Myanmar has herald that it has create the nation ’s veryfirst locally cope marine reserve . They hope that by invest the mental process and wish of commercially important fisheries directly into the hands of those who swear on it , the wellness and biodiversity of the reef will be improved and the region better protect .
The preservation organizationFauna and Flora International(FFI ) has been working with the Myanmar Department of Fisheries in rules of order to create threeLocally Managed Marine Areas(LMMA ) along the east coast of the Malayan Peninsula . know for its once pristine beach , bustling reef , and mangroves , the sprinkling of islands that make up the Myeik Archipelago have come under intense pressure in late metre .
The fisheries and reefs have been massively overfished . Near - shore trawling by industrial sportfishing trading operations and dynamite sportfishing have both laid wastefulness to the sensational red coral that once flourished in the waters . All this has belong unchecked by a navy that is meant to patrol the island and prevent illegal action from demolish the heritage of the local community who depend on the fisheries as a sustenance .
The idea is to put the management of these reef into the hands of those who reckon on them the most , granting them exclusive sportfishing rights . The local sportfishing residential district is the one who has the most to drop off if the ecosystems are ruin , so hopefully by giving them the power to protect the areas , it should mean that they have its best interests at nerve . The government has pledge to plump for the communities when it comes to apply no - take zone and illegal fishing .
This form of management has already been implemented in other part of Southeast Asia and the Pacific . “ Experience from other country such as Indonesia has express that LMMAs with no - take zones for critical Pisces the Fishes nursery grounds can go to a recovery of fish blood line within two years and improve local fisheries through spill - over from the no - take zone into the surrounding coastal Ethel Waters , ” explains Frank Momberg , FFI Myanmar commonwealth director , in astatement .
It is hoped that the new created reserve , announced onWorld Ocean Day , will aid to protect the various coral Witwatersrand , as well as important Cancer and Pisces baby’s room , in ordination to secure the hereafter of the local sportfishing community . If these reticence are a success , it could pave the way for further topically managed area within Myanmar ’s waters .
