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ProjectBuilding Back Sustainable Artisanal Fisheries Affected by Cyclone Kenneth - TCP/MOZ/3703 2023
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No results found.Sustainable development in Mozambique faces a significant challenge due to extreme weather events that result in casualties, infrastructure damage and negative impacts on the economy. This creates a constant sense of threat and vulnerability for the 60 percent of the population that resides along the country's 2 470 km coastline. Mozambique's vulnerability to climate change and extreme events is attributable to its geographic location, with large regions exposed to tropical cyclones and flooding from river and coastal storm surges. Coral reefs, mangroves and seagrass are important ecosystems that protect coastlines from storm surges and erosion while providing habitats for many species. In Mozambique, coral reefs are critical to maintaining coastal fisheries that support the livelihoods of about 6.6 million people and provide about half of the animal proteins consumed by the population. -
ProjectBuilding Resilience in Fiji's Fisheries Sector through Improved DRR and DRM - TCP/FIJ/3801 2024
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No results found.In 2017, Fiji's fisheries production, including both marine and inland, totaled 47 356 tonnes, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The country imported 53 075 tonnes and exported 80 951 tonnes of fish. With a population of 877 000, this equates to a per capita supply of 30.3 kg (FAO Statistical Yearbook 2020). Employment estimates in the fisheries sector are challenging due to the mix of subsistence, part-time and full-time commercial fishers. According to FAO reports there are approximately 9 000 artisanal coastal fishers and 3 000 coastal subsistence fishers. The fishing fleet, last estimated in 2010, consisted of 2 330 vessels. Fisheries are crucial to the local diet and are valued for recreational and social purposes. The sector is Fiji's third largest natural resource sector, following sugar and other crops, and has significant links to the tourism industry, while facing several constraints, including the following: (i) over-exploitation of inshore resources near urban markets; (ii) limited access for smal-scale fishers to offshore resources; (iii) marketing challenges from remote areas to urban markets; (iv) competition for infrastructure and services with offshore vessels; (v) rising fuel costs impacting small-scale motorized fisheries; (vi) slow development of aquaculture for domestic food supply; (vii) competition from more efficient foreign fishery and aquaculture producers; (viii) coastal community unawareness of overexploitation consequences; (ix) limited communication between the Fisheries Department and the tuna industry. -
ProjectTechnical Assistance for the Angola Fisheries Sector Support Project - UTF/ANG/056/ANG 2021
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No results found.Angola’s 1 650 kilometres of coastline support the livelihoods of a significant portion of its population through fisheries and aquaculture. Artisanal and semi industrial fisheries make up more than 80 percent of total fish production; however, the monitoring of these fisheries is not adequate, leading to post harvest losses and limiting the ability of small scale fishing communities to thrive. This project was implemented to provide technical assistance to the Fisheries Sector Support Project (FSSP), which sought to improve fisheries monitoring and landing site management and reduce post harvest losses in Angola. By addressing weaknesses in technical knowledge among the staff of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (MINAGRIP) and local fishing communities, the project aimed to build the capacities of these beneficiaries to manage Angola’s small scale artisanal fisheries in accordance with the principles of the Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries (EAF).
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