FROM Octopus closures to sustainable marine resource management planning; promoting equitable governance of tenure (including women and youth) in small-scale fishing communities in Zanzibar and in Tanzanian Coast through extending successful pilot initiatives.

ActionAid ADPP C3 Madagascar IGAD MCCNT NNF SOS-Sahel UNDP-Mauritius WWF-Kenya

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ACHIEVEMENTS:

Scoping study to select 5 BMUs in Pangani Districts and 7 SFCs in Zanzibar (Pemba and Unguja) using defined selection criteria completed
Field officers appointed and trained
Equipment purchased
Socioeconomic baseline and EOP in each community completed

DURATION:

July 2020 - July 2024

BUDGET:

599,985.00 euros

IMPLEMENTER:

Mwambao Coastal Community Network Tanzania

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EXPECTED OUTPUTS:

OUTPUT 1: Sufficient knowledge and incentives given to enable 4 BMUs (Tanzania mainland) and 7 SFCs (Zanzibar) including membership of 30% women, to engage equitably in collaborative and sustainable marine resource management
OUTPUT 2: Local marine resource management plans implemented for 4 BMUs (Tz mainland) and 8 SFCs (Zanzibar) (including fisheries closures where relevant), and condition of marine resources improved
OUTPUT 3: Knowledge and perception of the FAO Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-scale Fishers (VG-SSF) is improved amongst policymakers and small-scale fisheries stakeholders in North Tanzania

ACTIVITIES:

Scoping survey;
Capacity assessment and capacity building trainings of local fisheries institutions and District authorities;
Establishment of local marine resource management plans including reef closures (octopus and other species);
Artificial reef construction and deployment (reef balls);
Introduction of community conservation compliance linked loans (MKUBA);
Participatory market development workshops; policy and regulations review;
Participatory resource monitoring/analysis at community level