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Mafia Island Marine Park

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According to several studies, local fishermen and villagers suffered a reduced capacity to provide for themselves and their families because of the loss of key fishing grounds following the implementation of the Mafia Island Marine Park. These same studies found that, despite these hardships, park
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A 2004 study revealed that fishing sites near the protected area had higher fish abundances and a larger mean fish size than sites further from the protected area. This phenomenon of increased fish abundance inside and around protected areas is called "spillover." Spillover occurs when a fish
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are six to ten times greater within the protected area, and snapper body size also tends to be larger within the protected area. The blackspot snapper has displayed a positive response to the implementation of the marine park, but more research on the response of multiple species to the
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Since the establishment of the park, these same fishermen report that the destructive practice of coral mining has been reduced and is now permitted only for subsistence use. However, a 2003 study revealed a live coral cover of only 14%.
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management focused mainly on improving marine environmental conditions rather than addressing human needs. In fact, many studies cite the implementation of MPA's as a cause of vulnerability and uncertainty for local livelihoods.
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Prior to the establishment of Mafia Island Marine Park, experienced local fishermen unanimously reported a decline in catch trends. According to these fishermen, the decline began in the 1960s and was caused by dynamite fishing,
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Levine, Arielle. (2010). Local Responses to Marine Conservation in Zanzibar, Tanzania. Journal of International Wildlife Law and Policy. July–December 2004. 183-202. 10.1080/13880290490883241
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Kamukuru, Albogast T.; Mgaya, Yunus D.; Öhman, Marcus C. (1 January 2004). "Evaluating a marine protected area in a developing country: Mafia Island Marine Park, Tanzania".
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population has recovered to such high abundances within a protected area that the fish begin to leave the protected area, replenishing the surrounding fish population.
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Tourist attractions in Mafia Island Marine Park include snorkeling and diving. Mafia Island is famous for its offshore resident whale shark population.
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Garpe, Kajsa C.; Öhman, Marcus C. (2003). "Coral and fish distribution patterns in Mafia Island Marine Park, Tanzania: fish–habitat interactions".
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Benjaminsen, Tor A.; Bryceson, Ian (April 2012). "Conservation, green/blue grabbing and accumulation by dispossession in Tanzania".
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implementation of the marine park is needed to determine whether or not the park is successfully protecting marine biodiversity.
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The effects of social-ecological changes on the livelihoods of fishing communities in Mafia Island, Tanzania
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Modernity and the Meaning of Development within the Mafia Island Marine Park, Tanzania
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Studies have shown that the biomass of fish species like the
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IUCN category

Bwejuu Island
Map showing the location of Mafia Island Marine Park
Mafia District
Pwani Region
Kilindoni
07°45′07″S 39°54′01″E / 7.75194°S 39.90028°E / -7.75194; 39.90028
Marine Parks & Reserves Authority (Tanzania)
Mafia Island Marine Park
Swahili
marine park
IUCN category VI
Mafia Archipelago
Indian Ocean
sea of Zanj
Mafia District
Pwani Region
Tanzania
habitat destruction
blackspot snapper

List of national parks of Tanzania
Marine parks of Tanzania
Marine reserves of Tanzania
Wildlife of Zanzibar
"Mafia Island Marine Park"
the original
General Management Plan
doi

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