OHI+ Tanzania_Technical Report_2018

OHI+ Tanzania Report
Table of Contents
1. Tanzania OHI - Summary for Decision-Makers ...................................................................................... 1
1.1. Why now? ...................................................................................................................................... 1
1.2. Tailoring the OHI to Tanzania's needs and priorities..................................................................... 1
1.3. Key findings .................................................................................................................................... 2
1.4. Recommendations ......................................................................................................................... 4
2. Background ............................................................................................................................................ 5
2.1. What is the Ocean Health Index? .................................................................................................. 5
2.2. Adapting the Index for Tanzania.................................................................................................... 5
2.3. Applications of the framework, process and tool ......................................................................... 6
3. Methodology ......................................................................................................................................... 6
3.1. OHI Framework .............................................................................................................................. 6
3.2. Priority goals .................................................................................................................................. 8
3.3. Spatial scale of assessment............................................................................................................ 9
3.3.1. Recommendations ............................................................................................................... 12
4. Results .............................................................................................................................................. 12
4.1. Food provision: Fisheries ............................................................................................................. 13
4.1.1. Data ...................................................................................................................................... 13
4.1.2. Reference point ................................................................................................................... 14
4.1.3. Pressures and Resilience...................................................................................................... 14
4.1.4. Challenges ............................................................................................................................ 15
4.1.5. Recommendations ............................................................................................................... 16
4.2. Biodiversity goal........................................................................................................................... 18
Biodiversity: Habitat ................................................................................................................................ 18
4.2.1. Results .................................................................................................................................. 19
4.2.2. Challenges ............................................................................................................................ 23
4.2.3. Recommendations ............................................................................................................... 23
5. Conclusions .......................................................................................................................................... 24
5.1. Management and Policy recommendations ............................................................................... 24
5.2. Lessons learnt .............................................................................................................................. 25
5.3. Challenges .................................................................................................................................... 26