Sandy beaches along parts of Tanzania’s 1,400km coastline provide important nesting habitat for green and hawksbill turtles. Loggerhead, olive ridley and leatherback turtles are also present in…
Dugongs were once widespread along the Tanzanian coast, but after decades of hunting for their meat and oil, the population has declined dramatically. A small population remains in the Rufiji…
A small population of ~ 200 whale sharks occurs off the west coast of Mafia Island. They are attracted by the availability of small sergestid shrimps, which make up most of their diet. The whale…
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5.5 Ha of mangrove and coastal forest restored with a total of 31,589 seedlings and the survival rate of 91.25% which enhanced shoreline protection, strengthened biodiversity conservation and safeguarded critical nursery habitats that support fisheries
1,568.5 Ha Community-led reef closures covering which accelerated fisheries recovery and improved household incomes which display the effectiveness of locally governed marine resource management.
77 BMUs/ Communities implementing co-management increased from 61 communities in 2024
USD 13.4K income from reef-closure octopus harvests this is an increase of 53% from pre-closure earnings
33,125 Community and BMUs members reached in our project implementation with 1,431 BMUs, CFMA, Village leaders and District officials reached
266 number of marine turtle nest monitored and protected which an increase of 36 compared to 2024 nest recorded and protected
24,692 total number of Marine turtle hatchlings that successfully reached the ocean from the beaches compared to 16,771 in previous year of 2024
53 Marine turtle mortality cases reported this decrease of 45% from last year which reported 96 cases of mortality rate
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