Socioeconomic drivers and governance failures behind illegal fishing in Pemba Channel Conservation Area, Zanzibar
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Rashid Juma Rashid
Summary
This study examines the prevalence, socioeconomic drivers, and governance challenges of illegal fishing in the Pemba Channel Conservation Area (PECCA) off the coast of Zanzibar, Tanzania. The research focuses on Pemba Island, which experiences a tropical climate with bimodal rainfall patterns. The study investigates the factors that drive illegal fishing activities in this marine conservation area and the governance issues that enable such practices to persist.
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· 3 pulledThis study was conducted on Pemba Island, one of the two main islands of the Zanzibar Archipelago off the coast of Tanzania in the Indian Ocean
Pemba lies approximately 50 km north of Unguja Island and is located between latitudes 4°52' and 6°31' S of the equator
The island experiences a tropical climate characterized by a bimodal rainfall pattern
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