Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations/Acronyms -- Glossary -- List of tables -- List of figures -- List of boxes -- List of maps -- 1. Sea fisheries in Kenya -- Background history -- Artisanal fisheries -- Fisher incomes and poverty -- Resource conservation -- Fishing on the Indian Ocean coast -- Outline -- 2. Talking to fishers -- Study area -- Study design -- Survey of artisanal fishers -- Survey of fish landings -- Survey of fish traders -- Survey of fisher households -- Supporting studies -- 3. Artisanal fishers and their craft -- Fishing vessels -- Fishing gear -- Ethnic tradition in fishing -- Conclusions -- 4. Fish landings -- Fish species composition and catch size -- Fisher incomes -- Fish handling and marketing -- Marketing constraints -- Conclusions -- 5. Fisher livelihoods -- Economic activities -- Household incomes -- Income diversification -- More about activity diversification -- Food consumption -- Conclusions -- 6. Marine conservation -- Fisher number -- Fishing grounds -- Fishing gear -- Fishing frequency -- Income diversification and fishing practices -- Conclusions -- 7. Conclusions -- Appendices -- 1 List of fish species in the Malindi-Kilifi marine waters -- 2 Catch composition by landing site -- 3 Household food consumption -- 4 Regulations in Marine Parks and Marine Reserves -- Notes -- References -- Index.