Sustainability of Development and Management Actions in Two Community Fisheries Centres in The Gambia.
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This report summarizes findings on the sustainability of development and management actions in the Gunjur and Tanji Community Fisheries Centres (CFC) in The Gambia. The study was undertaken in March 1994 by a multidisciplinary team, but preliminary work started one year earlier. The principles of Participatory Rapid Appraisal (PRA) and an assortment of tools drawn from PRA were applied in the study to collect information on a number of parameters involved in the sustainable management and develo pment of artisanal fisheries, the evolution of the CFC's and activities undertaken at the centres. Gunjur and Tanji are two of the seven major coastal artisanal fishing communities in the Gambia. Over the past 15 years, these sites have undergone profound changes through the aegis of the Artisanal Fisheries Development Project (AFDP) with support from the EU. In 1979 when AFDP was being contemplated it was envisaged that economic growth through the promotion of the private sector, the reduc tion of poverty and the tackling of environmental problems would be key elements in the development initiatives at the various fisheries centres to be established. A number of facilities were therefore provided within the framework of CFC with the clear understanding that these facilities and the CFCs would eventually be operated by the private sector. Initially, management responsibilities of the centres were assumed by the Department of Fisheries.