An assessment of local fisheries in Diego-Suarez Bay, Madagascar

Appendices
Sample Questionnaire Fisherman Diego Suarez Bay
Personal details
Name: Occupation:
Age: Education level:
Place of residence: Fishing area:
Married/Single: Years of fishing:
Number of children: Other sources of income:
Bay
1. In what sectors of the bay do you fish?
2. How long have you been fishing in that area?
3. Who else is fishing in that area?
4. Do you fish in any other areas?
5. What is your main interest in the bay?
Fishing as a way of living/Fishing to feed family/Way of transport/Moral obligation/Aesthetic
value/Religious value/Conservation for future use/Gaining money from tourists
Fishing practices
6. What fish species do you target?
Fish:
Sweetlips/Emperors/Groupers/Jacks/Trevallies/Rabbitfish/Goatfish/Parrotfish/Wrasse//Snappers/Fusilier
s/
Surgeonfish/Milkfish/Tuna/Shark/Sardine/other
Other:
Octopus/Sea cucumbers
7. Why do you target these fish? Common specie s/good money/gear/good to eat/other
8. How many days a week do you fish? 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7
9. On what days do you fish? Mon - Tues - Wed – Thurs – Fri – Sat - Sun
10. How many hours do you spend fishing on each day? 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 – 6 - 7 -8
11. In what months do you fish in Diego Bay? Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct -
Nov - Dec
12. What kind of fishing gear do you use? Fishing net - Seine net - Spear - Hook and line - Poison -
Other…
13. Did you change your fishing techniques in the years that you have been fishing? If yes, what
changed?
14. Do you throw fish back in the sea? Yes - too small/not good to eat/not valuable/other - No
15. How many kg of fish do you catch on average per catch? 0-25kg / 25-50kg / 50-75kg /n >75kg
16. How often do you sell your catch? every day/every couple of days/weekly/depends on catch size
17. Where do you sell your fish?
18. Has your catch size decreased - stayed the same - increased?
19. If catch size has changed, why do you think this happened?
20. Has fish abundance decreased - stayed the same - increased?
21. Has average fish size decreased - stayed the same - increased?
22. What would you do to increase your fish catch? And what area would you go to increase your fish
catch?
23. Does fishing have an impact on the environment underwater?
24. Are there any fady’s that apply to fishing?
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