M-fisheries prototype: Innovating towards evidence-based planning and decision-making in marine fisheries management
1 Department of Management Science, School of Business, Technical University of Mombasa, Kenya.
2 Department of Environment & Health Sciences, School of Applied and Health Sciences, Technical University of Mombasa, Kenya.
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Open Access Research Journal of Science and Technology, 2024, 11(01), 025–030.
Article DOI: 10.53022/oarjst.2024.11.1.0059
Publication history:
Received on 07 March 2024; revised on 23 April 2024; accepted on 26 April 2024
Abstract:
Kenya’s marine fisheries sector has the potential for increased growth. However, fisheries managers in Kenya currently face the challenge of poor, missing or aggregated catch data. This paper explores Information and Communication Technology (ICT)-based solutions in the fisheries sector. The study adopts exploratory research design. It reports a review and analysis of two ICT-based solutions in the fisheries sector, conducted in the year 2020. From the analysis, the study proposes the development of M-Fisheries Prototype, as an answer to the challenges of the two reviewed solutions. The prototype introduces an SMS/USSD app for data collection. The SMS/USSD app aligns to the mobile-rich but internet-poor context of the fish landing sites, as it addresses the challenges of the other mobile-based systems that only require the use of smartphones. These challenges include infrastructural accessibility, technical usability and internet data costs.
Keywords:
M-Fisheries; Fisheries Management; Blue Economy; ICT4D; ICT4Fisheries
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