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by Florence Pichon, Barren Isles Project Coordinator, Maintirano, Madagascar<\/em><\/p>\n

I can hardly believe it\u2019s been two months since I arrived in Maintirano; a sleepy, beautiful coastal town in western Madagascar. Settling in here as the new project coordinator for the Barren Isles locally managed marine area<\/a> (LMMA) has hardly entailed getting \u2018settled\u2019; instead of falling into a routine, my life has been a whirlwind of trips to the nearby islands, meetings with government officials, presentations with school children, outreach sessions in the neighbouring fishing towns, and even collaborating on a song about marine conservation with Savoir<\/a>, one of the regional stars here in the Melaky region. As someone who thrives on change, challenge and a little bit of adventure, I can safely say that working with Blue Ventures in Madagascar is surpassing all of my expectations! I already can\u2019t wait to see what surprises the next two years have in store for me.<\/p>\n

\"Thomas

Thomas Mamabe \u2013 Blue Ventures\u2019 trusty steed here in Maintirano<\/p><\/div>\n

I\u2019ve arrived at an exciting time for the Barren Isles LMMA \u2013 the application for temporary protected status has been submitted, marking a major milestone towards creating an official Marine Protected Area (MPA). When the Government of Madagascar grants the Barren Isles temporary protection, my team and I will have two years to facilitate stakeholder consultations and complete the legal, technical, and administrative steps necessary to turn this fantastic marine ecosystem into an official MPA.<\/p>\n

But the Barren Isles won\u2019t be like any old national park – what makes this project exceptional is that the management of the protected area and its marine resources will largely be in the hands of the traditional fishers themselves. With the help of local authorities, we aim to create a platform where the local fishers can interact and negotiate with regional officials, commercial and extractive industries, and non-governmental organisations. By equipping fishers with the capacity to govern their own marine resources, our objective is to combine the needs and priorities of the fishers with long-term conservation goals. As a marine conservationist whose favourite species is humans (in spite of their sometimes appalling behaviour), I’m proud to be working on a project that strives to strike a balance between environmental and socio-economic concerns.<\/p>\n

\"Fishers

Fishers set off on Nosy Lava after a community consultation<\/p><\/div>\n

While all of this sounds great on paper, I wasn\u2019t sure what exactly to expect when JB (BV\u2019s local community liaison and my right-hand man in the office) and I headed out on our first consultation trip to the islands last week. Would the fishers be happy to work with us? Would they have practical ideas to contribute? Would they care about long-term conservation? Could consensus be reached among such a diverse group as the migrant fishers on the Barren Isles? Most of these fishers live from hand-to-mouth, an incredibly precarious existence in an area where marine resources are declining. Could you blame them if they chose to focus on feeding their families rather than more esoteric goals, like protecting the Barren Isles\u2019 incredible reefs and biodiversity? With these questions in mind and an exceptionally good weather forecast ahead, we set off for the isles.<\/p>\n

The point of the consultation trip was to finalise the structure of the new marine dina,<\/em> a type of local law created by communities which are officially recognised by Malagasy law. The dina<\/em> is an important tool for the fishers \u2013 it\u2019s written by them, agreed by them and enforced by them, and it covers everything from social aspects of life on the islands to conservation measures, such as forbidding destructive fishing practices. The marine dina<\/em> is a cornerstone of the future protected area, and is critical for ensuring that fishers are fully involved in the management of their marine resources.<\/p>\n

\"The

The spectacular coastline on Nosy Maroantaly<\/p><\/div>\n

Beyond its legal importance, the marine dina<\/em> serves an important social function. For about 10 years now, more and more migrant fishers having been coming to the Barren Isles from southern Madagascar, looking to exploit the reef’s natural bounty. The marine dina<\/em> is a good way to keep everyone on the same page, and avoid friction between local fishers and the migrants. On our consultation trip we would have the opportunity to interact with both groups, and I was curious to see whether their different backgrounds would weigh on their perceptions of the dina<\/em>.<\/p>\n

As soon as we arrived on Nosy Maroantalye, our first destination, we were welcomed by a crew of about 15 fishermen, who (mercifully) helped us pull the pirogue up the shoreline. The island was gorgeous \u2013 a cerulean blue sky overhead, the shoreline fringed with clear turquoise waters, small trees swaying in the ocean breeze, and elegant little white tern seabirds perched on the beach. Aside from a few straw huts built along the shoreline where the fishers stay during the summer months, the island was a veritable untouched paradise. It only became more beautiful at night, with the entire Milky Way stretched out over the sky and the waves glowing softly (bioluminescent phytoplankton is truly a magical thing).<\/p>\n

\"Playing

Playing dominos with some new friends on Nosy Maraontaly<\/p><\/div>\n

The fishers were planning to leave in the afternoon to fish, so we hit the ground running with the consultations. After the initial introductions, JB presented the contents of the marine dina<\/em> and put a series of questions up for discussion. To my pleasant surprise, participation was pretty widespread. I don\u2019t yet speak very much Malagasy, but it doesn\u2019t take a masterful translation to understand when someone cares about what they\u2019re talking about and has clear ideas to contribute. As a group, they tended to defer to the decisions of the elders, but even the younger fishers were listening attentively and offering ideas or agreement. Afterwards, when JB and I discussed some of the proposals that they had agreed upon, I was impressed \u2013 they were better than some of those that local officials had proposed when asked for advice before leaving. I guess it boils down to the age-old federalist’s proposal \u2013 those that are closest to a problem are often in a better position to understand and act upon it.<\/p>\n

\"See

See you soon, Barren Isles!<\/p><\/div>\n

The rest of the island trips were much of the same \u2013 animated consultations, followed by afternoons of snorkelling amongst the reefs, terrifically competitive games of dominos, and in my case, lots of non-verbal communication (I spent much of the trip with my nose in a dictionary trying to follow Malagasy). There is a profound beauty in this kind of analog existence. Back in the Western world, downtime usually means being glued to a screen\u2014scrolling through endless social media feeds, tracking volatile stock portfolios, or navigating the best crypto betting sites<\/a> for a quick digital thrill. Here on the Barren Isles, entertainment is tangible, communal, and completely disconnected from the frantic pace of the modern internet. It was incredibly refreshing to trade Wi-Fi and web browsers for vibrant coral reefs and wooden domino tiles.<\/p>\n

The consultations that we held with migrant fishers were not all that different to those with the locals, although they were less familiar with the concepts of the dina<\/em> and thus required more explanation. This is partly because their presence on the isles is less constant than those of local fishers, and they often are not clued into the same local communication networks. This only makes a stronger case for increasing our outreach \u2013 if local management is going to be effective, everyone needs to understand how it works and what needs to be done. The migrant fishers are only on the isles during the summer months, so they get less exposure to our conversations about conservation that are otherwise disseminated along the coast. As the MPA creation process moves forward, more outreach and community engagement can only be a good thing. With all this on my plate, I guess I won\u2019t be \u2018settling\u2019 into an office routine anytime soon \u2013 and I can\u2019t say I\u2019m unhappy about that!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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