Management tools |
Existing |
Mechanisms and programmes in place |
Comments (if any) |
Public awareness, education, and information dissemination programmes |
yes |
Community Stewardship Program, Junior Stewardship Program, Community Researchers, TIDE Scholarship Program, Visitor education and interpretation, Tourism Best Practices, School field trips, TIDE Summer Camp and TIDE Freshwater Cup. |
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Capacity building of staff and management |
yes |
Rangers receive on-going training in law enforcement, public relations, boat navigation, and other skills required, including training as Special Constables. |
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Research, data storage, and analysis |
yes |
Research program, monitoring program, collaboration with other institutions and universities. |
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Surveillance and enforcement |
yes |
Patrols, Zoning, boundaries and Regulations Inter-agency Collaboration, Reporting |
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Participation of exterior users |
yes |
Managed access fisheries. |
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Alternative and sustainable livelihoods |
yes |
Tourism development, seaweed farming, chicken-rearing as a supplemental livelihood, support of local fishing cooperative to add value to marine products. |
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Adaptative management |
yes |
Incremental, data driven expansion of replenishment zones.
Targeting of patrols according to location and timing of illegal activities.
Policy recommendations based on research results (e.g. conch size limit should be based on shell lip thickness, rather than shell length). |
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