Henri Joel JAO¹ , Landy Landy Amelie Soambola Soambola¹ , Roger¹  , Tsihoboto Roandrianasolo Marcellin²

1 Faculté des Sciences, Université d’Antsiranana, 201 Antsiranana, Madagascar
2 Time+Tide Foundation, Madagascar
Author    Correspondence author
International Journal of Marine Science, 2024, Vol. 14, No. 3   
Received: 24 May, 2024    Accepted: 30 Jun., 2024    Published: 15 Jul., 2024

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This present study analyses the management of fishery resources to ensure their sustainability and rational exploitation in fishing villages of the Loky-Manambato marine protected area (LM-MPA), which are located in Vohemar district and SAVA region of the northeastern coast of Madagascar. Based on local surveys and research in rural villages of LM-MPA, this research reveals a strong potential for fishery resources in this area. The artisanal fishing plays a vital role as main source of income for the surrounding fishermen community rural area village residents and contributes to poverty reduction. The number of fishermen is increasing and fishing techniques continue to evolve over time in the LM-MPA villages. Different types of fishery resources, fishing gear and catching methods are exploited within the LM-MPA. However, the practice of new, destructive fishing techniques is accentuating the reduction in fishery products and threatening the local mangrove environment. It is therefore important to educate fishermen to stop using this detrimental fishing technique to ensure the sustainability of fishery resource. The sustainable management and closure as solution to ensure an increase in fishermen’s catch yields and to protect the environmental resource are investigated. Effective improvement measures are recommended.

Sustainable management; Fishery resources; Loky-Manambato (LM) marine protected area (MPA); Northeastern Madagascar