Conservation and development of coastal and off-shore resources in Eastern Africa: agenda for research

The purpose of this paper is twofold: First, it briefly outlines the national and international interests at stake in the negotiations undertaken by the Third UN Conderence on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS III) and relates them to Kenya and its neighbours, where necessary. Secondly, the analyses seek to discern key subject areas and point out where research is necessary either for systematic collation and examination of Kenya’s existing regulations and management strategies, or to point out the lacunae in the development of policies and management, or both. The paper is therefore and outline for a long series of studies in what Kenya is doing, plans to do, or ought to do in conservation and development of its coastal and off-shore resources. Notes.