Plans call for the staff to come from the local communities that are being served.
The purpose of the management areas is to oversee the sustainable development of the important coastal resource. The goal is to facilitate the productive coexistence of the various activities. Those problems were largely a result of poor communication with various elements of the local fishing community. It was the staff of the SMMA, with the assistance of the DOF that completed the important and technologically demanding job of the installation of the mooring systems. The SMMA staff has undergone extensive training on mooring installation and are the only organisation qualified to do such work in the region.