Nearshore FADs in Solomon Islands: monitoring their effectiveness and cost-benefit. Report to Solomon Islands Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources as part of the New Zealand funded MSSIF programme

Abstract

The Solomon Islands government through the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR) has identified the deployment of nearshore FADs as one of their priority activities for inshore marine resource management. From 2010-2013 the New Zealand funded MSSIF (Mekem Strong Solomon Island Fisheries) programme funded WorldFish to implement a nearshore FAD project “Developing a Solomon Islands National Inshore FAD Programme” in partnership with MFMR with the aim of collecting the information needed to develop a Solomon Islands inshore FAD implementation plan for the Ministry. This report summarises the findings from that study