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Turtles and other coral fish have been depleted due to climate change and overfishing.
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Aquarium dealers are nortorious for illegally catching these exotic fish. They then sell them to the Western markets for large profits.
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Most exotic fish get tangled in nets and since the fisherman are unwilling to slash their nets, the marine life simply dies.
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In the old days, fisherman used to use hooks to catch their fish. Now with modern plastic nets, marine life, especially turtles and whales, are dying at alarming rates.
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With the coral reef depleting rapidly, the exotic fish have no where to live.
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45% of the coastal Kenya income comes from tourism. Much of this is from marine conservation, thus to stop overfishing is to help promote community development.
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Due to the influx of fisherman coming from all across East Africa, there is a desperate need to train the local fisherman and teach them the importance of conserving the marine biodiversity.
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Overfishing is the main reason for the disappearance of exotic fish in Kenya.
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Poachers regulary destroy coral and overfish putting the environment under extreme threat.
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Due to the large number of aquarium collectors, star fish are the first species to be scooped up and transported to the West. This is an illegal practice in Kenya, but due to lax oversight, aquarium dealers have a field day in the Mombasa waters.
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