Friends:
A simple question: I am doing some work for the World Bank on designing of their big coral reef conservation project in Indonesia, Coremap 2, which will come on line early next year with $80 million over five years for major coral reef sites in eastern Indonesia. I have been asked to develop a component of the project to deal with destructive fishing practices and other problems in the live reef trade (food fish, ornamentals, corals). Does anyone on this forum have an idea of (a) what they think should be done in terms of training and all the other things needed for cyanide fishing reform; and (b) what, specifically, would it cost, in remote areas of Indonesia? I have my own ideas (and even some data), but I'd love to hear some practical, non-sarcastic ideas on what needs to be done and what it might cost. The government seems open to accepting this component of the project, and if so, it could mean some serious funding for the reform activities you all talk about all the time. So what should the money go into, how do we develop a cadre of people to carry it out, etc?
Thanks,
Chip (Barber, the non-fish selling guy)