Kenyan Small-Scale Fisheries Catch and Revenue Time Series, 1995-2022

Monthly time series data from southern Kenya landing sites tracks fishing effort, catch, and revenue over 27 years. The dataset, authored by Tim McClanahan and updated in April 2026, is a 503.9 KB Excel file. It provides a longitudinal record for analyzing economic and food security trends in coastal fisheries.

Use Cases

• Modeling the relationship between fishing effort and revenue based on the monthly time series.
• Analyzing long-term trends in food security based on reported catch data.
• Assessing the economic vulnerability of small-scale fisheries based on revenue fluctuations over time.
• Forecasting future catch or revenue based on the 27-year historical record.

Strengths

• Covers a 27-year time range from 1995 to 2022.
• Provides monthly resolution for tracking seasonal and annual trends.
• Includes multiple economic and operational variables: effort, catch, and revenue.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is limited to southern Kenya landing sites, which may not be generalizable.

Provenance

Source

Tim McClanahan via figshare.

Collection Method

Likely collected from landing site records or surveys.

Time Range

1995 to 2022.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-11 07:01:04; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Southern Kenya landing sites.