5. Shipbuilding 



Kenya's shipbuilding industry is quite small and 

 limited primarily to repairs and dry-docking. There 

 are only two major shipbuilding companies, both 

 located in Mombasa. There are no special provisions 

 for importing new or used fishing vessels into Kenya. 



6. Foreign Fishing 



Foreign fleets wishing to operate in Kenya's 

 territorial waters have to obtain a license from the 

 Director of Fisheries after paying a fee of $20,000. 

 Royalties are determined as a percentage of the total 

 catch and a non-reimbursable fee of $20,000 per 

 vessel is required. A license will be granted if the 

 country has a bilateral fisheries agreement with 

 Kenya and a local representative has been appointed. 



Kenya 



The Director of Fisheries reports that several 

 ships are operating both inside and outside Kenyan 

 waters, including the Spanish tuna fleet, and fishing 

 vessels from Korea, Taiwan and Japan. 



7. Transshipments 



Mombasa serves as a transshipment point for a 

 Spanish fleet based in the Seychelles. 



8. Joint Ventures 



Kenya does not have any joint ventures with 

 foreign fishing vessels. 



9. Enforcement 



Due to lack of surveillance capability, Kenya 

 cannot monitor foreign fishing inside Kenya's 200- 

 mile EEZ. The Director of Kenya's Fisheries 

 Ministry stated that most of the ships operating 

 legally are licensed out of the Seychelles. No vessels 

 have been seized in recent years and no fines have 

 been levied. Poaching is, however, common because 

 Kenya lacks the surveillance capability to monitor 

 these activities. The Government of Kenya has not 

 been able to seize any unlicensed fishing vessels in 

 recent years. 



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