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Kenya s marine life makes for an epic sea safari Sadie Whitelocks For The Daily Mail © Provided by Daily Mail Catch of the day: Writer Sadie Whitelocks with a kingfish
Sadly, it’s not a whale but there is a frenzy of excitement on the boat as one of our fishing lines pulls tight.
A young deckhand wrestles with the line and, with one final tug, a 4 ft-long kingfish flips and flaps on to the deck.
‘You can take that back to the hotel restaurant and they’ll cook it for dinner,’ Captain Alfred says happily, as he continues his own wrestling match with the barrelling waves.
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Up until recently, most travelers, and even some locals, had no inkling of the aquatic mammals that occupy or pass through Kenya’s waters.
Known as a safari destination, with the wildebeest migration in the Maasai Mara between July and September considered its pinnacle, the African nation’s expansive marine life was something only fishermen knew the true extent of.
But largely thanks to the efforts of a former lawyer from London, the country now has a burgeoning marine tourism industry, with tourists seeking out the coastal town of Watamu, located 140 kilometers north of Mombasa, for its humpback whales.
TaitaRift-valleyKenyaUnited-kingdomLondonCity-ofSomaliaKenyanKenyansMaasai-maraMelinda-reesHemingways-watamuThe woman who helped reveal whale migration in Kenya CNN 1/6/2021 Ashleigh Stewart, CNN © Jane Spilsbury Jane Spilsbury spent months recording whales sightings in coastal town Watamu, Kenya after learning of their existence from local fishermen.
Up until recently, most travelers, and even some locals, had no inkling of the aquatic mammals that occupy or pass through Kenya s waters.
Known as a safari destination, with the wildebeest migration in the Maasai Mara between July and September considered its pinnacle, the African nation s expansive marine life was something only fishermen knew the true extent of. © Courtesy Watamu Marine Association
But largely thanks to the efforts of a former lawyer from London, the country now has a burgeoning marine tourism industry, with tourists seeking out the coastal town of Watamu, located 140 kilometers north of Mombasa, for its humpback whales.
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