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Fisheries Resources Management Plan for Kuala Teriang Langkawi, Kedah
Abdul Rahman Bin Abdul Wahab Senior Fisheries Officer Planning and International Division
Department of Fisheries Malaysia
PURPOSE
To formulate Community-Based Fisheries Resource Management Plan for Kuala Teriang and Kuala Chenang, Langkawi, Kedah with the view of establishing a smart partnership between the government and local community. Partnership in this sense covers the areas of conservation, protection and management of fisheries resources that would lead to mutual benefit.
BACKGROUND
Fisheries Resources Management Plan for Kuala Teriang represents a progress in a long journey towards realizing a Community-Based Fisheries Management (CBFM) concept in Malaysian coastal fisheries. It is an outcome of a collaborative regional project established under the ASEAN- SEAFDEC Fisheries Consultative Group (FCG) Mechanism back in 2003. This pilot initiative formally known as Locally Based Coastal Resource Management (LBCRM) in Pulau Langkawi is co- funded by the Department of Fisheries Malaysia and the Japanese Trust Fund Program in SEAFDEC.
In order to integrate the multi-faceted activities common to coastal communities, the project was later revitalized and known as Integrated Coastal Resources Management (ICRM). It embraces FEDs and ARs installation, fish landing data collection, creation of business activities, training, some research elements, and most importantly demarcation of the management zone.
The Plan is a premise that will guide everyone towards achieving a more successful Community- Based Fisheries Resources Management of Malaysian chapter in future.
Demography and socio-economic information
Information on population, occupation, sex ratio and profile of fishermen in the project area are shown in Table 1.
Table 1. General information on the villages covered by the project
Maklumat Kuala Teriang Kuala Melaka Kuala Chenang
Pantai Kok/Sungai Kok
Head count 2104 870 2953 342
Gender ratio M:F 1007:1097 416:454 1530:1423 163:179
No of households 485 120 520 60
no of fishermen 386 268 220 13
No of KPSP* Members 47 13 105 -
No of Women’s Group Members 17 - - -
No of Licensed Boats 73 39 40 13
Notes: All figures are estimates and changes taken place over time
*KPSP – Fisheries Resources Management Group
Status of fisheries industry in the area
Briefly, there are approximately 35 outboard boats while 38 inboard vessels registered in Kuala Teriang. The neighboring villages that are traditionally closely linked to Kuala Teriang are Kuala Melaka, Kuala Chenang and Sungai Kok. The main fishing gear used by fishermen are the fish and shrimp gill net, and hook and line. The record in 2004 shows the landing of various species from Kuala Teriang, Kuala Melaka, Kuala Chenang and Pantai Kok was about 3000 mt.
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91 THE ROLE OF INSTITUTIONS AND THEIR RESPONSILBILITIES
Fisheries Resource Management Committee of Kuala Teriang (JPSPKT)
The Committee comprises 17 members lead by a chairman and assisted by vice chairman, secretary, treasurer and 14 committee members (Table 2), under the supervision of the DOF and LKIM. The committee reserves the right to appoint additional members where and when necessary including managerial staff.
Table 2. The Fisheries Resource Management Committee of Kuala Teriang (JPSPKT) Advisor Director of Kedah State Fisheries or his representative
Dirrctor of Kedah State LKIM or his representative Chairman Chairman of KEN Kuala Teriang
Vice Chairman Pengerusi KEN Kuala Chenang Secretary Secretary of KEN Kuala Teriang Treasurer to be appointed
Members 1 representative from JKKK Chenang 1 representative from JKKK Kubang Badak 1 representative from JKKK Kuala Teriang 1 representative from JKKK Kuala Melaka 1 representative from JKKK Batu Ara 4 representatives from KEN Kuala Teriang 2 representatives from KEN Kuala Chenang
1 representative from the fishermen’s community in Kubang Badak 1 representative from the Area Fishermen’s Association of Langkawi
Responsibilities of the JPSPKT
a. overall planning of the resources management of the area
b. to manage and protect the FADs and ARs including access to the use, installation, maintenance and security
c. to ascertain that the method and resource exploitation system in the area are in conformity with the existing procedures and licensing policy of the DOF Malaysia
Fig. 1. Location of FEDs and ARs in Pulau Langkawi
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93 The Role of Area Fishermen Association (PNK)
The Area Fishermen Association forms part of the system by being member of the JPSPKT.
Fishermen are required to be first a member of PNK before being allowed to join the KEN.
MODES OPERANDI Consultations
a. The existing consultation mechanism such as KEN1, PNK2 and JKKK3 will be continued
b. All proposals will be tabled to JPSPKT to be scrutinized and decided for possible implementation
c. Matters that require government’s decision would be forwarded to JKPP Conflict Settlement
• First to be handled by JKPSKT and subsequently by JKPP for unresolved issues
• Any violation to the norms and understanding reached, are to be resolved in accordance with the existing or improved punishment system
Government’s Responsibility
a. to provide technical advice in the area of resource management, legal, organization management, entrepreneurship, etc.
b. to provide support in the area of research, training, extension, etc.
c. duty bound to continuously provide enforcement and effective prosecution d. secretariat for JPSPKT
e. to ensure that plan is implemented and expanded elsewhere
f. to register and provide detailed information on FADs and ARs to the stakeholders g. to seek for development fund
h. to conduct ‘base-line survey’ to gather basic information on resource status and socio-economic background
i. to conduct impact evaluation program in a stipulated period
j. to meticulously back the plan with regulation and practical legal instruments Role of the Community
a. to form and activate Implementation Committee (J/K pelaksanaan)
b. to formulate and design implementation system for management plan, such as punitive measures, conflict settlement, etc.
c. to ensure that implementation procedures run in parallel with existing government policy in view to achieve its goal
d. to assist the government in enforcement
e. to provide and channel information to government
f. to ensure that the rights of the community is equally safe-guarded
g. care taker of the safety of FADs and ARs as well as other facilities provided h. to search for fund for day to day management operation, FEDs maintenance, etc.
i. to conduct environmentally related activities
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subsequently
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Fisheries Act ural to ensure
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