Coastal and Marine Resources
Beth
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01 Aug 2011
The Government of Nauru developed a National Fisheries Development Strategy.
Marine resources are of critical subsistence importance, although currently of limited local commercial importance. Although Nauru’s fisheries resource is still relatively plentiful, there is a need to manage and monitor marine resources so as to ensure sustainability in the future. Fishing pressure and intensity have increased dramatically since the mid-2000s, with almost all households involved in fishing....
Beth
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01 Aug 2011
The challenge that is currently facing all the FSM States is the formulation of a consistent legal law that protects all near-shore resources of the FSM States.
The marine environment is of enormous importance to the people of the Federated States of Micronesia. The nation’s marine resources are extensive and in many ways central to the future social, cultural, and economic prospects of the FSM. Historically, the inshore and near-shore marine environment is the source of a wide variety...
Beth
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29 Jul 2011
In November 1997, the Cabinet approved the National Fisheries Policy to help protect the Marshall Islands' marine resources.
With over two million square kilometers of ocean, the Republic of the Marshall Islands is blessed with a wide variety of marine resources. Marine resources are one of the main means of sustenance and livelihood in the Marshall Islands. The value of the annual catch of Distant Water Fishing Nations (DWFNs) vessels within the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of...
Beth
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29 Jul 2011
Kiribati has declared its Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) based on UNCLOS criteria.
Like other SIDS, Kiribati is comprised of coastal zone without hinterland. As a result, human livelihood is dependent on and imposes grave strains on coastal marine resources, which have been overexploited in certain islands, especially in Urban Tarawa, with dire consequences on the quality of human life. Fish is the principal food for Kiribati people. However, certain fish stocks, including shell fish, are...
Beth
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29 Jul 2011
Barbados has established the legal framework for coastal zone management through the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1998. A range of regulations and legislations have been developed on this basis. In addition, the development of a Barbados Beach Management Plan was completed in 2008.
Coastal and marine ecosystems are essential to Barbados’ tourism-based economy. Other important sectors, such as the fisheries industry, rely heavily on coastal resources. With tourism...
