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