Community-led fisheries management in the Mara Wetlands, Tanzania
Key Facts
FUNDING SCHEME Main Project
VALUE £517,304
WHERE Tanzania
Summary
Overfishing threatens biodiversity and fisheries across the Mara Wetlands. This project will: i) produce the first fisheries situation assessment and support preparation of a fisheries co-management plan reducing biodiversity threats across 190km2 of Wetlands; ii) encourage sustainable fishing practices, leading to a 60% reduction in destructive gear use; iii) explore new income streams for women and directly help 1,250 people in 27 villages to enhance livelihoods resilience; and iv) facilitate enabling conditions for sustainability and scale-up of impacts.
Lake Victoria Basin Water Board, Mara Regional Administration and Local Government Authorities, Victoria Farming and Fishing Organization, IHE-Delft, TAFIRI Tanzania Fisheries Research Institute, WWF - Tanzania
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