The Fisheries Improvement Programme of the Fisheries and Aquaculture Programme which assists countries to receive certification for their products facilitated certification efforts in Tanzania. All the required steps were taken and the certification process for fisheries of octopus in Tanzania is in progress.
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Key Results
Fisheries sectorial policies, governance reviews, and economic profiles were conducted and the review reports formally presented to Ministers of Fisheries and of Finance
Small-scale Fisheries Improvement Projects (for lobster and octopus fisheries respectively) were launched in partnership with WWF and Marine Stewardship Council. Under these projects, the small-scale fishing communities will be linked to the export markets in order to encourage them and the government to under reforms in the governance of the fisheries resource
