Furthermore, recent endorsements by
International bodies regarding the need for greater support
to small-scale fisheries to move towards participatory management
provide legitimate grounds on which to convince
the country over the introduction and implementation of the
CBFM approach, given the scale of employment and income
provided by such fisheries and their role in food security. The
potential to increase the present fish catch of the country is
great if its vast open water areas were to be managed with a
participatory approach under the leadership of DOF