This Planning grant was used to develop a project aiming to reconvert a group of 12 artisanal fishermen of the Port-Louis region (which use traditional techniques/equipment and fish within the lagoon) into professional fishermen (using modern and environmentally sustainable techniques/equipment and carry out offshore fishing) in order to allow them to earn their living and that of their family. This project was initiated following the increased environmental degradation by industrial pollutants, of the lagoons in the region of Pointe-aux-Sables/Baie du Tombeau, resulting in a drastic reduction in fish catch