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Latest from Action for Ocean (AFO)

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AFO Strategic Plan 2026–2030 | Official Online Launch Recording

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🎥 Video · Feb 14

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🎥 Video · Jan 29

From Ocean to Outfit: Tanzania’s Blue Economy & Sustainable Fashion | Tanzania Fashion Forum 2026

🎥 Video · Jan 29

Tanzania Fashion Forum 2026

Tanzanian Octopus Fishers Nearly Doubled the Size of Their Catch, and Their Closed Reefs Earned $106,711

Ocean Life

🇹🇿 Tanzania

Where Kilwa villagers fence off their octopus reefs for a few months, the average octopus has grown from 500 g to 975 g.

1,541hectaresReef under community octopus closures (Kilwa)
106.7kUSDRevenue from closure octopus harvests
975gramsAverage octopus weight after closures (up from 500 g)
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