Conservation International Foundation

Build local capacity for community reef fisheries monitoring in Indonesia

2014

Arlington, VA

Conservation International

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Final Programmatic Report, 7/1/2012 - 2/28/2014

"Enable community fishers to implement lessons learned from previous training on community monitoring programs in the Birds Head Seascape. Project will deliver the tools and capacity to protect and sustainably manage their marine resources. Conservation International (CI), in partnership with The Nature Conservancy (TNC), successfully implemented a pilot community fisheries monitoring program in three MPAs in Raja Ampat Regency within the Birds Head Seascape-Teluk Mayalibit MPA , Kofiau MPA, and Ayau MPA. This pilot project was motivated by a 'Sustainable Fisheries Management' training delivered by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Targeted trainings on sustainable fisheries and fisheries monitoring increased government and community understanding of sustainable fisheries management and the importance of recording fisheries data to support adaptive management. Fisheries monitoring teams were formed with MPA Monitoring Officers, Community Monitoring Assistants, and community fishers from each of the three MPAs and regular data collection commenced. The project was integrated with the other programs from the government (MPA Enforcement, and fisheries regulation establishment) and other NGOs (Pride campaign for sustainable fisheries) in order to strengthen MPA management overall. At the of the pilot, community fishers presented the results and recommendations from the monitoring to the government of Raja Ampat, which agreed to adopt the program and work with community fishers to regularly monitor and co-manage local fisheries."

Funded by NOAA CRCP grant NA10NOS4630103 and NFWF/Legacy Grant Project ID: 0302.12.030786

NA10NOS4630103

NFWF 0302.12.030786