Perceptions on Socio-economics prospects and problems of FAD fishery in Kenya South Coast

This article presents data that indicates Kenya coastal artisanal fishermen’s perceptions on the uptake of Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs) as a new fishing method for easy capture of highly valued tuna and tuna like species. Questionnaires were administered to 98 fishers with data collected on specific aspects such as household demographics, fishing dynamics, aware of FADs and perceptions on adoption of FADs.