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ProjectAdvancing Coastal and Marine Fisheries Management in Bangladesh through Electronic Registration, Monitoring and Information Systems - UTF/BGD/081/BGD 2024
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No results found.Fisheries play a crucial role in Bangladesh's food supply, food security and economy, supporting millions of fishers and stakeholders along the production chain. Over the past decade, the sector has consistently contributed around four percent to the gross domestic product, with a significant export value of close to USD 638 million, making it the second largest foreign currency earner after the garment industry and employing approximately eleven percent of the population. Up to 60 percent of all animal protein consumed in the country comes from fish, making Bangladesh one of the highest fish consumers globally and emphasizing its importance in the country’s diet and economy. This technical assistance project was implemented as part of a financial agreement between the Government of Bangladesh and the World Bank under the Sustainable Coastal and Marine Fisheries Management Project, supporting the MoFL in enhancing marine fisheries management by introducing catch and effort monitoring systems, as well as an online electronic registration and licensing system. -
ProjectImplementing Recommendations to Strengthen and Enhance Tonga’s Special Management Area (SMA) Programme towards Better-Managed Coastal Fisheries Resources and Empowered, Food Secure Communities - TCP/TON/3603 (Phase I) and TCP/TON/3801 (Phase II) 2024
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No results found.Coastal fisheries are vital to the livelihoods and economy of Tonga. However, dwindling coastal fisheries resources have raised concerns among coastal communities highlighting the need to better manage these resources. In 2006, Tonga introduced the community-based Special Management Area (SMA) programme, which aimed to strengthen the management of these resources. A decade later, the Tonga Government requested FAO to review the SMA's effectiveness, which led to the identification of priority issues and recommendations for improvement. In collaboration with the Ministry of Fisheries (MoF), Phase I of this project was designed to address technical gaps identified during the review, streamline the SMA programme and empower food-secure communities with the goal of achieving a more cost-effective and efficient SMA programme. However, the project’s implementation encountered challenges, which halted the original plans. In response, Phase II was established to continue the implementation of the project activities, including completing the SMA manual and training MoF staff and local communities. -
DocumentOctopus Fishery Management Initiatives: A Promising Approach for Managing Coastal Fisheries 2014
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Fished on all coasts of the Western Indian Ocean region, octopus - Octopus cyanea - is a source of income for numerous coastal communities. As it occurs in lagoons, octopus is generally fished on foot at low tide, although in numerous locations, the increasing scarcity of the resource has driven fishers to dive over the submarine wall. Formerly considered as a low-value product that only fisher households consume, octopus from South West Indian Ocean is now widely marketed. Nowadays, the region exports over 3,000MT of octopus per year, the largest part of which is provided by Tanzania and Madagascar. The octopuses are mainly intended for the European Union market, particularly Portugal, Italy, and France.
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