/2026

๐…๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ: ๐”๐ง๐ฅ๐จ๐œ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐…๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐€๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐šโ€™๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ž ๐„๐œ๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ฆ๐ฒ

๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ด ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜บ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฎ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ด, ๐˜ฃ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ด, ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด?

KMFRI Director General Dr Paul O***a led a panel discussion on โ€œFrom Coastline to Market: Unlocking Blue Economy Value Chains" during a Business Forum, preeeding the 11th Our Ocean Conference.

The session brought together leaders in conservation, finance, technology, enterprise development, and investment; and explored how Africa can move beyond resource extraction to capture greater value from its ocean assets.

The message was clear: the true potential of the Blue Economy lies not only in what is harvested from the ocean, but in how it is transformed, marketed, and connected to global opportunities. By reducing value losses and investing in innovation, partnerships, and enabling policies, Africa can unlock new pathways for economic growth, create quality jobs, empower coastal communities, and attract sustainable investment.

As the world looks to the ocean for solutions, Africa has an opportunity not just to participate in the global blue economy, but to lead it.
Ocean Conference

14/06/2026

๐ŸŽผ๐ŸŽน๐ŸŽ™๏ธ
"๐Ž๐ฎ๐ซ ๐Ž๐œ๐ž๐š๐ง, ๐Ž๐ฎ๐ซ ๐‡๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ ๐ž, ๐Ž๐ฎ๐ซ ๐…๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž,"

When words meet rhythm, powerful messages emerge. Through music, we can educate, inspire, and mobilise communities to appreciate and protect our oceans for present and future generations.

Our Ocean Conference
๐ŸŒŠ๐ŸŽต

Harnessing the power of music to champion our oceans. More than just melodies, the KMFRI Choir brought warmth, culture, ...
14/06/2026

Harnessing the power of music to champion our oceans.

More than just melodies, the KMFRI Choir brought warmth, culture, and soul to the Academia and Research Symposium at PrideInn Paradise, Mombasa. ๐ŸŽถโœจ

As researchers, scientists, and innovators gathered to exchange knowledge, the choirโ€™s harmonious performance created moments of connection, inspiration, and joy, beautifully complementing the spirit of learning and collaboration that defines this symposium.
UNEP-Nairobi Convention Our Ocean Conference The Nature Conservancy in Africa CORDIO East Africa Hon. Ali Hassan Joho State Department for Blue Economy and Fisheries

The stage is set! The Academia and Research Symposium has officially kicked off in Mombasa, bringing together leading re...
14/06/2026

The stage is set! The Academia and Research Symposium has officially kicked off in Mombasa, bringing together leading researchers, scientists, policymakers, innovators, and ocean champions for insightful discussions that will help shape the future of the blue economy.

Officiating the opening ceremony, Prof. Shaukat Abdulrazak, Principal Secretary for Science, Research and Innovation, called on researchers, policymakers, and industry leaders to strengthen partnerships, embrace innovation, and ensure scientific findings translate into practical solutions that inform policy and drive sustainable growth of the blue economy.

The PS emphasized the critical role of science, technology, and research in addressing ocean challenges, including marine pollution, biodiversity loss, climate change, and sustainable fisheries management. He also highlighted the importance of investing in youth, research commercialization, and stronger collaboration between academia, industry, government, and local communities.

Also present were; Dr. Davies Makilla, representing the Principal Secretary, State Department for Blue Economy and Fisheries; Prof. Micheni Ntiba of the University of Nairobi; Amb. Dr. Wenwa Akinyi, Chairperson of the KMFRI Board of Management; Board of Management members; Director General Dr. Paul O***a; and other distinguished partners and stakeholders.

The symposium serves as a key platform for advancing science-based solutions and fostering collaboration ahead of the 11th Our Ocean Conference. UNEP-Nairobi Convention, Our Ocean Conference, State Department for Blue Economy and Fisheries

14/06/2026

"๐Ž๐ฎ๐ซ ๐Ž๐œ๐ž๐š๐ง, ๐Ž๐ฎ๐ซ ๐‡๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ ๐ž, ๐Ž๐ฎ๐ซ ๐…๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž,"




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