Fishers get a high-quality catch and therefore make more money per trap whilst reducing negative ecological impacts - Nyawira Muthiga

The seines were banned in 2010. However, they are still used in some areas of the coast where people lack the political will to stop it

Marine management is about using a suite of methods that keep fish biomass at around 500 kg per hectare, which greatly increases the chances of sustainability and habitat resilience

The coral reef fish recover due to reduced fishing, and the numbers of fish increase in the tengefu and surrounding fishing grounds. At the coast, there is a growing movement called tengefu, (meaning “set aside” in Kiswahili) in which communities agree to halt fishing for a while.