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The Southwest Indian Ocean Octopus Project (SWIOCeph) guides stakeholders and octopus fishing communities in the southwest Indian Ocean region towards more sustainable fishing practices.
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SWIOCeph works with octopus fishing communities in Kenya, Tanzania, Zanzibar, Comoros, Seychelles, Madagascar, Mozambique, Mauritius and South Africa.
SWIOCeph follows a four-stage process.
Progress to date includes the production of a mapping report; five country-level pre-assessments and one regional pre-assessment; and the independent development and implementation of an action plan by stakeholders in southwest Madagascar.
SWIOCeph was initiated by the MSC with conservation group Blue Ventures, the German Corporation for International Cooperation (GiZ) (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit), the African Union Interafrican Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR) and WWF-Sweden.The MSC and AU-IBAR provided funding to initiate the project and enable ongoing capacity building training. Funding for Stage 1 and Stage 2 of the project has been provided by GiZ. WWF-Sweden provided funding for ongoing stakeholder engagement and collaboration work.
The MSC is creating a platform to enable stakeholders in the southwest Indian Ocean to share knowledge and encourage sustainable octopus fishing.
In October 2020, the MSC facilitated a three-day virtual event to discuss the challenges and opportunities for sustainable octopus fisheries in the region. The event was attended by 88 participants from 18 countries and featured webinars on octopus stock assessment, fishery improvement efforts, and the global market for octopus.
Follow the link below for the full line up of talks, highlights and insights from the SWIOCeph virtual event.
A virtual symposium bringing together experts from the MSC and guest speakers from the eNGO, research and commercial worlds.
Increasing market demand for sustainable seafood has led to considerable growth of Fishery Improvement Projects (FIPs).
Our Developing World Program aims to ensure the MSC program and its benefits are accessible to all fisheries, regardless of size or region.
Supports fisheries improving towards MSC certification through building the capacity of stakeholders and fisheries scientists in developing countries.
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