Nei Tengarengare - Community Based Fisheries Management

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Nei Tengarengare

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Background

Nei Tengarengare is supported by the Australian Government through the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) project FIS/2016/300. The aim of the project is to ensure that coastal fisheries are sustainably managed so that fish stocks do not become over-exploited and continue to provide benefits such as food and livelihoods to the current and future I-Kiribati generations.

When it comes to fisheries management, government agencies at the national and island level can manage I-Kiribati fisheries. Under the CBFM project, communities are also recognised to have a role to play in the sustainable management of coastal fisheries. It is because communities have a strong knowledge on their fisheries. Community members will notice changes in the abundance of certain key species such as if it takes longer to catch the same amount of fish as before or if the size of fish is declining. The community-based fisheries management project aims to work with communities to understand how all community members can be involved in ensuring the sustainable management of their fisheries. It means working with the Unimwane, men, women and youths to make decisions and rules about the fisheries. Communities are not alone under the project and the national agencies such as MFMRD, the Island Council and the Unimwane associations are strong partners. Under the CBFM, the philosophy is that by all working together, we can achieve sustainable coastal fisheries management.

Who is involved?

The CBFM project started in May 2014 as a partnership between MFMRD, the University of Wollongong and the Pacific Community (SPC) with funding from the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research. And of course, the project involves communities, island councils and Unimwane associations.

Where do we work?

The CBFM project started as a pilot project. It means that a few communities volunteered to trial the approach. Five communities have been involved since the start of the project. We work in Buariki and Tabonibara in North Tarawa and in Kuma, Tanimaiaki and Bikati in Butaritari.

How do we work?

· Work with everyone in the community

· Follow the formal and informal rules at the Island and the village, ensure that the Island Council, the Unimwane association, village executive committee are all involved.

· Organisation of community meetings with Unimwane, men, women and youths to understand the status of the coastal fisheries.

· Communities identify changes and issues with their fisheries and then we work with them to develop their own community-based fisheries management plans with rules and actions which can be taken by village members to look after their coastal fisheries.

· In the community plan, some actions can be too big for community members to achieve alone and that’s where the Island Council and MFMRD or other national agencies come in to assist.

· The CBFM team at MFMRD assist with creating the support between all people involved from the village to the national government.

· To learn from one another, we also organise Stakeholder meetings.

· The actions on the management plans are monitored closely to know what works and what does not.

Location

Tarawa

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Telephone

+68675021525

Website

https://fisheries.gov.ki/index.php/projects/cbfm

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