Community-Based Fishery Management in Samoa

COMMUNITY-BASED FISHERY MANAGEMENT IN SAMOA
Management Technique	% of Villages Adopting

Banning the use of chemicals and dynamite to kill fish 100 Banning the use of traditional plant-derived fish poisons 10 Establishing small protected areas in which fishing is banned 86 Enforcement of limits on the size of mesh nets 75 Banning the dumping of rubbish in lagoon waters 71 Placing controls or limits on the number of fish fences or traps <10 Offering prayers for the safe-keeping of the marine environment <10 Source: King and Fa