Nairobi, April 30 -- For decades, Mr Lali Shee has relied on instinct, ocean landmarks and sheer luck to find fish in the Indian Ocean.

Mr Shee is used to waking up at 4am daily, firing up his petrol-powered outboard engine and spending hours trolling in vast, empty deep seas. But rising fuel costs and dwindling catches have made his traditional methods increasingly unsustainable, pushing him and other artisanal fishers to the brink.

There is, however, a ray of hope as a new technology promises to replace that uncertainty with precision and better returns. This is after an advanced fishing technology was rolled out this week for the fisherfolk in Lamu and Kwale Counties.

The gadget, known as Anchored Fish Aggregating Devices (aFADs), i...