Alternative livelihood opportunities for marine protected areas fisherwomen
Key Facts
FUNDING SCHEME Main Project
VALUE £247,264
WHERE Sierra Leone
Summary
Income of oyster-fisherwomen in at least 40 hourseholds of the Sherbro MPA increased by 45% pa and abundance/ mean-size of adjacent wild-oyster populations increased by at-least 18% over base-line levels.
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