Intermediate Result 1 Year 4 Semi-Annual Accomplishments

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2. Year 4 Semi-Annual Accomplishments

See Appendix A for The Results Framework, Indicator Results Tables, Results to Date and Life of Project Targets and Appendix C for Activity Implementation Status.

2.1 Intermediate Result 1

1 Strategies to increase social and economic benefits to artisanal fishing communities, and otherwise create incentives for a sustainable fisheries agenda in the WAMER identified, tested and applied. 1 Most activities described under IR1 also contribute to IRs 2, 3 and 4. Some activities described under IR2 also contribute to IR1. Year 4 Highlights as of Quarter 2 • One year after approval of the Sole Fishery and the Oyster and Cockle Fishery Co-Management Plans, each of the Co-Management Institutions hosted and led the first annual review meeting of their respective plans as scheduled. o NASCOM hosted the sole fishery meeting in Q1 o TRY Association hosted the oyster and cockle fishery review meeting in Q 2. The meetings are a key milestone, institutionalizing the adaptive management process defined in the plans and building confidence among stakeholders that the process will be respected. They have also reinforced the co-management institutions’ capacity as they not the project take the lead in convening stakeholders, analyzing and presenting new information and documenting and acting on recommendations. • NASCOM capacity strengthened o Office established with equipment and furniture purchased under the seed grant. o AdministrativeFinancial Management Training for NASCOM, TRY, TAGFC and TARUD conducted in Q1. Follow-up training conducted in Q2. o German seafood company Kaufland signed an agreement with NASCOM for a donation of 100,000 Euro to support development of a Marine Stewardship Council eco-labeled Sole Fishery in The Gambia. o Spar buoy pilot to mark 1nm seasonal closure begun and on track to be fully deployed by May 1 closure date. • TRY Oyster Women’s Association capacity strengthened. o AdministrativeFinancial Management Training provided in Q1. Follow-up training in Q2. o UNDP funding awarded in Q1 for processing and marketing; industrial vacuum packing machine, freezers, training 300 women in fish hygiene and handling, fuel efficient oyster smoking ovens at each of the 15 TRY community sites based on USAIDBaNafaa funded demonstration model. o Standard Operating Procedures SOP Manual finalized in Q2. o First audit conducted by a local consultant in late February report pending. o Exchange visit to oyster processing facilities in the Fatick Region of Senegal. o Women’s health programs for members and member’s daughters conducted. • Trans-Boundary Oyster and Cockle Co-Management Plan for the Allahein River estuary under development with 9 CasamanceSenegal and 3 Gambian communities. 7 Project activities described below have contributed significantly and directly to this IR in Quarter 1. The results of the strategies identified, tested and applied in economic and social terms and the degree to which they are influencing a broader sustainable fisheries agenda in the WAMER are positive but still preliminary. The quantification of number of businesses and persons benefitting economically, as reported in indicators for this IR, are exceeding targets specified in the Project Design. However, these numbers do not reveal the underlying complexity of the benefits and the degree to which they are sustainable. USAIDBaNafaa project activities have, to date, focused on creating the enabling conditions for longer term sustained benefits to artisanal fishing communities. Integration of WASH activities at fishery and shellfish landing sites into the project is also aimed at ensuring that health and economic benefits are realized at the community level. The achievements under this IR also contribute to increasing recognition in the region and beyond of Gambian artisanal sole and oyster fisheries as a model for best management practices. MSC engagement and Kaufland support for the development of a sustainable sole fishery, and award of the Equator Prize to TRY are just two examples.

a. Effective SoleMultispecies Demersal Fishery Co-Management Plan