Establishment of improved harvest practices no-take zones for cockles in Menai

15 Bagamoyo since stocking was not as anticipated, may not reflect optimum production

1.2 Conduct regional and national outreach on milkfish farming Complete draft milkfish guide

integrating results from the pilot fish ponds February 2007 On-going Nearing completion with additional editorial work in December through Requintina TDY; awaiting initial harvest results before completing

1.3 Tilapia farming In Mkuranga:

Conduct meeting to decide marketing strategies November 2006 Completed Successful meeting on tilapia farming; plans made for this year including timeframes for preparing ponds, obtaining fingerlings, stocking, management, harvesting Oversee harvesting and marketing December 2006- January 2007 Terminated Loss of most crop from predation Predation of fish by wildlife a continuing problem; activity terminated

1.4 Seaweed farming In Bagamoyo

Complete comparative economic analysis of floating and off-bottom seaweed farming methods January - February 2007 On target Preliminary analysis promising; once analysis completed, design and implement technology dissemination strategy in collaboration with Department of Fisheries and other coastalmarine projectsdonors and private sector buyersextensionists Produce 10 dema traps each for Pande, Changwahela and Kondo Ongoing On going To date, traps provided only to Pande; traps for Kondo delayed to observe results at Pande; traps for Changwahela cancelled as do not practice floating-line farming method but rather the peg-and-line farming method Assess dema traps to capture fish feeding on the floating-line system and conduct routine monitoring From September 2006 On-going Use of dema traps on fish foraging seaweed farms in Pande successful with average harvest of 40 fish per spring tide period six days of 200 to 16 500 grams size each In Fumba: Expand number of villages involved in bivalve culture in Fumba from one to four September 2006 Completed Three villages currently farming bivalves using floating- lines Conduct extension visits for seaweed and shellfish farming respectively to monitor and provide technical assistance on floating-line system On going Ongoing Seaweed results extremely promising; floating-line method may allow for significant increase in K. alvarezii cultivation over E. spinosum; former has much higher value and better price to farmers

1.5 Shellfish farming Menai Bay Pens

Monitor mortality and growth Nariman, Ngowo, assistant Ongoing Ongoing Mortality rate of seeded bivalves less than 7 of 80 seeded to date Move additional pens to deeper water October 2006 Completed Farmers giving more time to floating-line method than pens method as former viewed as better farming method Pearl, Shellfish, Floating Farms Monitor growth and mortality of edible shellfish and seaweed On-going On-going Monitor nacre production in pearl oysters On-going On-going Seeded oysters showing good growth of nacre with initial harvests projected for March 2007 Conduct additional implants of pearl oysters December 2006 Completed 80 oysters seeded; slightly below target number, but additional seeding to be continued

1.6 Developing capacity for entrepreneurship of women groups

Develop terms of reference for entrepreneurship trainingworkshop Haws October 2006 Completed Trainingworkshop planned for later in the Year 3; several potential groups being evaluated for delivery capability Produce and market shell handicrafts Ongoing On-going Villagers currently accumulating polished shells, organizing groups and opening accounts; sales anticipated to start following completion of entrepreneurship trainingextension technical assistance Conduct extension visits Ongoing On-going