Marine+Poaching+in+Mombasa

Mombasa, Kenya is a huge tourist destination from millions around the world. It is also a main trading port. Mombasa is known for it's beaches and sea creatu res. Marine poaching is quite common in Mombasa and over-fishing is also very common. Because, Mombasa is a trading port, many ships come i n and poll ute the water. The ships are not the only cause of the deaths of these fish, but also the industries dump their waste in the ocean.

According to a world survey about a quarter of the world's species face extinction. The main reasons are poaching/hunting, pollution in habitats, getting caught in fish nets and the  destruction of habitats. Some of Kenya's income comes from exporting fish to neighboring countries. However, 45% of Kenya's income is from tourism, much of this is from marine conservations. If the fish and coral are destroyed so is Kenya's economy. Many star fish species are soon going to be extinct, due to the fact that many aquarium collectors export these to the west, even though it is an illegal practice.

 The turtle speci es is also in danger, as they are most commonly found on the Kenyan coast line. In 2005 resaerch showed that upto 100,000 turtles were caught on a net annualy, out of these 75% were either slaughtered or traded for with other fisheries. Another threat to sea turtles is that, fisheries poach upto 10 - 50% of female turtles for meat, oil and eggs(their nests). These turtles will soon be extinct too.

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