Sustainable management of small-scale coastal fisheries
in Northern Madagascar
Sustainable management of small-scale coastal fisheries
in Northern Madagascar
ACHIEVEMENTS: From December 2022 to July 2023
To promote Sustainable management of small-scale coastal fisheries in Northern Madagascar, the ECOFISH-C3 Madagascar provided the following supports to date:
- 1 year fisheries data collected in Ambolobozokely, Nosy Hara and Irodo KBA
- 148 individuals and 50 households participated in socioeconomic survey on small-scale fishing resource utilisation regarding the significance of the marine resources derived from small-scale fisheries across three sites.
- 240 Junior Ecoguards from 13 schools participated in 2 days youth immersion programme
- 13 schools received funds to organize independently awareness activities on marine biodiversity conservation within their communities
- Over 50 Junior Ecoguards participated in international awareness day, including World Wetland Day, World Environmental Day and World Ocean Days
EXPECTED OUTPUTS:
- High level of awareness of fishing rules and regulations
- Increased motivation for the active management of their respective LMMAs
- Capacity building for fishermen’s unions and women’s associations
- Establishment of management and monitoring plans
- Capacity building with 300 local fishermen trained in the management and control of marine protected areas (50% women)
- Equality between the number of men and women in participation in the discourse and management of protected areas
- Availability of active management regimes and related fisheries policy documents
- Sharing of good practices resulting from the intervention and associated reports, at the national level to facilitate replication
- Ensuring food safety
- Elimination of threats from migrant fishermen which will strengthen community ownership and control of coastal resources
- Offer of safety margin for the recovery of habitats and fish stocks by LMMAs in the event of natural disasters (cyclones, floods, etc.)
ACTIVITIES:
- Monthly data collection at landing sites (12 months)
- Socio-economic surveys of households dependent on fishing
- Training of 30 local investigators (fishermen) at the landing sites in each zone
- Regular quality control and evaluation of data collected by the landing site teams
- Development of community fisheries management structures
- Identification of lessons learned when developing the community application program through stakeholder consultation
- Development of a guidance note in collaboration with local fisheries management structures
- Training of 30 junior eco-guards per site focused on fisheries management
- Quarterly social marketing events at each site
- Consultations with community and local management structures. Identification of key areas on which to focus fisheries management
- Development of formal management plans approved by the community
- Consensus reached on the most likely management measure to be successful
- Implementation of measures
- Continuous monitoring of implementation success and impacts on fish stocks and catches
- Collaboration with the MIHARI network to promote information exchange meetings with other LMMAs