Geographical areas of concern

3.5 IN FORMAT ION AVAILABILIT Y FOR DECISION - MAKIN G

Inadequacy of data on coastal and marine resource status, trends and uses inhibits good coastal planning, proper management, and enforcement of rules and regulations. Priority data acquisition needs include trend data on sand mining, dynamite fishing, coral reef condition, mangrove condition and loss, and ambient water quality and effluent discharges. Currently, Tanzania’s research institutions have low capacity to address these critical and practical data gaps. Research concerned with the protection of the coastal and marine environment is carried out in isolation with little exchange between research institutions. Research institutions include the Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology, the Tanzania Fisheries Research Institute, the University of D ar es Salaam-Institute of Marine Sciences, the Kunduchi Fisheries and Training Institute, and the Mbegani Fisheries D evelopment Center.These institutions are interested in conducting research on what sort of management issues facing the nation, but there are inadequate coordination mechanisms to bring managers and scientists together to establish priorities or exchange findings.

3.6 IN ADEQUAT E H U MAN AN D IN ST IT U T ION AL

CAPACIT Y AN D AW AREN ESS O ne of the major constraints for successfully advancing effective ICM is inadequacy of human and institutional capacity at all levels. Present and future generations living within and outside coastal districts must be made aware of the importance of coastal resources to their well being and the importance of their wise use. H owever, there is limited individual and institutional capacity to manage the diverse environmental resources within the coastal area. Training and education in the country is delivered in a sectoral manner ; hence, what capacity exists tends to be narrowly focused and highly specialized. In recent years, it has become clear that sectoral specialists alone cannot meet the challenges of managing the coastal area.

3.0 IN TEGRATED CO ASTAL MAN AGEMEN T ISSUES