UNDP Mauritius2024-04-23T15:05:48+04:00
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Achievements

To sustainably manage coastal fisheries and improve the economic situation of artisanal fishing community in Mauritius, the ECOFISH-UNDP project provided the following support to date:

  • 2 sets of Single Buoy Fish Aggregating Devices (FAD) have been received and deployed at sea and the procurement of 3 remaining sets are completed with 1 FAD already despatched to Rodrigues
  • 196 fishers were sensitized on the best fishing practices

Activities

  • Sensitisation and dissemination of information to artisanal fishers (including young people and women) on best fishing practices
  • Construction and installation of modern FADs with satellite buoys and biomass sensors for improved fishing efficiency
  • Purchase of Satellite Buoy Tracking/Biomass Software and development of an App to be used by artisanal fishers to locate the FADS as well as to better plan their fishing trips

Outputs

  • Artisanal fishers use best fishing practices for sustainable management of marine resources
  • Artisanal fishers operate environmentally friendly post-harvest fish processing plant
  • ​More artisanal fishers apply EU-norms for fish processing
2311, 2022
Promoting innovations to transform the life of artisanal fishers in Mauritius

In the absence of legislations, recreation and sports fishing boats can fish around FADs and compete with the artisanal fishers who depend on catches for a living. PHOTO : Stephane Bellerose @ UNDP Mauritius Over the past 50 years, the global production of fish and [...]

2311, 2022
New fishing grounds for the artisanal fishers of the Republic of Mauritius

Mauritius and Rodrigues have respectively 1,900 and 1,100 artisanal fishermen. In recent decades, these traditional lagoon fishers have faced great challenges, including the steady decline of marine and coastal ecosystems. To earn a living, some artisanal fishers now venture out of the lagoon where they can explore waters [...]

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