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No Thumbnail AvailableBook (stand-alone)Carrying Capacity Assessment of Pulau Payar Marine Park, Malaysia - Bay of Bengal Programme 1998
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No results found.This document assesses a few critical aspects of the "carrying capacity" of the Pulau Payar Marine Park, a marine resource sanctuary and tourist attraction off the west coast of Kedah state, in the northwest of Peninsular Malaysia. The document is based on a survey of the park's coral reefs which are popular dive sites, and a land-based survey for which interviews were conducted with tourists, tour operators, divers and dive operators. The document says that given the increasing number of tourists to the park, further expansion of tourism development is not desirable. Improving the "carrying capacity" of the park means taking appropriate management action to prevent degradation of the coral reefs and provide adequate facilities to cope with tourist use, demands and requirements. Ms Li Ching Lim, Scientific Officer, World Wildlife Fund, Malaysia, conducted the survey for the Department of Fisheries, Malaysia. The study was made possible with funds provided by the Bay of Bengal Programme (BOBP) and the Malaysian Wildlife Conservation Foundation. The author makes several recommendations concerning the reefs, the marine park, its facilities, and socio-economics. The BOBP is a multi-agency regional fisheries programme which covers seven countries around the Bay of Bengal - Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Thailand. The Programme plays a catalytic and consultative role in developing coastal fisheries management in the Bay of Bengal to help improve the conditions of small-scale fisherfolk in the member-countries. The BOBP is sponsored by the governments of Denmark and Japan. The executing agency is the FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.) -
Book (series)Report of the Workshop of National Coordinators of the UNEP/GEF/FAO Project on Reducing the Impact of Tropical Shrimp Trawling Fisheries on Living Marine Resources Through the Adoption of Environmentally Friendly Techniques and Practices.
Rome, Italy, 17-19 March 1999
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No results found.To initiate the preparatory phase of a UNEP/GEF/FAO project aimed at reducing the impact of tropical shrimp trawling fisheries on living marine resources through the adoption of environmentally friendly techniques and practices a Workshop was organized by FAO at their Headquarters in Rome from 17 to 19 March 1999. This report summarizes the outcome of this Workshop which was attended by FAO staff and 12 National Coordinators. The National Coordinators from 12 counties: Bahrain, Bangladesh, Camer oon, Columbia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Indonesia, Nigeria, the Philippines, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela, had been appointed by their respective governments. The workshop reviewed the situation with regard to problems associated with shrimp exploitation as well as the multi-sectoral structure in place for consultation on such issues in each country. It was generally agreed that the present exploitation pattern for shrimp in most countries is non-sustainable, mainly because of capture of ju venile fish and overfishing. A priority issue, however, to be addressed and hopefully solved by such a project, is to reduce capture of juveniles of commercially important food fishes. It was recognized that any introduction of new environmentally friendly techniques and practices depends to a large extent on the acceptance by the fishing industry of any such devices, technologies or regulations. The participation of affected stakeholders should therefore be given priority in all the phases of p roject implementation. The workshop agreed on follow-up activities, which included preparation of detailed reports about the shrimp fisheries in each country, and venues for four regional workshops to be arranged in December 1999/January 2000.
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