Promoting Community-based and District-scale Resource Management and Zoning

In Mkuranga Conduct monthly extension visits to two farmers at two pilot farms Continuous Stopped at Mpafu; started at Kisiju Extension in Mpafu for milkfish and in Mfurumwambao for Tilapia was terminated. Extension on- going in two new ponds sites at Kisiju, In Bagamoyo Conduct monthly extension visits to advise, document and assess farming practices. Continuous On going, 1 phase finished; preparing for phase 2. Policy Conduct study on fry and fingerling abundance and seasonality leveraged funds from MASMA June 2007 Ongoing The 1 st progress report produced and submitted to WIOMSA Conduct assessment of fry and fingerling collection methods November – December 2006 Completed Prepare policy brief on milkfish farming November December 2006 On-going; Meeting scheduled for the 3 rd week of April 2007 Policy brief outline prepared for 3 rd quarter meetings Produce milkfish and seaweed economic reports April 2007 On schedule Information from initial trial results already incorporated into reports and final edits after internal review underway Conduct regional and national outreach on milkfish farming Complete milkfish guide integrating results from the pilot fish ponds February, 2007 Delayed New date: May 2007 Delayed due to revisions and new figures being added based on peer review comments and final pilot trial results Tilapia farming Terminated Constant problems of flooding and drying of ponds. Predation by crocodiles, otters and destruction by hippos Seaweed farming In Bagamoyo Complete comparative economic analysis of floating an off-bottom seaweed farming methods January – February 2007 Delay to May 2007 Awaiting comments from SEMMA, adding a section on economic comparisons between Cottonni and spinosum varieties Assess dema traps being used to capture fish feeding on the floating line system conduct monitoring September 2006 Completed Seaweed farmers highly motivated by the additional income from trap fishery. 14 In Menai Bay Conduct extension visits for seaweed farming to monitor and provide assistance on the floating line system On going Seaweed results extremely promising. Predation of the seaweed by herbivorous fish; introducing dema trap fisheries Shellfish farming in Menai Bay Monitor mortality and growth Ongoing Ongoing Mortality rate is low Move additional pens to deeper water October 2006 Completed Pens moved, but farmers now prefer the floating line method which is a better method Pearl shellfish and floating farms On going Ongoing The first harvest for pearls and shellfish expected May 2007 Monitor nacre production in oysters Ongoing Ongoing Seeded oysters show good growth of nacre. Initial harvest schedules for May 2007 Conduct additional implants of pearl oysters Ongoing Stopped at 98 oysters Farmers organizing themselves in groups to start group farms Developing capacity for entrepreneurship of women groups Develop terms of reference for entrepreneurship training workshop October 2006 Completed Trainers identified; training to take place April – June 2007 Produce and market shell handcrafts Ongoing Ongoing Villagers making shell handcrafts; marketing to begin after entrepreneurship training Conduct extension visits ongoing ongoing Promoting community-based and district scale resource management and zoning policies Zoning plans for seaweed farming in Mlingotini Bay Complete existing map with proposed use zones November 2006 Delayed New date April 2007 Base maps completed; the maps discussed with village leaders, fishers and seaweed farmers in each village to establish zones now being integrated in the base map; community consultation process took longer than expected Establishment of improved harvest practices no take zones for cockles in Menai Bay Generate GIS maps with no-take zones plotted October 2006 Completed Draft by laws for three villages November 2006 Completed Submit by-laws and maps to village council for approval December 2006 Completed Final submission and approval in process Development of zoning plan for the mangrove estuary in Mkuranga to plan orderly and environmentally appropriate milkfish farming expansion GIS map created October 2006 Completed 15