International Journal of Marine Science, 2024, Vol.14, No.2, 134-154 http://www.aquapublisher.com/index.php/ijms 134 Research Article Open Access Rational Exploration of Northeastern Madagascar Halieutic Resource Henri Joël Jao , Landy Amelie Soambola, Roger Faculté des Sciences, Université d’Antsiranana, 201 Antsiranana, Madagascar Corresponding author: henrijoelj@gmail.com International Journal of Marine Science, 2024, Vol.14, No.2, doi: 10.5376/ijms.2024.14.0017 Received: 15 Apr., 2024 Accepted: 10 May., 2024 Published: 24 May., 2024 Copyright © 2024 Jao et al., This is an open access article published under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproductio4n in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Preferred citation for this article: Jao H.J., Soambola L.A., and Roger, 2024, Rational exploration of northeastern Madagascar halieutic resource, International Journal of Marine Science, 14(2): 134-154 (doi: 10.5376/ijms.2024.14.0017) Abstract The artisanal fishing activity has existed since along time in the Madagascar northeastern coast. The fishing activity contributes economically to the reduction of poverty in rural areas in this country. But a notable change on local fishing method which attracts marine science researcher attention was encountered by the habitants especially from the Loky-Manambato marine protected area (MPA). The present research work studies the fishing method case in the area located in Antsampilay Fokontany, rural municipality of Ampisikinana belonging to the district of Vohemar. The proposed research work was developed with the aim of ensuring the rational exploitation of fishery resources by ensuring an increase in catch yields of fishermen in the Loky-Manambato MPA. The research results are susceptible to improve the rational exploration possible to know the different types of fishery resources. The present survey exploited the different types of gear and catching methods used by fishermen within the Loky-Manambato MPA. The local survey research result reveals a strong potential marine resource in this area. Furthermore, fishing methods continue to evolve over time, the threatening change is due to the increase in the number of fishermen. The traditional practice of new destructive methods which further accentuate the reduction in fishing products. It is therefore important to educate fishermen to no longer use this fishing method to further guarantee the ecological and environmental safety of Loky-Manambato MPA. Keywords Fishery artisanal method; Halieutic resource; Loky-Manambato marine protected area (MPA); Northeastern Madagascar coast; Rational exploration Over the age, the various oceanic and marine biodiversity’s constitute the most prestigious of mankind richness (Beedessee et al., 2015; Castejón-Silvo et al., 2023; Karuppiah et al., 2023; Kihia et al., 2023; Roy, 2023; Madadecouverte, 2024). Many populations and socio. economy of urban cities and rural villages living in continental and also island coasts around the world depends on the artisanal fishing activities which requires naturally the biodiversity safety. It is worth to emphasize that nowadays, the fishing sector is one of the economical resource pillars of many countries (Henderson et al., 2008; Akhilesh et al., 2011; Ontomwa et al., 2019; Gore et al., 2019). In the other words, the marine resource allows us to meet the needs of many coastal populations through fishing, processing and the sale of fishery products (Gerami and Dastbaz, 2013; Obiero et al., 2019). Indeed, the marine activities constitute an important source of income for fishermen and the supply of proteins of animal origin for the population (Henderson et al., 2008; Akhilesh et al., 2011; Gerami and Dastbaz, 2013). Therefore, it contributes systematically to the fight against poverty in the country (MPRH, 2012). Today, based on different scientific forecast (Wu, 2024), the environmental biodiversity is threatened by various factors as the marine litter (IUCN, 2014; Jaquemet, 2024) and climatic change (Badjeck et al., 2011). One of the most threatened consequences is the distribution of water on the Earth (Lefevre, 2013). Therefore, worldwide governmental and international action plan is deployed for the ecological protection of this continental shelf rich in marine biodiversity (FAO, 2009; Fischer et al., 2012; Spalding and Leal, 2021; Ntibona et al., 2023; Rumisha et al., 2023). Scientific method establishing conservation factors were recently featured (Paudyal et al., 2018). Standard classifications and main characteristics of marine ecosystems were adopted by local, national and international groups (Kaaya, 2019; Wu and Jin, 2023).
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