Workshop on integrated reef resources management in the Maldives Malé, Maldives, 16-20 March 1996 Editors: Donna J. Nickerson and Maizan Hassan Maniku

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Bay of Bengal Programme Report ; no. 76Publication details: Madras, India Bay of Bengal Programme (BOBP) 1997Description: 312 p. ill., maps, graphs, tables 30 cmOther title:
  • Report and proceedings of the Maldives/FAO national workshop on integrated reef resources management in the Maldives
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  • 338.3727095495
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Contents:
R. Charles Anderson The Maldivian Tuna Livebait Fishery - Status and Trends
Shiham Adam The Aquarium Fishery of the Maldives
Hassan Shakeel and Hudha Ahmed Exploitation of Reef Resources: Grouper and other Food Fishes
Hudha Ahmed, Sana Mohamed and Mariyam R. Saleem Exploitation of Reef Resources - Beche-de-Mer, Reef Sharks, Giant Clams, Lobsters and others
Abdulla Naseer Status of Coral Mining in the Maldives: Impacts and Management Options
Ismail Firaag Tourism and the Environment: Current Issues for Management
Ahmed Thasmeen Ali Status of the communities in the four atolls: Their perceptions, problems, and options for participation
Mohamed Khaleel and Simad Saeed Environmental Changes in the Maldives: Current Issues for Management
Maizan Hassan Maniku Existing Legal Systems and Institutional Structures in the Maldives: Opportunities and Challenges for IRRM Coordination
Terry Done Our Performance Indicators for Integrated Reef Resources Management
Allan T. White Collaborative and Community-based Management of Coral Reef Resources: Lessons from the Sri Lanka and The Phillipines
Robert E. Johannes Traditional Management Options and Approaches for Reef Systems in Small Island Nations
Kenneth Ruddle Traditional Marine Resources Management Systems in the Asia-Pacific Region: Design Principles and Policy Options
Summary: "For much of the world's tropical population, coral reefs are synonymous with reef fish and edible marine invertebrates. Reef-related fisheries are important to small-scale fisherfolk, as a source of both protein and livelihood security for local coastal communities. In all of Asia, coral reef resources play a role in the food and livelihood security of coastal communities. Perhaps nowhere in Asia in this role more important than in the Maldives. As a student working group in the Workshop put it, "The whole livelihood of the Maldivians depends on the reef resources." The Republic of Maldives initiated IRRM to improve the management of its reef resources. IRRM is supported by BOBP and combines scientific and fisherfolk knowledge with the expertise and input of all Ministries with jurisdiction in areas impacting reef resources. Issue areas for management under IRRM include (1) Reef fishery (2) Bait fishery for the tuna pole and line fishery (3) Coral mining (4) Tourism and fishery interactions and (5) Legal and institutional aspects of IRRM. The IRRM Workshop was convened to share scientific and socio-economic information on the five issue areas and to obtain a common understanding and agreement among the many government agencies, public interest groups and the private sector on the objectives and vision of the IRRN Programme. Participants examined the five issue areas and arrived at a consensus on recommendations to address each issue area. The Report and Proceedings contain the recommendations and the papers presented at the Workshop."
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Includes bibliographical references

R. Charles Anderson The Maldivian Tuna Livebait Fishery - Status and Trends

Shiham Adam The Aquarium Fishery of the Maldives

Hassan Shakeel and Hudha Ahmed Exploitation of Reef Resources: Grouper and other Food Fishes

Hudha Ahmed, Sana Mohamed and Mariyam R. Saleem Exploitation of Reef Resources - Beche-de-Mer, Reef Sharks, Giant Clams, Lobsters and others

Abdulla Naseer Status of Coral Mining in the Maldives: Impacts and Management Options

Ismail Firaag Tourism and the Environment: Current Issues for Management

Ahmed Thasmeen Ali Status of the communities in the four atolls: Their perceptions, problems, and options for participation

Mohamed Khaleel and Simad Saeed Environmental Changes in the Maldives: Current Issues for Management

Maizan Hassan Maniku Existing Legal Systems and Institutional Structures in the Maldives: Opportunities and Challenges for IRRM Coordination

Terry Done Our Performance Indicators for Integrated Reef Resources Management

Allan T. White Collaborative and Community-based Management of Coral Reef Resources: Lessons from the Sri Lanka and The Phillipines

Robert E. Johannes Traditional Management Options and Approaches for Reef Systems in Small Island Nations

Kenneth Ruddle Traditional Marine Resources Management Systems in the Asia-Pacific Region: Design Principles and Policy Options

"For much of the world's tropical population, coral reefs are synonymous with reef fish and edible marine invertebrates. Reef-related fisheries are important to small-scale fisherfolk, as a source of both protein and livelihood security for local coastal communities. In all of Asia, coral reef resources play a role in the food and livelihood security of coastal communities. Perhaps nowhere in Asia in this role more important than in the Maldives. As a student working group in the Workshop put it, "The whole livelihood of the Maldivians depends on the reef resources." The Republic of Maldives initiated IRRM to improve the management of its reef resources. IRRM is supported by BOBP and combines scientific and fisherfolk knowledge with the expertise and input of all Ministries with jurisdiction in areas impacting reef resources. Issue areas for management under IRRM include (1) Reef fishery (2) Bait fishery for the tuna pole and line fishery (3) Coral mining (4) Tourism and fishery interactions and (5) Legal and institutional aspects of IRRM. The IRRM Workshop was convened to share scientific and socio-economic information on the five issue areas and to obtain a common understanding and agreement among the many government agencies, public interest groups and the private sector on the objectives and vision of the IRRN Programme. Participants examined the five issue areas and arrived at a consensus on recommendations to address each issue area. The Report and Proceedings contain the recommendations and the papers presented at the Workshop."