
Johnstone Omukoto Omuhaya
Lancaster University
Email: j.omuhaya@lancaster.ac.uk
Research Interests
Johnstone is interested in the linkages between coastal and marine ecosystems/habitats, ecosystem services from these habitats and contribution of the ecosystem services to poverty alleviation in coastal communities together with the accompanying management strategies, synergies and trade-offs. He aims to gain an understanding of ecosystem services use dynamics, ecology and people’s dependence on coastal and marine resources within a socio-ecological context. He has experience with various management options used in coastal tropical mixed species fisheries and he considers these as a significant input towards studying linkages among socio-ecological system states, types and quantities of fish species that are considered important for human wellbeing and potential ecosystem management strategies.
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