Small Scale Mariculture Permitting Procedures

37 PART III 3.0 Mariculture Monitoring And Control In Pangani District

3.1. Small Scale Mariculture Permitting Procedures

The permitting procedure for small-scale mariculture activities shall follow the procedures described below using the forms and instructions provided in the Annexes as indicated. The procedures are based upon those described in the Mariculture Investor’s Guide. However the Pangani procedure shall be simple, easy to use and especially suitable for use at the community level. The District does not take on the responsibility for directly helping individuals or groups acquire sites, initiate or manage mariculture businesses. Important considerations that persons interested in initiating small-scale pond culture should take into account regarding site selection and fish pond operations are listed in Annex 13. A potential mariculture pond in an existing salt works or other pond structure will be provided with the quickest review, and will not be considered as a new operator in terms of the limits on cumulative development of mariculture in the estuary where the farm is located mentioned in Strategy 2c. Therefore, the investor only needs to be registered and be listed in the village mariculture roster. However, the investor should fill in an application standard form provided and follow all necessary steps as shown on Figure 1 under section 3.2. All other applicants are encouraged to consider carefully the size of the operation they ultimately wish to manage. This regulatory procedure is not intended to handle projects that do not conform to the basic requirements of eligibility described in Strategy 2b. Applicants are discouraged from occupying the time of district authorities with requests that patently exceed this threshold. The District will exercise its right to reject such applications outright without detailed technical review or site visit. For sustainable environmental and coastal resources use, establishment of any kind of Mariculture related projects should follow the Environment and Social management Framework ESMF and Resettlement of Policy Framework RPF as well as Environmental Impact Assessment EIA procedures should be followed. Early steps for conducting EIA for any project is SCREENING through PRA which will results into grouping of various project groups A,B,C basing on the type and nature of the project itself. Type A projects are regarded ad large projects which for this case does not fall under these Permit Procedures and are required to undergo EIA procedures by NEMC. Types B and C are moderate and small scale projects which most of cases are implemented by local communities , these may or may not undergo EIA procedure depending on i Type ii size and iii sensitiveness of these specific projects. However, these projects B and C have to be screened Annex 2.

3.2. Application Procedures and District Review