Unreported fishing, hungry people and political turmoil: the recipe for a food security crisis in Madagascar?

Manach, Frédéric Le; Gough, Charlotte; Harris, Anna; Humber, Frances; Harper, Sarah; Zeller, Dirk

doi:10.1016/j.marpol.2011.05.007

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“…Given the poverty and sparse history of national fisheries management implementation (Le Manach et al 2012), the high rating of management restrictions was unexpected. There are a number of likely explanations for this support including: (1) a widespread recognition of the need for restrictions, (2) lack of experience with fishing restrictions and negative personal effects of these restrictions, (3) acquiescence with suggested restrictions, (4) widespread acceptance of cultural and personal taboos and restrictions, and (5) a stated normative preference but not necessarily a willingness to comply with restrictions once implemented.…”

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“…Madagascar is a poor country that relies heavily on its coastal resources for consumption, trade, and tourism (Gabrié et al 2000, Cooke 2003, Le Manach et al 2012. Although quantitative information on the state of marine resources is sparse (Le Manach et al 2012), many studies identify heavy and uncontrolled use, which is expected to benefit from increased management restrictions (Laroche et al 1997, Nadon et al 2007, Doukakis et al 2008, Harris et al 2010, Bruggemann et al 2012, Le Manach et al 2012).…”

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“…Although quantitative information on the state of marine resources is sparse (Le Manach et al 2012), many studies identify heavy and uncontrolled use, which is expected to benefit from increased management restrictions (Laroche et al 1997, Nadon et al 2007, Doukakis et al 2008, Harris et al 2010, Bruggemann et al 2012, Le Manach et al 2012). Proposals to increase management efforts and plans have been developed, for example, an extensive network of marine protected areas (Allnut et al 2012), but the high costs of management are likely to result in a mix of multiple resource-use restrictions that will rely heavily on a mixture of outside support and legislation and local-level governance and enforcement (Rakotoson andTanner 2006, Cinner et al 2009c).…”

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Perceived Benefits of Fisheries Management Restrictions in Madagascar

McClanahan¹,

Cinner²,

Abunge³

et al. 2014

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ABSTRACT. Perceptions of the benefits of fisheries management restrictions were evaluated in coastal Madagascar to identify restrictions that are likely to be self-and community enforced. The survey focused on 24 Malagasy fishing villages adjacent to coral reefs. Resource users' perceptions of the benefits of restrictions were generally high and widespread, but some less positive perceptions were found in three villages located near marine protected areas. Perceptions of the benefits of gear restrictions had widespread support; closed areas, seasons, and minimum sizes of fish were less common; and restrictions on species were supported infrequently. We therefore advocate a management implementation approach that uses these scales of perceived benefits and prioritizes support for the most widely accepted restrictions most broadly, with the less accepted restrictions matched to specific supportive locations. At the village level, socioeconomic and wealth variables were not clearly associated with perceived benefits, which we suggest results from a stronger influence of village history than socioeconomic conditions. At the individual fisher level, however, there was evidence that experienced people involved in decision-making, having livelihood alternatives, and having permanent housing had more opinions and frequently were more supportive of management restrictions. Incorporating this information into forums and management plans is expected to increase the rate of adoption and compliance with needed fisheries restrictions.

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Perceived Benefits of Fisheries Management Restrictions in Madagascar

McClanahan¹,

Cinner²,

Abunge³

et al. 2014

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“…Indeed statistics for these fisheries, which employ about 100,000 fishers in Madagascar, are scarce (Le Manach et al 2012). Further, these fisheries are often active in remote areas where few research resources are available.…”

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Participatory assessment of the Toliara Bay reef fishery, southwest Madagascar

Brenier¹,

Ferraris²,

Mahafina³

2012

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In order to ensure the sustainable management of reef fisheries, it is necessary to obtain data about the impacts of these fisheries on both fish resources and the ecosystems that sustain them. Ecosystem -based surveys provide such information, but are difficult to implement because of high technical, financial and human resource requirements. In this regard participatory assessment methods have the potential to increase the amount of data collected at low cost, while taking advantage of local traditional ecological knowledge. In order to investigate the reef fishery of Toliara Bay, southwest Madagascar, we used participatory fish survey and interview data collected on site.

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“…and anchovies (Family Engraulidae) closer inshore ( Figure 2C). Manach et al 2011Manach et al , 2012 Madagascar, which has a land area of 587,000 km 2 and an EEZ of 1.2 million km 2 (Figure 1), is one of the world's poorest developing countries, and its people depend heavily on marine resources for their livelihood (Barnes-Mauthe et al 2013). Exports of these resources and foreign fishing access agreements are important economically.…”

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The fisheries in the South-Western Indian Ocean, with emphasis on reconstructed catches

Pauly¹

2015

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Unreported fishing, hungry people and political turmoil: the recipe for a food security crisis in Madagascar?

Cited by 113 publications

References 10 publications

Perceived Benefits of Fisheries Management Restrictions in Madagascar

Perceived Benefits of Fisheries Management Restrictions in Madagascar

Participatory assessment of the Toliara Bay reef fishery, southwest Madagascar

The fisheries in the South-Western Indian Ocean, with emphasis on reconstructed catches

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