{"id":24212,"date":"2021-03-18T11:46:23","date_gmt":"2021-03-18T11:46:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/?p=24212"},"modified":"2021-03-29T09:45:39","modified_gmt":"2021-03-29T08:45:39","slug":"harmonising-community-led-fisheries-management-within-uwedikans-marine-protected-area","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/harmonising-community-led-fisheries-management-within-uwedikans-marine-protected-area\/","title":{"rendered":"Harmonising community-led fisheries management within Uwedikan\u2019s marine protected area"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was seven o\u2019clock in the morning. Pak Basir\u2019s fishing boat was set to go, his fishing gear laid out on the deck. The sky looked clear with a few light clouds breaking through the blue \u2013 ideal for fishing. Pak Basir, a <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bajo<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> fisher from Uwedikan Village, was going to try his luck to catch some octopus today.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He steered his boat towards Balean, the best octopus fishing spot in Uwedikan Village. Pak Basir stopped his boat and cleared his SCUBA mask with a mangrove stick, \u201cIt can prevent fogging in your mask,\u201d he told me. He put the mask on and leaned over the edge of his boat, immersing his face in the water.<\/span><\/p>\n<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":1,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blog.blueventures.org\\\/en\\\/harmonising-community-led-fisheries-management-within-uwedikans-marine-protected-area\\\/\"}' class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular\" data-original-width=\"900\"><div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 895px; height: 296px;\"><div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 448px; height: 300px;\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/harmonising-community-led-fisheries-management-within-uwedikans-marine-protected-area\/photo-pak-basir-clearing-his-mask-before-fishing-octopus-photo-rayhan-dudayev\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"24218\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2021\/03\/Photo-Pak-Basir-Clearing-His-Mask-before-Fishing-Octopus.-Photo-Rayhan-Dudayev.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1600,1067\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1615992005&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2021\/03\/Photo-Pak-Basir-Clearing-His-Mask-before-Fishing-Octopus.-Photo-Rayhan-Dudayev-535x357.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2021\/03\/Photo-Pak-Basir-Clearing-His-Mask-before-Fishing-Octopus.-Photo-Rayhan-Dudayev-724x483.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2021\/03\/Photo-Pak-Basir-Clearing-His-Mask-before-Fishing-Octopus.-Photo-Rayhan-Dudayev-444x296.jpg\" width=\"444\" height=\"296\" align=\"left\" title=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 444px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 444\/296;\" \/><\/a><div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\">Pak Basir clearing his mask | Photo: Rayhan Dudayev<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 447px; height: 300px;\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/harmonising-community-led-fisheries-management-within-uwedikans-marine-protected-area\/dsc08833\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"24274\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2021\/03\/DSC08833-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1600,1067\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-6000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1613028206&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;16&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2021\/03\/DSC08833-536x357.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2021\/03\/DSC08833-725x483.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2021\/03\/DSC08833-scaled-443x296.jpg\" width=\"443\" height=\"296\" align=\"left\" title=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 443px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 443\/296;\" \/><\/a><div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\">He immersed his face in the water to survey what was beneath the surface | Photo: Rayhan Dudayev<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In his left hand, he held a <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">manis-manis <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(an octopus-shaped bait) and in his right, he used the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">dayung <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(ore) to control the movement of the boat. An octopus started to swim toward the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">manis-manis<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, revealing its hiding place in the reef. When the octopus began to tire, Pak Basir took a big breath before diving to catch it with his bare hands.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But Pak Basir quickly realised the octopus was too small, so he released it back into the ocean.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_24213\" style=\"width: 1610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24213\" class=\"size-full wp-image-24213 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2021\/03\/Manis-Manis-Fishing-Gear-Looked-Like-Octopus.-Photo-Rayhan-Dudayev-.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2021\/03\/Manis-Manis-Fishing-Gear-Looked-Like-Octopus.-Photo-Rayhan-Dudayev-.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2021\/03\/Manis-Manis-Fishing-Gear-Looked-Like-Octopus.-Photo-Rayhan-Dudayev--535x357.jpg 535w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2021\/03\/Manis-Manis-Fishing-Gear-Looked-Like-Octopus.-Photo-Rayhan-Dudayev--724x483.jpg 724w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2021\/03\/Manis-Manis-Fishing-Gear-Looked-Like-Octopus.-Photo-Rayhan-Dudayev--97x65.jpg 97w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2021\/03\/Manis-Manis-Fishing-Gear-Looked-Like-Octopus.-Photo-Rayhan-Dudayev--1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2021\/03\/Manis-Manis-Fishing-Gear-Looked-Like-Octopus.-Photo-Rayhan-Dudayev--450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2021\/03\/Manis-Manis-Fishing-Gear-Looked-Like-Octopus.-Photo-Rayhan-Dudayev--1300x867.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2021\/03\/Manis-Manis-Fishing-Gear-Looked-Like-Octopus.-Photo-Rayhan-Dudayev--300x200.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1600\/1067;\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-24213\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A manis-manis is an octopus-shaped bait that fishers use to entice octopus out of the reef | Photo: Rayhan Dudayev<\/p><\/div>\n<h4>Protecting Uwedikan\u2019s fisheries<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Uwedikan is a beautiful coastal village in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, which attracts local tourists for weekends of camping and snorkeling. Aside from tourism, many of the village\u2019s residents rely on octopus fishing to earn an income. Back in February 2021, I had joined Pak Basir on an early morning fishing trip while visiting the village to support <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/japesda.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Japesda<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, one of Blue Ventures\u2019 partner organisations in Indonesia. Japesda are working with the community in Uwedikan, enabling them to lead marine conservation efforts to manage and protect their octopus fishery.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Saluan<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (a local language), Uwedikan refers to <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">water<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">fish<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">uwe <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">meaning water and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">dikan<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> meaning fish); fishing is not only the primary source of income for people in Uwedikan, it defines their entire identity as a community,\u201d Marwan, a community member from Uwedikan said to me.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"pull-right\">The journey of achieving MPA status began in 2008, as destructive fishing activities, including the use of poison and bombs, were destroying the nearby coral reef ecosystem.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2019, Uwedikan formally became part of a marine protected area (MPA) legislated through the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (MMAF). The journey of achieving MPA status began in 2008, as destructive fishing activities, including the use of poison and bombs, were destroying the nearby coral reef ecosystem.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2017, the community in Uwedikan Village, started to lead their own fisheries management efforts by establishing a community-based MPA group, supported by Japesda. The aim of the group is to protect Uwedikan\u2019s coastal resources by monitoring the area to keep it safe from destructive fishing, and to lead other conservation initiatives, such as participatory octopus fishery monitoring.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4>Collecting octopus data<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since March 2020, the fishers of Uwedikan Village have been monitoring their octopus catch through participatory data collection. This, combined with their existing traditional knowledge of the fishery, helps them to understand its potential and decide how to manage it sustainably.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With terrestrial resources, trees can easily be counted one by one, but marine resources are more difficult to count. For example, the method of octopus fisheries monitoring involves things like recording octopus size and sex,\u201d said Jali, a community organiser from Japesda.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIn the beginning, establishing participatory monitoring in Uwedikan wasn\u2019t smooth sailing, as octopus buyers were concerned that data collection would reduce the quality of the catch,\u201d Indira Moha told me, an octopus data collector from Japesda.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cBut, through clear communication and ensuring strict hygiene measures while monitoring the octopus, the buyers allowed the data collectors to monitor the octopus,\u201d she added.<\/span><\/p>\n<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":1,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blog.blueventures.org\\\/en\\\/harmonising-community-led-fisheries-management-within-uwedikans-marine-protected-area\\\/\"}' class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular\" data-original-width=\"900\"><div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 895px; height: 443px;\"><div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 300px; height: 447px;\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/harmonising-community-led-fisheries-management-within-uwedikans-marine-protected-area\/fishers-catch-in-uwedikan-village-credit-japesda_maxwidth_1920_maxheight_1080_ppi_72_quality_60\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"24224\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2021\/03\/Fishers-catch-in-Uwedikan-village-credit-Japesda_maxWidth_1920_maxHeight_1080_ppi_72_quality_60.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"699,1048\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2021\/03\/Fishers-catch-in-Uwedikan-village-credit-Japesda_maxWidth_1920_maxHeight_1080_ppi_72_quality_60-238x357.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2021\/03\/Fishers-catch-in-Uwedikan-village-credit-Japesda_maxWidth_1920_maxHeight_1080_ppi_72_quality_60-322x483.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2021\/03\/Fishers-catch-in-Uwedikan-village-credit-Japesda_maxWidth_1920_maxHeight_1080_ppi_72_quality_60-296x443.jpg\" width=\"296\" height=\"443\" align=\"left\" title=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 296px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 296\/443;\" \/><\/a><div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\">Data collectors carefully handle the catch so as not to damage it | Photo: Christopel Paino | Japesda<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 595px; height: 447px;\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/harmonising-community-led-fisheries-management-within-uwedikans-marine-protected-area\/collecting-data-of-octopus-fishers-catch-in-uwedikan-village-credit-japesda_maxwidth_1920_maxheight_1080_ppi_72_quality_60\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"24229\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2021\/03\/Collecting-data-of-octopus-fishers-catch-in-Uwedikan-village-credit-Japesda_maxWidth_1920_maxHeight_1080_ppi_72_quality_60.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1239,929\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2021\/03\/Collecting-data-of-octopus-fishers-catch-in-Uwedikan-village-credit-Japesda_maxWidth_1920_maxHeight_1080_ppi_72_quality_60-476x357.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2021\/03\/Collecting-data-of-octopus-fishers-catch-in-Uwedikan-village-credit-Japesda_maxWidth_1920_maxHeight_1080_ppi_72_quality_60-644x483.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2021\/03\/Collecting-data-of-octopus-fishers-catch-in-Uwedikan-village-credit-Japesda_maxWidth_1920_maxHeight_1080_ppi_72_quality_60-591x443.jpg\" width=\"591\" height=\"443\" align=\"left\" title=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 591px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 591\/443;\" \/><\/a><div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\">To determine the sex of an octopus, data collectors inspect the tentacles | Photo: Christopel Paino | Japesda<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By working closely with the community, Japesda has been able to communicate the benefits of participatory monitoring and now, in Uwedikan Village, octopus fisheries data belongs entirely to the community.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Japesda and the community data collectors have since gained support from the private sector, after presenting the community-led monitoring initiative to one of the biggest fish buyers that trades with Uwedikan village.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4>Learning through data feedback sessions<\/h4>\n<p><span class=\"pull-right\">After three months of collecting data, fishers in Uwedikan Village take time to analyse the data to gain a deeper understanding of the state of their fishery.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After three months of collecting data, fishers in Uwedikan Village take time to analyse the data to gain a deeper understanding of the state of their fishery. This is done through data feedback sessions facilitated by Japesda, which communicate the data in an accessible and culturally relevant way.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In these sessions, the community has the opportunity to see how much they\u2019ve earned from octopus every month, how many kilograms of octopus were caught, and even see who caught the biggest octopus!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During my visit to Uwedikan in February, I had the chance to participate in a data feedback session and observe the community discussing how best to manage their marine resources.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sparked by Japesda\u2019s colourful data visualisations, the fishers talked about what size octopus they should be catching. They realised that if they catch fewer medium-big sized octopus (&lt;1.5 kilograms) rather than catching lots of small octopus, they can earn more money. They also noted that this is more sustainable too, as it allows smaller octopus to grow and spawn. Now, as Pak Basir demonstrated to me on our early morning fishing trip, fishers in Uwedikan will immediately release an octopus back into the ocean if it\u2019s too small.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMaybe, we could also close some of the area for a while so the octopus have a chance to regenerate,\u201d Pak Arif, a village officer, raised his voice. As part of a learning exchange with the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/the-darawa-community-celebrates-a-fisheries-management-milestone\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Darawa community<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Wakatobi, Southeast Sulawesi, in December 2020, he had witnessed the successes of a community-led temporary octopus fishery closure and wanted to see if it could have similar results in Uwedikan.<\/span><\/p>\n<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":1,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blog.blueventures.org\\\/en\\\/harmonising-community-led-fisheries-management-within-uwedikans-marine-protected-area\\\/\"}' class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular\" data-original-width=\"900\"><div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 895px; height: 396px;\"><div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 597px; height: 400px;\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/harmonising-community-led-fisheries-management-within-uwedikans-marine-protected-area\/photo-franco-dengo-japesda3\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"24244\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2021\/03\/Photo-Franco-Dengo-Japesda3-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1600,1067\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 60D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1612754925&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Photo Franco Dengo Japesda3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2021\/03\/Photo-Franco-Dengo-Japesda3-536x357.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2021\/03\/Photo-Franco-Dengo-Japesda3-725x483.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2021\/03\/Photo-Franco-Dengo-Japesda3-scaled-593x396.jpg\" width=\"593\" height=\"396\" align=\"left\" title=\"Photo Franco Dengo Japesda3\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 593px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 593\/396;\" \/><\/a><div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\">Japesda support the fishers to present their data back to the community | Photo: Franco Dengo | Japesda<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"gallery-group images-2\" style=\"width: 298px; height: 400px;\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/harmonising-community-led-fisheries-management-within-uwedikans-marine-protected-area\/photo-franco-dengo-japesda4\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"24249\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2021\/03\/Photo-Franco-Dengo-Japesda4.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1080,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1616060573&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Photo Franco Dengo Japesda4\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2021\/03\/Photo-Franco-Dengo-Japesda4-536x357.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2021\/03\/Photo-Franco-Dengo-Japesda4-725x483.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2021\/03\/Photo-Franco-Dengo-Japesda4-294x196.jpg\" width=\"294\" height=\"196\" align=\"left\" title=\"Photo Franco Dengo Japesda4\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 294px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 294\/196;\" \/><\/a><div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\">Many people from the village attened, including women and representatives of village government | Photo: Franco Dengo | Japesda<\/div><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/harmonising-community-led-fisheries-management-within-uwedikans-marine-protected-area\/photo-franco-dengo-japesda7\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"24264\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2021\/03\/Photo-Franco-Dengo-Japesda7.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1080,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1616060571&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Photo Franco Dengo Japesda7\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2021\/03\/Photo-Franco-Dengo-Japesda7-536x357.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2021\/03\/Photo-Franco-Dengo-Japesda7-725x483.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2021\/03\/Photo-Franco-Dengo-Japesda7-294x196.jpg\" width=\"294\" height=\"196\" align=\"left\" title=\"Photo Franco Dengo Japesda7\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 294px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 294\/196;\" \/><\/a><div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\">We gathered in the shade to discuss fisheries management in Uwedikan | Photo: Franco Dengo | Japesda<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 895px; height: 594px;\"><div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 895px; height: 598px;\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/harmonising-community-led-fisheries-management-within-uwedikans-marine-protected-area\/photo-franco-dengo-japesda5\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"24254\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2021\/03\/Photo-Franco-Dengo-Japesda5.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1056,704\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1616060572&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Photo Franco Dengo Japesda5\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2021\/03\/Photo-Franco-Dengo-Japesda5-536x357.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2021\/03\/Photo-Franco-Dengo-Japesda5-725x483.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2021\/03\/Photo-Franco-Dengo-Japesda5-891x594.jpg\" width=\"891\" height=\"594\" align=\"left\" title=\"Photo Franco Dengo Japesda5\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 891px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 891\/594;\" \/><\/a><div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\">Colourful data visualisations help Japesda and the fishers communicate their data | Photo: Franco Dengo | Japesda<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After the session, the community agreed that for now, they will simply continue with participatory monitoring for at least six months. That way, they\u2019ll have a clear trend of data to base future decisions on. In another three months, they will hold another data feedback session, building a bank of knowledge about their marine environment.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4>Co-management within the MPA<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Participatory octopus fishery monitoring is just one example of how this community is getting involved in marine conservation and working in harmony with the MPA. Whilst the MPA is managed by the provincial government, the communities are increasingly involved through co-management and collaboration.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"pull-right\">Through these efforts, the community is hopeful that in the near future they will be able to be a key stakeholder in the management of the MPA.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In Uwedikan, the community-based MPA group is collaborating with MPA managers by taking on some of their surveillance responsibilities and applying the knowledge they are learning from participatory octopus fisheries monitoring. Through these efforts, the community is hopeful that in the near future they will be able to be a key stakeholder in the management of the MPA.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When MPA managers engage local fishers through co-management, they can not only draw on the knowledge of traditional fishers, but they can also empower coastal communities to grow their profile as fisheries decision makers in their local context. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In Uwedikan, that means protecting their local coral reef, which not only entices tourists to the village, but is also home to the rich marine biodiversity that sustains this community and generations to come.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>We would be devastated if our house was destroyed. This also applies to coral reefs. We pay for our children to go to school using the fish we catch, so we need to protect their house, the coral reef,\u201d Pak Basir said to me on our last fishing trip together.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div id=\"attachment_24279\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24279\" class=\"wp-image-24279 size-full lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2021\/03\/Christopel-Paino-Japesda_1-in-Uwedikan-Village_maxWidth_1920_maxHeight_1080_ppi_72_quality_60.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2021\/03\/Christopel-Paino-Japesda_1-in-Uwedikan-Village_maxWidth_1920_maxHeight_1080_ppi_72_quality_60.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2021\/03\/Christopel-Paino-Japesda_1-in-Uwedikan-Village_maxWidth_1920_maxHeight_1080_ppi_72_quality_60-536x357.jpg 536w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2021\/03\/Christopel-Paino-Japesda_1-in-Uwedikan-Village_maxWidth_1920_maxHeight_1080_ppi_72_quality_60-725x483.jpg 725w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2021\/03\/Christopel-Paino-Japesda_1-in-Uwedikan-Village_maxWidth_1920_maxHeight_1080_ppi_72_quality_60-98x65.jpg 98w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2021\/03\/Christopel-Paino-Japesda_1-in-Uwedikan-Village_maxWidth_1920_maxHeight_1080_ppi_72_quality_60-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2021\/03\/Christopel-Paino-Japesda_1-in-Uwedikan-Village_maxWidth_1920_maxHeight_1080_ppi_72_quality_60-300x200.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1280px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1280\/853;\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-24279\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">By engaging in community conservation and MPA management, the community in Uwedikan can protect their precious coral reef | Photo: Christopel Paino | Japesda<\/p><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Learn how Japesda are\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/sharing-octopus-knowledge-its-fun-and-its-virtual\/\">sharing octopus knowledge<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 virtually!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;We would be devastated if our house was destroyed. This also applies to coral reefs. We pay for our children to go to school using the fish we catch, so we need to protect their house, the coral reef.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":208,"featured_media":24213,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[624,468],"tags":[977,631,979,645,682,762,26,767,978,976],"class_list":["post-24212","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-indonesia","category-fisheries","tag-community-based-fisheries-management","tag-data-collection","tag-data-feedback-sessions","tag-fisheries-management","tag-indonesia","tag-mpa","tag-octopus","tag-octopus-fishery","tag-octopus-fishing","tag-uwedikan-village"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Harmonising community-led fisheries management within Uwedikan\u2019s marine protected area - Blue Ventures - Beyond Conservation blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"&quot;We would be devastated if our house was destroyed. This also applies to coral reefs. We pay for our children to go to school using the fish we catch, so we need to protect their house, the coral reef.&quot;\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/harmonising-community-led-fisheries-management-within-uwedikans-marine-protected-area\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Harmonising community-led fisheries management within Uwedikan\u2019s marine protected area - Blue Ventures - Beyond Conservation blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"&quot;We would be devastated if our house was destroyed. This also applies to coral reefs. We pay for our children to go to school using the fish we catch, so we need to protect their house, the coral reef.&quot;\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/harmonising-community-led-fisheries-management-within-uwedikans-marine-protected-area\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Blue Ventures - Beyond Conservation blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-03-18T11:46:23+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-03-29T08:45:39+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2021\/03\/Manis-Manis-Fishing-Gear-Looked-Like-Octopus.-Photo-Rayhan-Dudayev--724x483.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"724\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"483\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Rayhan Dudayev\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@blueventures\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@blueventures\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Rayhan Dudayev\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"7 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blog.blueventures.org\\\/en\\\/harmonising-community-led-fisheries-management-within-uwedikans-marine-protected-area\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blog.blueventures.org\\\/en\\\/harmonising-community-led-fisheries-management-within-uwedikans-marine-protected-area\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Rayhan Dudayev\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blog.blueventures.org\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/37164324fca081feec772a064da74a81\"},\"headline\":\"Harmonising community-led fisheries management within Uwedikan\u2019s marine protected area\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-03-18T11:46:23+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-03-29T08:45:39+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blog.blueventures.org\\\/en\\\/harmonising-community-led-fisheries-management-within-uwedikans-marine-protected-area\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":1384,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blog.blueventures.org\\\/en\\\/harmonising-community-led-fisheries-management-within-uwedikans-marine-protected-area\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blog.blueventures.org\\\/media\\\/2021\\\/03\\\/Manis-Manis-Fishing-Gear-Looked-Like-Octopus.-Photo-Rayhan-Dudayev-.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"community-based fisheries management\",\"data collection\",\"data feedback sessions\",\"fisheries management\",\"Indonesia\",\"mpa\",\"octopus\",\"octopus fishery\",\"octopus fishing\",\"uwedikan village\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Indonesia\",\"Rebuilding Fisheries\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/blog.blueventures.org\\\/en\\\/harmonising-community-led-fisheries-management-within-uwedikans-marine-protected-area\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blog.blueventures.org\\\/en\\\/harmonising-community-led-fisheries-management-within-uwedikans-marine-protected-area\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blog.blueventures.org\\\/en\\\/harmonising-community-led-fisheries-management-within-uwedikans-marine-protected-area\\\/\",\"name\":\"Harmonising community-led fisheries management within Uwedikan\u2019s marine protected area - Blue Ventures - Beyond Conservation blog\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blog.blueventures.org\\\/en\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blog.blueventures.org\\\/en\\\/harmonising-community-led-fisheries-management-within-uwedikans-marine-protected-area\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blog.blueventures.org\\\/en\\\/harmonising-community-led-fisheries-management-within-uwedikans-marine-protected-area\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blog.blueventures.org\\\/media\\\/2021\\\/03\\\/Manis-Manis-Fishing-Gear-Looked-Like-Octopus.-Photo-Rayhan-Dudayev-.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-03-18T11:46:23+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-03-29T08:45:39+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blog.blueventures.org\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/37164324fca081feec772a064da74a81\"},\"description\":\"\\\"We would be devastated if our house was destroyed. This also applies to coral reefs. We pay for our children to go to school using the fish we catch, so we need to protect their house, the coral reef.\\\"\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blog.blueventures.org\\\/en\\\/harmonising-community-led-fisheries-management-within-uwedikans-marine-protected-area\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/blog.blueventures.org\\\/en\\\/harmonising-community-led-fisheries-management-within-uwedikans-marine-protected-area\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blog.blueventures.org\\\/en\\\/harmonising-community-led-fisheries-management-within-uwedikans-marine-protected-area\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blog.blueventures.org\\\/media\\\/2021\\\/03\\\/Manis-Manis-Fishing-Gear-Looked-Like-Octopus.-Photo-Rayhan-Dudayev-.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blog.blueventures.org\\\/media\\\/2021\\\/03\\\/Manis-Manis-Fishing-Gear-Looked-Like-Octopus.-Photo-Rayhan-Dudayev-.jpg\",\"width\":1600,\"height\":1067,\"caption\":\"A manis-manis is an octopus-shaped bait that fishers use to entice octopus out of the reef | Photo: Rayhan Dudayev\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blog.blueventures.org\\\/en\\\/harmonising-community-led-fisheries-management-within-uwedikans-marine-protected-area\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blog.blueventures.org\\\/en\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Harmonising community-led fisheries management within Uwedikan\u2019s marine protected area\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blog.blueventures.org\\\/en\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blog.blueventures.org\\\/en\\\/\",\"name\":\"Blue Ventures - Beyond Conservation blog\",\"description\":\"Voices from the front line of marine conversation\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blog.blueventures.org\\\/en\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blog.blueventures.org\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/37164324fca081feec772a064da74a81\",\"name\":\"Rayhan Dudayev\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/727e6199d418220958de5b93c8b8308a75a28bc5b75c06a690a9663ca0a823d7?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/727e6199d418220958de5b93c8b8308a75a28bc5b75c06a690a9663ca0a823d7?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/727e6199d418220958de5b93c8b8308a75a28bc5b75c06a690a9663ca0a823d7?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Rayhan Dudayev\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blog.blueventures.org\\\/en\\\/author\\\/rayhan-dudayev\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Harmonising community-led fisheries management within Uwedikan\u2019s marine protected area - Blue Ventures - Beyond Conservation blog","description":"\"We would be devastated if our house was destroyed. This also applies to coral reefs. We pay for our children to go to school using the fish we catch, so we need to protect their house, the coral reef.\"","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/harmonising-community-led-fisheries-management-within-uwedikans-marine-protected-area\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Harmonising community-led fisheries management within Uwedikan\u2019s marine protected area - Blue Ventures - Beyond Conservation blog","og_description":"\"We would be devastated if our house was destroyed. This also applies to coral reefs. We pay for our children to go to school using the fish we catch, so we need to protect their house, the coral reef.\"","og_url":"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/harmonising-community-led-fisheries-management-within-uwedikans-marine-protected-area\/","og_site_name":"Blue Ventures - Beyond Conservation blog","article_published_time":"2021-03-18T11:46:23+00:00","article_modified_time":"2021-03-29T08:45:39+00:00","og_image":[{"width":724,"height":483,"url":"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2021\/03\/Manis-Manis-Fishing-Gear-Looked-Like-Octopus.-Photo-Rayhan-Dudayev--724x483.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Rayhan Dudayev","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@blueventures","twitter_site":"@blueventures","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Rayhan Dudayev","Est. reading time":"7 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/harmonising-community-led-fisheries-management-within-uwedikans-marine-protected-area\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/harmonising-community-led-fisheries-management-within-uwedikans-marine-protected-area\/"},"author":{"name":"Rayhan Dudayev","@id":"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/37164324fca081feec772a064da74a81"},"headline":"Harmonising community-led fisheries management within Uwedikan\u2019s marine protected area","datePublished":"2021-03-18T11:46:23+00:00","dateModified":"2021-03-29T08:45:39+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/harmonising-community-led-fisheries-management-within-uwedikans-marine-protected-area\/"},"wordCount":1384,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/harmonising-community-led-fisheries-management-within-uwedikans-marine-protected-area\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2021\/03\/Manis-Manis-Fishing-Gear-Looked-Like-Octopus.-Photo-Rayhan-Dudayev-.jpg","keywords":["community-based fisheries management","data collection","data feedback sessions","fisheries management","Indonesia","mpa","octopus","octopus fishery","octopus fishing","uwedikan village"],"articleSection":["Indonesia","Rebuilding Fisheries"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/harmonising-community-led-fisheries-management-within-uwedikans-marine-protected-area\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/harmonising-community-led-fisheries-management-within-uwedikans-marine-protected-area\/","url":"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/harmonising-community-led-fisheries-management-within-uwedikans-marine-protected-area\/","name":"Harmonising community-led fisheries management within Uwedikan\u2019s marine protected area - Blue Ventures - Beyond Conservation blog","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/harmonising-community-led-fisheries-management-within-uwedikans-marine-protected-area\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/harmonising-community-led-fisheries-management-within-uwedikans-marine-protected-area\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2021\/03\/Manis-Manis-Fishing-Gear-Looked-Like-Octopus.-Photo-Rayhan-Dudayev-.jpg","datePublished":"2021-03-18T11:46:23+00:00","dateModified":"2021-03-29T08:45:39+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/37164324fca081feec772a064da74a81"},"description":"\"We would be devastated if our house was destroyed. This also applies to coral reefs. We pay for our children to go to school using the fish we catch, so we need to protect their house, the coral reef.\"","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/harmonising-community-led-fisheries-management-within-uwedikans-marine-protected-area\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/harmonising-community-led-fisheries-management-within-uwedikans-marine-protected-area\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/harmonising-community-led-fisheries-management-within-uwedikans-marine-protected-area\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2021\/03\/Manis-Manis-Fishing-Gear-Looked-Like-Octopus.-Photo-Rayhan-Dudayev-.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2021\/03\/Manis-Manis-Fishing-Gear-Looked-Like-Octopus.-Photo-Rayhan-Dudayev-.jpg","width":1600,"height":1067,"caption":"A manis-manis is an octopus-shaped bait that fishers use to entice octopus out of the reef | Photo: Rayhan Dudayev"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/harmonising-community-led-fisheries-management-within-uwedikans-marine-protected-area\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Harmonising community-led fisheries management within Uwedikan\u2019s marine protected area"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/","name":"Blue Ventures - Beyond Conservation blog","description":"Voices from the front line of marine conversation","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/37164324fca081feec772a064da74a81","name":"Rayhan Dudayev","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/727e6199d418220958de5b93c8b8308a75a28bc5b75c06a690a9663ca0a823d7?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/727e6199d418220958de5b93c8b8308a75a28bc5b75c06a690a9663ca0a823d7?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/727e6199d418220958de5b93c8b8308a75a28bc5b75c06a690a9663ca0a823d7?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Rayhan Dudayev"},"url":"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/author\/rayhan-dudayev\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24212","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/208"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24212"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24212\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24213"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24212"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24212"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24212"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}