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naesco

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REEFCHECK WROTE
""Hi to all
I am just adding to answers whether areas in the Philippines are still sustainable with regards to aquarium trade. Reef Check is using several strategies to make the trade in these areas sustainable by: (1) establishing new marine protected areas and/or supporting and improving existing ones; (2) initiating rehabilitation activities such as those Rex described in some posts; and (2) helping the community develop and implement management plans. For the latter, we specifically indicate catch limits given fisheries models and data on hand. We have developed with MAC as well a mechanism that collection levels relative to TACs are continuously tracked.
We also track trends in catch-per-unit effort of targets from catch records. So far, the data for several species in our project areas indicate no significant decline in catch-per-unit effort for various species in Batasan and Clarin. Therefore, collection has been continued for these species. We are still in the process of updating our analysis for Camotes and Marcilla.
Reef Check also drafts a precautionary species list per area that needs careful monitoring in trends in catch-per-unit effort. These species are usually the high-demand and high-priced. As a management tool, any significant decline in catch-per-unit effort (number of fish caught per hour per fisherman) within three months should trigger a local community meeting and a decision to decrease fishing effort. ""


Isn't it interesting that so called third world fishers can come together for the common cause of conserving their limited fish resources and the so called first world bicker with eachother and play politics while their own industry risks government regulations from their failure to act,
Wayne Ryan
 

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Naesco,

Thanks so much for sharing this information with the group.

Due to the fact that you have no experience in the trade of marine ornamentals, nor any current involvent whatsoever, it is interesting to hear your personal opinions.

What do you intend to do with your (PSL) when you get finished with it? Please be as specific as possible with you answer. Also, you might want to hurry because I see this thread going nowhere and being locked, which it should.

Thanks in advance for your reply!
 

clarionreef

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As quoted;
As management tool, any significant decline in catch-per-unit effort (number of fish caught per hour per fisherman) within three months should trigger a local community meeting and a decision to decrease fishing effort. ""

:roll: This is a thing that will not happen in the villages and they already know very, very well what fishes are scarce and harder to catch because of decreasing numbers.
Such fishes represent a bounty and a good windfall and are dreamed of and hoped for fervently.
Steve


then;
Isn't it interesting that so called third world fishers can come together for the common cause of conserving their limited fish resources and the so called first world bicker with eachother and play politics while their own industry risks government regulations from their failure to act,

The operative word in the phrase you quoted Wayne was should trigger a local efort.....
You should read it again.
Oops...I'm sorry.
To be fair and more understanding....I need sensitivity training and should read Alice in Wonderland again.
Steve
 

clarionreef

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Seriously now people,
Idealism is nothing I take lightly but it needs to be tempered in environmental prescriptions with practicality, viability, workability and local disposition to embrace it after the "educated" people leave.
Idealism has to be practical and real....and then it has a chance.
I'm not refering just to Wayne but to the original poster.
Steve
 

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