The ocean bordering the East coast of Africa is one of the last areas where fishing activities are largely unregulated. Even though Tanzania, like its neighbors to the north and south, have declared a 200 mile Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ: Law of the Sea), it lacks the institutional and financial capability to exercise their jurisdiction. While fish species living in a narrow coastal strip are harvested, the potentially valuable offshore species are left to foreign fishing fleets that rarely, if ever, pay reasonable ”resource rents” for exploitation of the fishery, tend to land fish outside East Africa, and do not assist in management of the resource by sharing data with Tanzanian authorities.
The Project seeks to improve the regulatory and institutional framework for management of marine resources- particularly establishing the links between the marine environment and the fishery resource and what are expected to be conservative estimates of sustainable commercial exploitation of marine fishery resources. It also aims to fill gaps in the data describing the fishery in Tanzanian marine waters and the coastal and offshore environment upon which the fishery depends.
The objective is to enhance the contribution of these resources to economic growth and reduction of poverty, and to develop the scientific understanding of the status of the resources and major threats to them. Core Project activities will be designed to assist the Government in implementation of the national coastal environmental management strategy, the National Fisheries Master Plan, and the Fisheries Act.
Specifically, the project would:
- a) establish and/or strengthen institutions charged with management of marine resources in the near- and off-shore and EEZ, both in Zanzibar and in the mainland, and assure their performance according to designated standards;
- b) support activities appropriately undertaken by the public sector to stimulate increased private investment into marine and coastal areas; and
- c) identify and support scientific and technical research that contributes to improved regulation, management, development, and protection of marine and coastal resources.
The MACEMP will also include data collection (oceanographic and fisheries) that complement other programs operating in the marine environment, particularly those currently funded by the European Union (fisheries), USAID, IUCN and WWF (coastal zone management).
Other (not set)
LME
Budget
63,080,000.00 USD
Total Cost of the project
10,000,000 USD
GEF Allocation to project
Partners
The main focus is on helping the poorest people and the poorest countries, but for all its clients the Bank emphasizes the need for:Investing in people, particularly through basic health and educationFocusing on social development, inclusion, governance, and institution-building as key elements of poverty reduction Strengthening the ability of the governments to deliver quality services, efficiently and transparently Protecting the environment Supporting and encouraging private business developmentPromoting reforms to create a stable macroeconomic environment, conducive to investment and long-term planning.
Mission Statement Set and monitor implementation of policies, strategies and laws for sustainability of energy and mineral resourses to enhance growth and development of the economy. Vision Statement To be an effective institutation, contributing significantly to the acceleration of socio-economic development through sustainable development and utilization of energy and mineral resources in Tanzania by 2025.
Contacts
Senior Environmental Specialist
Development Communication Specialist