In order to enhance the participatory surveillance system, but also to preserve ancestral local know-how and the maritime heritage, the PNBA has set up a community shipyard of R'Gueiba. This shipyard is devoted to the renovation and construction of Imraguen boats. It is managed by the local carpenters' cooperative “El Ittihad”, which brings together 8 Imraguen trained by the PNBA with the help of Breton French naval carpenters. Women are in charge of the pruning and maintenance of the sails. In addition, ecotourism activities are carried out – mainly by women – with the aim of offering alternative income-generating activities, and hence reduce anthropic pressures on the fishing resources.
The ongoing alternative income generating activities is facilitated by the shared governance system established within the PNBA, which has laid the foundations for regular meetings between the park managers and the population. During these meetings, the resources and needs of the Imraguen can be mapped.
While the development of ecotourism has the potential to promote employment and generate alternative income sources within the Imraguen community, and hence help reduce the pressure on fishing resources, more research is necessary to assess the current impacts of the activity.