{"id":3485,"date":"2013-01-03T13:58:56","date_gmt":"2013-01-03T13:58:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bvblog.wpengine.com\/?p=3485"},"modified":"2014-04-25T13:02:18","modified_gmt":"2014-04-25T12:02:18","slug":"sailing-towards-the-barren-isles-locally-managed-marine-area-tackling-the-wind-and-forging-ahead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/sailing-towards-the-barren-isles-locally-managed-marine-area-tackling-the-wind-and-forging-ahead\/","title":{"rendered":"Sailing towards the Barren Isles locally managed marine protected area: tackling the wind and forging ahead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>by Olivier Raynaud,\u00a0Maintirano &amp; Barren Isles Project Coordinator, Madagascar<\/p>\n<p>In our quest for a durable and efficient management configuration, in order to preserve and organise the utilisation of the Barren Isles\u2019 precious ecosystems, Blue Ventures has had to address local overexploitation and unsustainable practices, but also considerable outside threats. \u00a0These threats include the presence of Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing vessels, mining interests targeting the islands for guano extraction, and illegal dive teams using scuba gear to collect sea cucumbers.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3494\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2013\/01\/Nosy-Dondosy.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3494\" class=\"wp-image-3494 lazyload\" alt=\"Nosy Dondosy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2013\/01\/Nosy-Dondosy.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"602\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2013\/01\/Nosy-Dondosy.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2013\/01\/Nosy-Dondosy-100x59.jpg 100w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2013\/01\/Nosy-Dondosy-607x357.jpg 607w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2013\/01\/Nosy-Dondosy-768x452.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2013\/01\/Nosy-Dondosy-745x438.jpg 745w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2013\/01\/Nosy-Dondosy-300x176.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/602;\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3494\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Barren Isles are undoubtedly beautiful but they are under threat<\/p><\/div>\n<p>These external pressures are so conspicuous they are likely to discourage any conservation efforts made by the local fishermen, and in the long term may constitute a threat to community conservation. In order to avoid such a perilous start, and simultaneously take in hand all the issues, the community-based management of the area will need to be based on a primary legal status, an official Marine Protected Area.<\/p>\n<p>In order to design and request a Temporary Protection Status that is relevant and tailored to the needs of the local communities, we embarked on a journey to consult each and every one of the 6 coastal villages and 8 islands connected with the project, all the way down to Soahany, 75 km south of Maintirano.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3492\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2013\/01\/mangrove-channel.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3492\" class=\"wp-image-3492 lazyload\" alt=\"O\" data-src=\"http:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2013\/01\/mangrove-channel.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2013\/01\/mangrove-channel.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2013\/01\/mangrove-channel-87x65.jpg 87w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2013\/01\/mangrove-channel-476x357.jpg 476w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2013\/01\/mangrove-channel-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2013\/01\/mangrove-channel-644x483.jpg 644w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2013\/01\/mangrove-channel-300x225.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/768;\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3492\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The new boat makes a trip into the mangroves<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This was our brand new motorised pirogue\u2019s first trip, and it consisted of a busy and demanding two weeks, which introduced the boat to the great variety of waterways in the area; unpredictable open sea swells, coastal breaking waves, meandering mangrove channels, and idyllic lagoons.<\/p>\n<p>As the public meetings were held in the first weeks of November &#8211; before migrant communities head back south to their home towns for the rainy season \u2013 the great majority of the fishing communities participated in discussions on resource use initiatives in each location. They proposed regulations and drew outlines for a perimeter of the MPA, according to the conservation targets, and with regard to their preferred fishing zones.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3496\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2013\/01\/consultation-Ambalahonko.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3496\" class=\"wp-image-3496 lazyload\" alt=\"consultation Ambalahonko\" data-src=\"http:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2013\/01\/consultation-Ambalahonko.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2013\/01\/consultation-Ambalahonko.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2013\/01\/consultation-Ambalahonko-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2013\/01\/consultation-Ambalahonko-636x357.jpg 636w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2013\/01\/consultation-Ambalahonko-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2013\/01\/consultation-Ambalahonko-745x418.jpg 745w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2013\/01\/consultation-Ambalahonko-300x168.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/575;\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3496\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A community consultation session in Ambalahonko<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Following this trip, a large meeting was held in Maintirano on December 5th and 6th, co-organised by the Direction Regionale de l\u2019Environnement et des Forets and Blue Ventures. It gathered together representatives from local communities, regional authorities, and other stakeholders for creation of an Atelier Scientifique. This is where the conservation targets are identified, and an Atelier de Concertation is also made &#8211; where the stakeholders\u2019 desire for MPA creation is formalised in an engagement document. The assembly agreed on proposing a perimeter that delimits a huge area; the proposed MPA includes all of the Barren Isles, 100 kilometres of coastline and numerous remote reefs, for a total area of over 5000 square kilometres!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3495\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2013\/01\/Atelier-Scientifique.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3495\" class=\"wp-image-3495 lazyload\" alt=\"Atelier Scientifique\" data-src=\"http:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2013\/01\/Atelier-Scientifique.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"750\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2013\/01\/Atelier-Scientifique.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2013\/01\/Atelier-Scientifique-89x65.jpg 89w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2013\/01\/Atelier-Scientifique-487x357.jpg 487w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2013\/01\/Atelier-Scientifique-768x563.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2013\/01\/Atelier-Scientifique-659x483.jpg 659w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2013\/01\/Atelier-Scientifique-300x220.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/750;\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3495\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Atelier Scientifique<\/p><\/div>\n<p>As the MPA has now been approved by stakeholders on the regional scale,\u00a0the project now needs to be brought to the national level with another Atelier de Concertation to be held in Antananarivo in January &#8211; then\u00a0the Temporary Protection Status can officially be requested to the environmental government entities. In the meantime, the proposed delimitation may be an issue for some national stakeholders, such as shrimp fishery representatives, and hence maybe subject to change. However, what does remain certain is that stakeholder and community participation has driven this project a long ways in the past weeks. This steady wind has propelled all of us at a steady pace through a rather smooth first leg of a very long LMMA trip!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3493\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2013\/01\/Nosy-Andrano-Nosy-Mangily.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3493\" class=\"wp-image-3493 lazyload\" alt=\"Nosy Andrano-Nosy Mangily\" data-src=\"http:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2013\/01\/Nosy-Andrano-Nosy-Mangily.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"485\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2013\/01\/Nosy-Andrano-Nosy-Mangily.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2013\/01\/Nosy-Andrano-Nosy-Mangily-100x47.jpg 100w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2013\/01\/Nosy-Andrano-Nosy-Mangily-700x332.jpg 700w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2013\/01\/Nosy-Andrano-Nosy-Mangily-768x364.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2013\/01\/Nosy-Andrano-Nosy-Mangily-745x353.jpg 745w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2013\/01\/Nosy-Andrano-Nosy-Mangily-300x142.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/485;\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3493\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The first step to protect this wonderful area is now completed<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Olivier Raynaud,\u00a0Maintirano &amp; Barren Isles Project Coordinator, Madagascar In our quest for a durable and efficient management configuration, in order to preserve and organise the utilisation of the Barren Isles\u2019 precious ecosystems, Blue Ventures has had to address local [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":89,"featured_media":3494,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[206,463,338],"tags":[480,484,487],"class_list":["post-3485","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-barren-isles-madagascar","category-featured","category-lmma","tag-networking-communities","tag-rebuilding-fisheries","tag-rights-based-management"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - 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