Bio-diversity

This project will build on Phase 1 of the project in 3 key focal areas: 1) expansion of the project to a second port, Kudat 2) continuation of trials in Sandakan and reinforcement of lessons learnt and, 3) upscaling the project to involve the Federal Department of Fisheries, so that the lessons learnt can be applied on a more comprehensive basis nationwide. Through demonstration trials, the project will continue to improve the sustainable livelihoods and building the capacity of the local fisherfolk which will enable them to achieve 3 main objectives, being 1) to undertake much more sustainable fishing efforts 2) to reduce the loss of marine biodiversity, especially of the green turtle Chelonia Mydas, listed as endangered on the IUCN list, and 3) to upscale the results and implications of this work to a National level. The project will continue to demonstrate the impact of commercial trawling on adult and juvenile endangered sea turtle populations off the coast of Borneo, and it will improve on efforts to determine potential impacts on the sustainable livelihoods of the local fisherfolk communities in Sandakan and Kudat.

Malaysia