Aride has recently been granted almost $5000.00 USD by the US Consulate in Mauritius. Aside from the direct ecological benefit to the clearly marked protected zone, there is a large body of evidence to suggest that sheltering an area of reef from the ecological pressure conferred upon it by fishing, greatly increases the abundance of larger fish in the areas immediately adjacent to the protected zone.

This influx of both pelagic, and reef associated, large predatory fish, themselves attracted by the relative abundance of food within the protected area, will invoke both direct and indirect socio-economic benefits upon all parties using the regions constrained by, and immediately adjacent to, the protected area. In the case of divers, the presence of larger fish around the island will form an attraction, thereby indirectly benefiting those Seychellois running dive centres from Praslin and the neighbouring islands. While in the case of local fisherman, the benefits will be tangible as a direct increase in catch, and therefore revenue over time.