Coastal and Marine Resources
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...
Beth
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28 Jul 2011
The Bahamas has planned an integrated coastal area management programme, led by the Department of Marine Resources. In the Bahamas 2020 Declaration, the country committed to conserving and effectively managing 20% of its marine environment by 2020. To this end, the National Park system has been expanded. So far, there are nine marine parks managed in The Bahamas.
Marine environments cover the largest area of The Bahamas and are linked through the flow of energy and matter in biological and...
Beth
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28 Jul 2011
Singapore became a party to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea in 1994 and the Convention on Biological Diversity in 1995. Singapore submitted its 4th National Report to the Convention on Biological Diversity in 2010. Singapore’s Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority (AVA) supervises the development of aquaculture, including coastal and open-water aquaculture.
Due to the lack of land resources, Singapore’s biggest natural resource is fish. Despite this, industry and...
