Conserving Poverty: Destructive Fishing Gear Use in a Tanzanian Marine Protected Area

Raycraft, Justin

doi:10.4103/cs.cs_18_53

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“…There are several studies that document the damage that fishing activities using fishing gear cause to vulnerable habitats, including MPAs. Based on conservationists distinctions of fishing gear with negative environmental impact on a coral reef, trawling nets, harpoons or manual spears, gill nets, and small and fine mesh nets are considered destructive (Raycraft, 2019). Inside the MPA, trawling nets and manual spears are restricted, while gill nets and small and fine mesh nets are regulated based on mesh size, usage, geographic location, and licensing (Silva, 2006).…”

Section: What Are the Current Fishing Practices In Lamawan Pony Mpa?mentioning

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Determination of coral reef health status using social indicators

Azcuna-Montaño,

Silapan,

Orillo

2023

J. Multidiscip. Sci.

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The Lamawan Pony Marine Protected Area (MPA) in San Jose de Buenavista, Antique, Philippines, was created to improve marine conservation and fisheries management. The socio-cultural component of this study deployed primarily Key Informant Interviews (KIIs), Focus Group Discussions (FGDs), and face-to-face surveys in four fishing communities. Findings from the surveys revealed that the MPA status is poor due to anthropogenic impacts. The knowledge of MPA presence is high (86%); however, the local perception of MPA sustainability is low (26%), due to fishing challenges. Despite these conditions, results suggest that increasing the no-take zone area to at least 20% of the total MPA size is necessary to achieve the goals set for an MPA. The data in this study are imperative for improving sustainable fishery management in the future that balances the economic needs of its coastal populace.

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Section: What Are the Current Fishing Practices In Lamawan Pony Mpa?mentioning

confidence: 99%

Determination of coral reef health status using social indicators

Azcuna-Montaño,

Silapan,

Orillo

2023

J. Multidiscip. Sci.

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“…These results indicate that present exploitation patterns are unsustainable. This may be due to the fact that increased fishing pressure and the use of destructive fishing gears and fishing techniques (e.g., beach seining, use of trawls, and rods and spears) have led to a significant reduction in the annual catches of fishery resources in the middle and upper trophic levels, and the destruction of marine ecosystems in East Africa, resulting in ecological degradation and degradation of fisheries' productivity [63][64][65]. For instance, overfishing and dynamite bombing of fish, which have been going on for more than 40 years, have caused a serious decline in Tanzania's fishery resources [66].…”

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Evaluation of Sustainable Utilization of African Marine Fishery Resources

Zhang

Guo

et al. 2022

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Sustainable utilization evaluation is the basis for ensuring the sustainable exploitation of fisheries’ resources. This paper explores the changes in the mean trophic level of African marine fish catches during a 70-year period based on the statistical data on marine fisheries’ catches in Africa from 1950–2019, provided by the FAO in, order to determine the sustainable utilization of Africa’s fishery resources. The results indicate that although the marine fishery resources of African coastal countries have great variability, their exploitation has roughly gone through the stages of under-exploitation, rapid exploitation, and over-exploitation. Currently, marine fisheries in North and Central Africa are characterized by sustainable exploitation, while East, West, and Southern Africa are in a state of overfishing. The study implicates that African countries should establish a real-time monitoring system for marine fishery resources as soon as possible in order to dynamically grasp the actual changes in fish community structure due to fishing activities, ensure transparency in management and decision making, enact marine regulations to restrict massive fishing by overseas fleets, issue fisheries licenses cautiously, adopt conservative resource conservation policies, and enforce actions to achieve sustainable fisheries development.

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“…In MBREMP, SSF's relational wellbeing is built on a desire to retain a sense of autonomy in how social relationships are arranged and maintained. While MBREMP is theoretically founded on a decentralized, participatory model of conservation programming, there remains a clear gap between the rhetoric of participatory institutional design, often dictated by international agendas, and the realities of everyday implementation (Cooke and Kothari, 2001;Kamat, 2018;Raycraft, 2019b). The methods used in MBREMP development and the creation of VLCs directly challenged SSFs' right to define their own needs and wants, which are central components to human wellbeing (Sen and Anand, 1997;Deneulin and McGregor, 2010).…”

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Relationships Matter: Assessing the Impacts of a Marine Protected Area on Human Wellbeing and Relational Values in Southern Tanzania

Baker

Murray

Kaijage³

et al. 2021

Front. Mar. Sci.

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The push to meet global marine conservation targets has significantly increased the scope and scale of marine protected areas (MPAs) worldwide. While the benefits derived from MPA establishment are often optimistically framed as a “win-win” for both marine biodiversity and for the wellbeing of coastal peoples, this assumption is challenged for several reasons, including the fact that current science and practice frequently fails to account for the full impact of MPAs on human wellbeing. This context poses a danger that the context specific, place based aspects of wellbeing, like relations to others and the marine environment, will not be accounted for, examined, or reported in evaluation and decision-making processes. To address this challenge, this research investigates how MPA implementation can change and challenge the relational wellbeing and relational values of small-scale fishers (SSFs) living in Mnazi Bay-Ruvuma Estuary Marine Park, Tanzania. Fieldwork occurred over 2019–2020 and used qualitative data collection methods, including: 140 semi-structured interviews, document analysis, and observation. Results highlight a dynamic interaction between the MPA and SSFs relational wellbeing, including how relational values inform everyday fishing practices, cultural and place identities, as well as interactions with others and connections to the marine environment. Top-down approaches used in MPA development worked against key relational values, including social cohesion, reciprocity, place, agency and self-determination to dismantle and disrupt the practices SSFs viewed as fundamental to their livelihood and collective wellbeing. Our findings serve as a starting point to better recognize the context specific factors that underlie relational wellbeing and give insight into how relational values shape social-ecological complexity within coastal communities. The paper highlights how the international marine conservation community can better account for and foster relational wellbeing and relational values to achieve the goals of both human wellbeing and marine biodiversity conservation.

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Conserving Poverty: Destructive Fishing Gear Use in a Tanzanian Marine Protected Area

Cited by 12 publications

References 39 publications

Determination of coral reef health status using social indicators

Determination of coral reef health status using social indicators

Evaluation of Sustainable Utilization of African Marine Fishery Resources

Relationships Matter: Assessing the Impacts of a Marine Protected Area on Human Wellbeing and Relational Values in Southern Tanzania

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