In developing proposals for the establishment of Fish Protection Areas (FPAs) in Caprivi, as put forward in the Zambezi/Chobe Fisheries Project document, the conservancies of Impalila and Sikunga followed the procedures laid down in Section 22 of the Inland Fisheries Resources Act of 2003. They established their proposals with the assistance and guidance of the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources through the Zambezi/Chobe Fisheries Project. After establishing the areas in which the FPAs would be established, and after thorough consultation with all relevant stakeholders, the conservancies approached the Traditional Authority in Bukalo, explained their proposals in detail, and obtained the approval of the Traditional Authority. With this in place the conservancies then obtained the approval of the Regional Council.