Research Article
Socioeconomic Determinants of Mangrove Exploitation and Seagrass Degradation in Zanzibar: Implications for Sustainable Development
Table 3
Timeline analysis of seagrass status in Charawe and Kibele village since 1962 to date.
| Period | Status of seagrass bed in Kibele | Status of seagrass bed in Charawe | Reasons for Kibele | Reasons for Charawe | Source |
| 1964-1972 | Very good | Very good | Small population size, few fishermen, fishing using traps by old people and conservation management by government officials | Small population size, few fishermen, only old people fished in seagrass beds, use of traps and conservation by government officials | Key informant |
| 1990-1995 | Bad | Bad | Introduction of improved vessels, deep water fishing, drag net fishing, youth and old people involved and breaching the government laws | Introduction of improved vessels, deep water fishing, drag net fishing, youth and old people involved and breaching the government laws | Key informant |
| 1996-2000 | Good | Good | Lack of money value of the resource to the community, burnt use of drag nets and introduction of management committee | Lack of money value of the resource to the community, burnt use of drag nets and introduction of management committee | Key informant |
| 2000-to date | Good | Good | Controlling harvesting of bivalves and availability of creditable livelihood Gleaning and bait collection activity heavily conducted | Lack of valuable resources on seagrass beds and community concentrate with mangrove extraction Gleaning, bait collection, and seaweed farming | Key informant |
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