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From Incentives to Resilience: Lessons from Songo Songo’s Octopus Fishery

For many people, octopus brings to mind a gourmet dish in a high-end restaurant.

Bi. Mdogo Issa, an octopus dealer, measures her day’s bounty. Photo: Catherine Muyonga.

For many people, octopus brings to mind a gourmet dish in a high-end restaurant. But in Songo Songo, Tanzania, it is the foundation of local livelihoods and a vital source of household income.

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