Johnstone Omukoto Omuhaya
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Johnstone was an ERC ‘Hidden Hunger, Forgotten Food’ FAIRFISH project PhD student in Lancaster University’s Environment Centre, supervised by Professors Christina Hicks and Nick Graham. His PhD focused on the influence of changing socio-ecological system conditions on human nutritional security and the micronutrient benefits from tropical coastal fisheries. He aimed to identify the determinants of nutritional outcomes in tropical coastal fishing communities.
What’s next?
Omukoto is a Senior Research Scientist at the Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute (KMFRI), Mombasa.
Other Profiles
Exploring tradeoffs in wellbeing in coastal systems in Kenya
Selected Publications
- Thoya P, Kaunda-Arara B, Omukoto J, Munga C, Kimani E, Tuda AO (2019) Trawling effort distribution and influence of vessel monitoring system(VMS) in Malindi-Ungwana Bay: Implications for resource management and marine spatial planning in Kenya. Marine Policy 109: 103677, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2019.103677
- Omukoto JO, Owiti H, Mwakha VA, Munga CN, Wamukota AW (2018) Participatory assessment of priority fishery profiles in an overfished urban inshore seascape in Kenya. WIO Journal of Marine Science 17 (2): 79-92, http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/wiojms.v17i2.7
- Daw TM, Coulthard S, Cheung WWL, Brown K, Abunge C, Galafassi D, Peterson GD, McClanahan TR, Omukoto JO and Munyi L (2015) Evaluating taboo trade-offs in ecosystems services and human well-being. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 112: 6949-6954, https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1414900112
- McClanahan TR and Omukoto JO (2011) Comparison of modern and historical fish catches (AD 750-1400) to inform goals for marine protected areas and sustainable fisheries. Conservation Biology 25: 945-955, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1523-1739.2011.01694.x