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DURING the investigations of the East African Marine Fisheries Research Organization into the resources of part of the coast of East Africa a hitherto uncharted shallow area was located off the north Kenya coast in the vicinity of Lamu1. Subsequent investigations have indicated that this area, designated the North Kenya Banks, has a good fish population and is of importance as a potential fishery2,3.
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WICKSTEAD, J. Plankton on the North Kenya Banks. Nature 192, 890–891 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1038/192890a0
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