International Journal of Marine Science, 2024, Vol.14, No.2, 134-154 http://www.aquapublisher.com/index.php/ijms 139 Figure 5 Ambavaranofishing areas 1.6 Ampasimadera fishing zone The Ampasimadera fishing grounds are located within Ampasimadera Bay (Figure 6). They are made up of seagrass areas where the algae from the seaweed farming program are spread out and reef areas which are home to several species of reef fish and cephalopods such as octopuses, etc. In addition, these fishing areas are covered by a small area of mangrove forest what makes shrimp fishing happen at night in these fishing grounds. Figure 6 Ampasimadera fishing zones 1.7 Nosy Ankao fishing zone Surrounded by the sea, Nosy Ankao is for tourism on the one hand and fishing on the other. However, fishermen are mainly concentrated in the village of Ampasimangidy (Figure 7). Their fishing zones are the largest and are covered by coral ecosystems, of which a hard core of the MPA is located in the north western part of the island (Figure 7). Which justifies the richness of fish species in the surrounding area. Thus, the Fishermen's Association in this village has set up their reserve into two large reserves as follows: the first reserve is located at the hard core where only sport fishing for tourists can be carried out. This technique consists of releasing the fish after being
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