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No Indicator FY12 Target Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FY12 to date 12 Hectares in areas of biological significance 5 under improved management: • Hectares covered by fisheries management plans • Oyster fishery areas designated and allocated as community managed and no-take areas 158,332 6000 121,245 6304 121,245 6304 16 Number of vessels registeredlicensed 17 No. of HA in areas of biological significance showing improved biophysical conditions as a result of USG assistance. ROECCR AO1 – Goal level indicator progress towards BRPs tracked The FY2012 target for Indicator 12 has been achieved with the approval of the two co- management plans in January 2012. Hectares are documented in the maps provided in the previous section. The total hectares for the sole fishery are 121,245, less than the estimated total of 158,332, as the project had originally estimated that the managed zone might extend to 12 nautical miles seaward. In the final co-management plan, it is 9 nm. Note that the original total target hectares for sole was revised upwards from 20,000ha at the end of Year 2, when it was evident that the management plan would include a seasonal closure along the entire coast of the Gambia. For the Oyster fishery, the entire area of the Tanbi Wetlands National Park is covered by the Co-Management Plan. This area has been determined to be slightly larger than the originally estimated 6000 ha at 6,304ha. Vessels were licensed in Year 2 and no additional licensing was conducted this year. However, the previously reported 1000 vessels may be an overestimation based on the data that the project has tried to collect in the absence of the official DoFish report. The number may be closer to 700. For indicator 17, the sole stock assessments serve as the best available data for tracking Biological Reference Points for this indicator. The MSC pre-assessment conducted in 2008 and the USAIDBaNafaa supported stock assessment for 2011, conducted this year. For oysters, the biological sampling that TRY is beginning to collect at selected sales points during the open season is the best available data for the oyster fishery at this time. 5 The entire area from the Saloum Delta in Senegal, The Gambia and Casamase rivers, and adjacent marine coastline has been identified as an area of regional bio-diversity significance in the West Africa Marine EcoRegion WAMER 48

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