Partnership programmes
KMFRI has participated in the following past and present research programmes:
- GEF-SWIOFP : South West Indian Ocean Fisheries Project (2008-2012)
- Kenya/Belgium Project on Marine ecology (1985-1997)
- IOC/UNESCO Regional Cooperation in Scientific Information Exchange in the Western Indian Ocean region (1989-1999)
- EU-STD 2: Assessment of mangrove dynamics (1990-1992)
- Kenya/Netherlands Ocean on Marine Programme (1992-1995)
- Kenya/Belgium Project in Freshwater Sciences (1992-1997)
- Sida/SAREC Regional Training programme for physical Oceanography (1992-2000)
- EU-STD 3 : Interlinkages of coastal ecosystems (1993-1995)
- UNEP: Integrated Coastal Zone Management Project for Eastern Africa (UNEP EAF/5) (1994-1999)
- UNEP : Eastern African Marine and Coastal Environment and Resources Database and Atlas (UNEP EA/14) (1995-1998)
- EU-LVFRP: Lake Victoria Fisheries Research Project (1995-ongoing)
- IOC/UNESCO/SAREC: Ocean Data and Information Network in Eastern Africa (1997-2000)
- EU-INCO : Groundwater/Anthropogenic input in coastal ecosystems (1997-1999)
- EU-INCO: Macrobenthos project (1997-1999)
- GEF-LVEMP: Lake Victoria Environment Management Programme (1997-ongoing)
- EU-KMFRI Project: Fish added value project on by catch (2001-ongoing)
- EU-KMFRI Project: Seaweed project (2001-ongoing)
- ODINAFRICA III Project - The goal of the current phase of the project is to improve the management of coastal and marine resources and the environment in participating countries