Tanga Fisheries Analysis - IUCN

Figure 28 - Sampled Fishing Activity at Upangu Reef, Mtang'ata CMA
Upangu (Ngalawa/Mishipi)
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
1995 10
1996 01
1996 04
1996 07
1996 10
1997 01
1997 04
1997 07
1997 10
1998 01
1998 04
1998 07
1998 10
1999 01
1999 04
1999 07
1999 10
2000 01
2000 04
2000 07
2000 10
2001 01
2001 04
2001 07
2001 10
No. of Fishing Trips (samples)
Year/Month
Data for the Kipwani Closed Reef, in Mwarongo-Sahare CMA is quite different (see Figure 29).
This closed area was established in 2000 but it is clear from the figure that there has been
substantial encroachment by fishers since the nominal closure. In fact analyses of the CMA reveals
that these data on ‘poaching’ were recorded in Boma-Mahandakini CMA, located on the northern
boundary of the Tanga Region, some distance from Mwarongo-Sahare CMA. It is not possible at
this stage to determine whether this is in fact genuine illegal fishing (by fishers from Boma-
Mahandakini), or whether there is another fishing ground in Boma-Mahandakini CMA that is also
called Kipwani. Note in both examples presented here, the data is only for sampled fishing trips,
and therefore one would expect that the actual total numbers of fishing trips to these two reefs
would be higher.
Figure 29 - Apparent Illegal Fishing Activity at Kipwani Reef, Mwarongo-Sahare CMA
Kipwani (Ngalawa/Mishipi)
No. of Fishing Trips (samples)
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
2002 4
2002 6
2002 8
2002 10
2002 12
2003 2
2003 4
2003 6
2003 8
2003 10
2003 12
2004 2
2004 4
2004 6
Year/Month
42