25
CC2 Number of stakeholders using climate information in their decision making as a result of USG
assistance 30
CC3 Number of institutions with improved capacity to address climate change issues as a result of USG
assistance 8
Progress on Activities Contributing to This Intermediate Result:
a. Sole and Oyster Co-Management Plans and Readiness for MSC Certification
As discussed under IR 1 above, the USAIDBaNafaa Project has been engaged in a more than 2 year long process with government agencies and non-governmental stakeholders to develop eco-
system based co-management plans for the artisanal sole fishery and the cockle and oyster fishery in the Tanbi Wetlands National Park. The institutional strengthening of agencies and the
training of personnel accomplished to date and applicable to this IR indicators 4 and 5 are also described under IR 1 above and in the TraiNet Table in Section 3.4 below. Institutions
strengthened with USAIDBaNafaa assistance as of the end of Year 2 FY 11 included
the LACOMS in 7 communities Gunjur, Brufut, Sanyang, Tanji, BatokunkuTujereng, Bakau,
Banjul, NASCOM, GAMFIDA, NAAFO, TRY, and the Department of Fisheries.
Governance Scorecards for both the sole fishery and the oyster and cockle fishery have also been used since the beginning of the project to track progress in key categories as specified in
indicator 6 for IR 2 above. The baseline score recorded in 2009 improved significantly for both fisheries in 2010 evaluated at the end of Year 1 in December 2010.
Accomplishments Year 3 thru March 31, 2012:
The Sole Fishery and Cockle and Oyster Fishery Co-Management Plans were approved and signed on January 17, 2012. FY 12 targets for indicators 7 and 11 under IR 2 have now been
achieved, with 500 TRY members and 310 sole fishermen benefitting. Only the gazetting of the plans for 2 weeks public notice is outstanding. A detailed description of the accomplishment is
provided under IR 1 above. In addition to on-going institutional capacity building support to TRY, DoFish and NASCOM in
Year 3 as described under IR 1 above, strengthening of the The Association of Gambian Fisheries Companies TAGFC was also planned for Year 3. The President of TAGFC has been
participating actively in sole co-management activities and is selected to attend the URI Leadership in Fisheries Management Course in Rhode Island in July 2012.
The Governance Scorecard results for both the sole and the cockle and oyster fisheries continued to improve in 2011 evaluated at the end of Year 2 in January 2012. Both scorecards are
attached in Appendix B and the results are summarized in Table 1 below. It is clear that with the approval of the two co-management plans, First Order Outcomes focusing on commitment and
capacity have shown significant improvement. Second Order Outcomes, focusing on changes in institutional, individual and investment behavior are progressing more gradually after an initial
leap in Year 1.
26 Table 1: Governance Scorecard Results
Sole Cockles and Oysters
2009 2010
2011 2009
2010 2011
First Order Outcomes 14
29 36-37
11 28
33 Second Order Outcomes
14 31
32-37 10-12
27-29 35
An additional perspective on management of the Sole and Oyster fisheries in The Gambia was explored through collaboration with Chris Anderson, a URI Economist recently moved to the
University of Washington who is developing a Fisheries Performance Indicator tool for The World Bank. The World Bank is interested in testing the tool in the context of developing
countries where significant investments in improved fisheries management are being undertaken. USAIDBaNafaa and stakeholders in The Gambia will benefit from the information generated on
the impact of project interventions on Output measuring wealth and Input enabling wealth indicators over time. Because this tool is being applied in more than 25 countries around the
world in various fisheries, The Gambia will also benefit from the perspective provided by comparative trends and analyses across countries. Chris Anderson visited The Gambia in January
2012 and provided a preliminary report summarizing the pre-USAIDBaNafaa status of the two fisheries in the diagrams below. The exercise will be repeated in 2 years.
Figure 9: Baseline retrospective pre-USAIDBaNafaa Fisheries Performance Indicators for The Gambian artisanal sole fishery
27 Figure 10: Baseline retrospective pre-USAIDBaNafaa Fisheries Performance Indicators for
The Gambian oyster fishery.
b. Human Resources TrainingRegional Meetings and Exchange Visits:
