Mafia, Pemba, Rufiji, Kilwa, Lake Victoria.
Each region produces one species and only one. We don’t blend, we don’t outsource, and we don’t mix. Provenance is per region, per landing.
Mafia Island closure programme
Tanzania’s reference fishery for community-managed reef recovery. 14 villages enforce 6-month rotational closures across designated reefs. Catch per harvester has more than doubled since 2009.
- 14 partner villages, 480 hand-harvesters
- 6-month rotational closures since 2009
- 62% of harvesters are women
- Closure council audit twice yearly
Pemba Channel deep-water fishery
The Pemba Channel drops to 800m within 10km of shore, a near-shore deep-water fishery rare in the western Indian Ocean. Six pole-and-line vessels work it daily. No FAD, no longline, no purse-seine.
- 6 pole-and-line vessels (locally owned)
- Bycatch <0.3% by weight
- MSC chain-of-custody since 2018
- Fresh catch dockside Pemba 04:30 daily
Rufiji Delta mangrove system
The largest mangrove ecosystem on East Africa’s coast and a critical nursery for white-spot prawn. The Rufiji Prawn Harvesters Association has enforced a community trawl ban since 2017.
- Trawl ban enforced since 2017
- 120 trap-and-pot harvesters
- Mangrove restoration: 8,400 trees planted with WWF-TZ
- BAP 4-star processing partner
Kilwa Kisiwani coastal reef
Reefs around the UNESCO World Heritage island of Kilwa Kisiwani. Rock lobster (Panulirus ornatus) handpicked by certified divers on free-dive only, no compressor, no SCUBA, no spear gun.
- 22 certified divers, free-dive only
- Berried (egg-bearing) females always returned
- Min size 800g, enforced
- Live shipment to Asia 36hr door-to-door
Mwanza cage-farm cooperatives
Three ASC-certified cage farms run by the Mwanza Tilapia Cooperative. Stocking density well below ASC limits, vegetable-based feed (no fishmeal-from-wild), nightly oxygen monitoring.
- 3 ASC-certified cage operations
- No fishmeal from wild-caught species
- Cooperative ownership: 47 farmers
- Fresh chilled to Dar daily by refrigerated truck