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Deep-sea gear helps Kenyan fishermen ride rough waves of climate change

Deep-sea gear helps Kenyan fishermen ride rough waves of climate change

WESLEY LANGAT FISHERMAN Ahmed Amir Samir, 35, who works in the Kenyan coastal town of Mombasa, feels his job got a lot safer after the county government donated modern boats to locals nearly 18 months ago. "Sometimes in tumultuous waves, we would risk our lives going out into the deep ocean using locally made wooden canoes," he said, describing artisanal fishing as costly and dangerous. As many parts of the world struggle with the effects of climate change, the ocean is warming fast, seas are rising and storms are becoming more powerful, threatening marine ecosystems and communities that rely on…
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