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DocumentPromotion of initiatives to ensure the sustainability of the mangrove crab fishery and its value chains in Madagascar 2014
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The mangrove crab fishery (Scylla scerrata) in Madagascar is an exclusively traditional fishing activity. Crab fishers walk or canoe through the mangroves and use very simple techniques and fishing gear such as a line or a hook mounted on a stick. It is estimated that about 80,000 people are involved in fishing and collecting mangrove crabs in Madagascar. Fishing and landing sites are often very difficult to access, and storage and transport facilities are very rudimentary: this is a sector that has significant post-harvest losses. In recent years, some mangrove areas – those most easily accessible - have already been over-exploited, resulting in a reduction in the average size of crabs caught. -
Book (stand-alone)The world’s mangroves 2000–2020 2023
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No results found.This report provides global and regional estimates of the area covered by mangrove forests, including area changes between 2000 and 2020. It analyses the drivers of these global, regional and subregional changes for the periods 2000–2010 and 2010–2020 with the aim of improving understanding of these drivers, their interactions and how their relative importance has shifted over time. In the study that underpins this report, FAO developed and validated an easy, repeatable methodology that integrates remote sensing with local knowledge. An FAO team and 48 image interpreters worldwide collected and analysed data on mangrove area in 2020, change in mangrove area between 2000 and 2020, and the drivers of change over the two decades. It is the first global study of mangrove area to provide information on land use rather than land cover. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetSaving mangroves with sustainable management 2024
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No results found.Mangroves exist in over 100 countries and are home to a wealth of biodiversity. For fish, they are habitats in which to spawn, grow and shelter; for humans, they are important sources of food and livelihoods. But climate change, pollution, and unsustainable fishing practices threaten them. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is working with communities to apply the Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries to mangrove fisheries because it provides a holistic solution to restoring the balance between human activity and nature. In Costa Rica, FAO provided training to ensure greater livelihood stability for women shellfish harvesters in the Chomes estuary and to support their efforts to safeguard biodiversity in the mangroves. In Peru, the Coastal Fisheries Initiative provided fishers and harvesters with the skills to co-manage the Tumbes National Mangrove Sanctuary. As a result, a consortium of six fisher and harvester organizations signed a 20-year agreement to co-manage the mangrove. In Senegal, FAO worked through the Coastal Fisheries Initiative to safeguard and restore marine life in the mangroves of the Siné Saloum Delta and sustain the livelihoods of fish-dependent communities there.
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