Marking a No-take Area in the Community of Navakavu

Marking out Navakavu's tabu
Publié: 16 septembre 2016
Dernière modification: 01 octobre 2020
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Résumé

In March 2016, community members of Navakavu, with the help of the MACBIO team, set out to mark the boundaries of the their Tabu (no-take zone), situated in front of the 4 villages that make up the Yavusa Navakavu. Making use of the available surrounding resources, an appropriate number of mangrove sticks of approximately 2 meters length were used as pegs to mark the site. Using a crowbar, holes were dug into sandy substrates and the collected mangroves sticks were forced into the sand during low tide.

Classifications

Région
Océanie
Ampleur de la mise en œuvre
Intranational
Local
Ecosystème
Mangrove
Écosystèmes marins et côtiers
Thème
Acteurs locaux
Indigènes
Sensibilisation et communications
Services écosystèmiques
Îles
Défis
Récolte non durable, y compris la surpêche
Manque de sensibilisation du public et des décideurs
Mauvaise surveillance et application de la loi
Mauvaise gouvernance et participation

Emplacement

Suva, Central Division, Fiji | Navakavu Blue Hole

Impacts

This measure was taken by the committee for three main reasons. The expected outcomes for this approach to the community is to: i.) provide a clear boundary on where fishermen are not permitted to fish or glean, ii.) easily identify poachers fishing in the Tabu, and iii.) serve as a reminder for the people on the purpose of having a Tabu and why one was established in the first place. To ensure the pegs could be visible from afar, different markers/flags made from washed up debris was attached to the top of the sticks, i.e. plastic containers, flour sacks and reflector vests. These were all material found along the shore near the villages. Alternative markers could also be used in other communities depending on what is deemed suitable and what resources are available. The pegs are still visible 6 month later, will likely be so much longer and are considered by some of the village fish wardens a success in fulfilling its main purposes: Fishermen are better aware of the designated no-take area and poachers can be spotted more easily when fishing in it. The biggest advantage is that this method is easy to set up, easily replicable and very affordable to any village that wishes to mark their Tabu for similar reasons.

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