Submitted by
Nicolas.PILCHER
on Tue, 10/29/2024 - 11:11
General Information
Resolution
49230
IUCN Constituent
Marine Research Foundation
IUCN Constituent type
IUCN Member organisation
Period covered
Geographic scope
South and East Asia
Country/Territory
Malaysia
Actors involved in implementing this Resolution:
IUCN Secretariat
No
Other non-IUCN related organisations
Sabah Department of Fisheries, local fishers
II. Implementation
Activities carried out to implement this Resolution
Activity
Policy influencing/advocacy
Description and results/achievements of activities:
Using spatio-temporal data on bycatch events to develop policy recommendations for time-area closures of important wedgefish and hammerhead shark hotspots
Status
_none
Activity
Scientific/technical activities
Description and results/achievements of activities:
Using time-lapse cameras to determine location of bycatch events, with a view to developing conservation strategies
Status
On-going
Challenges / obstacles encountered in the implementation of this Resolution
Other
Please report on the result /achievement of the actions taken
Our work has led to the design and adoption at the State level of the country's first ever time-area closure to protect critically endangered wedgefish and hammerhead sharks
Identify and briefly describe what future actions/activities are planned for the implementation of this Resolution
Future action / activity
Policy influencing/advocacy
Description
We will develop similar policy options for conserving sharks and rays in Sarawak as were developed for Sabah
Future action / activity
Scientific/technical activities
Description
We will expand our work to neighbouring Sarawak to determine important shark and ray conservation areas
III. Additional Information
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External link(s)
Report status
Published
Constituent type
IUCN Member