SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES

THROUGH EFFECTIVE LOCAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

With support from the French Embassy through theis PISCCA program, we are working with six community fisheries councils and eight primary schools along the coast of Vilankulo to establish locally enforced norms to ensure sustainable fishing and environmental protection of coastal habitats. This includes strengthening the capacity of the councils, helping them establish LMMAs (Locally Managed Marine Areas) or reserves, providing environmental education programs in schools, organizing environmental cleanup campaigns and restoring mangrove habitats.

Project Title: Sustainable Artisanal Fishing and Environmental Conservation for marine Biodiversity in Vilankulo      

Timeframe: October 2023 to March 2025

Budget: $58,730

Objectives:

1. Increase sustainable fishing knowledge and practices in fishing communities.

2. Raise consciousness around environmental stewardship among fishers, school children, business people, tourism operators and government officials in the target communities.

3. Create mechanisms to ensure establishment and enforcement of sustainable fishing practices in target communities.