The saltwater people of the artificial islands recognise the importance of marine resources to their livelihoods and for food security and have noticed that over time fish have started to get harder to catch and are getting smaller as the human population increases.
Makwanu communities have just completed the development of formal management plans for their fishing grounds.
These build on traditional management and also include some approaches that deal with modern fishing methods.
Village and marine resource management committees recently worked with the WorldFish Center to organise three concurrent workshops about marine resource management.
Workshops for men, youth and women were held on the artificial islands of Foueda, Niuleni and Funa’afou respectively.
The men’s workshop focused on fish biology, management and monitoring.
The youth workshop focused on marine resource awareness and management and included a look and learn trip to a marine protected area at Tauba.
The women’s workshop focused on training a core group of women in some key concepts about marine resource management.
These women were equipped with the training and resources to be able to pass these messages on to other women in their communities as well as children in the home.
Staff from the WorldFish Center, FSPI and a Malaita Province fisheries Officer led the workshops which were considered a useful learning experience by all.
WorldFish, FSPI and MFMR are funded to carry out these activities by the Australian Center for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR).
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