Restrictions on Local Fishers in Tanga Due to Marine Reserve

TLDR

• The Legal Gap Despite Tanzania’s progressive Fisheries Act of 2003 and the Marine Parks and Reserves Act of 1994, the report identifies a critical legal gap.
• Mafia Island In one striking example, small-scale fishers in Mafia reported losing more than 60% of their traditional fishing grounds following the establishment of the Mafia Island Marine Park (MIMP).
• Tanga (Moa Ward) In Moa Ward, Tanga, the establishment of the Kirui Island Marine Reserve introduced restrictions that have weakened the connection between local fishers and the traditional fishing grounds on which they.
• The report also documents concerns over the construction of the Thanda Hotel, which has reportedly restricted local fishers’ access to traditional fishing grounds they have used for generations.