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WCC 2012 Rec 144 - Activity Report

General Information
IUCN Constituent: 
Marine Research Foundation
IUCN Constituent type: 
IUCN Member
Period covered: 
2024
Geographic scope: 
South and East Asia
Country/Territory: 
Malaysia
In implementing this Resolution your organization has worked/consulted with...
IUCN Secretariat: 
No
Other non-IUCN related organisations: 
Department of Fisheres Sabah, local fishers
Implementation
Indicate and briefly describe any actions that have been carried out to implement this Resolution: 
ActionDescriptionStatus
Policy influencing/advocacyUsing spatio-temporal data on bycatch events to develop policy recommendations for time-area closures of important wedgefish and hammerhead shark hotspots- None -
Scientific/technical activitiesUsing time-lapse cameras to determine location of bycatch events, with a view to developing conservation strategiesOn-going
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, sharks and rays
What challenges have you encountered in implementing this Resolution and what measures have you taken to overcome them?: 
No major challenges. Some technical issues at the beginning but mostly this relates to finding reliable electronic monitoring cameras. Our solution was we built our own.
Identify and briefly describe what future actions are planned for the implementation of this Resolution: 
Future ActionDescription
Policy influencing/advocacyWe will develop similar policy options for conserving sharks and rays in Sarawak as were developed for Sabah
Scientific/technical activitiesWe will expand our work to neighbouring Sarawak to determine important shark and ray conservation areas
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