Blue Ventures Conservation Report Garth Cripps Understanding migration amongst the traditional fishers of West Madagascar 309A/B Aberdeen Studios, 22-24 Highbury Grove, London N5 2EA, UK.
[email protected] Tel: +44 (0)20 7359 1287 Fax: +44 (0)800 066 4032 Blue Ventures Conservation Report Submitted in fulfilment of ReCoMap service contract PE2/014/2008 © ReCoMap & Blue Ventures 2009. Copyright in this publication and in all text, data and images contained herein, except as otherwise indicated, rests with Blue Ventures. Keywords: Fishers, poverty, migration, Madagascar. Acknowledgements: This study was undertaken as a short consultancy for ReCoMap (service contract PE2/014/2008). I would like to thank all Blue Ventures staff who helped – particularly Abdul, Bravo Haja, Fav and Sahid – and the migrants who participated in the study. Recommended citation: Cripps, G. (2009) Understanding migration amongst the traditional fishers of West Madagascar. Blue Ventures Conservation Report for ReCoMaP. 2 Blue Ventures Conservation Report Table of Contents List of figures ............................................................................................................................................................ 6 List of tables ............................................................................................................................................................. 7 Abbreviations and Acronyms ..................................................................................................................................