Managing by zoning in the marine park islands in Mersing, Johor

The zonation of Marine Parks is known as a viable and an efficient management procedure in which different areas within the park are specified and limited for a certain function and activities. With the increase number of potential exploitation for fisheries and ecotourism industry, it is timely tha...

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Main Authors:	Kassim, Zaleha, Ismail, Ahmad, Zakariya, Khalilah, Ahmad, Zuhairi, Abu Samah, Mohd Armi, Mohamed, Juliana, Yusof, Zeenat Begum, Shammodin, Muhammad Shaheed, Rosli, Nor Suhaila
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English English
Published:	2019
Subjects:	QH541.13 Ecology
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/76692/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/76692/1/MANAGING%20BY%20ZONING%20IN%20THE%20MARINE%20PARK%20ISLANDS%20IN%20MERSING%20JOHOR.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/76692/7/JEMPUTAN%20SEBAGAI%20PEMBENTANG%20LISAN%20BAGI%20SEMINAR%20TAMAN%20LAUT%20DAN%20PENGURUSAN...%20%282%29.pdf

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spelling	iium-766922020-02-05T04:25:29Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/76692/ Managing by zoning in the marine park islands in Mersing, Johor Kassim, Zaleha Ismail, Ahmad Zakariya, Khalilah Ahmad, Zuhairi Abu Samah, Mohd Armi Mohamed, Juliana Yusof, Zeenat Begum Shammodin, Muhammad Shaheed Rosli, Nor Suhaila QH541.13 Ecology The zonation of Marine Parks is known as a viable and an efficient management procedure in which different areas within the park are specified and limited for a certain function and activities. With the increase number of potential exploitation for fisheries and ecotourism industry, it is timely that more effort to be focussed to improve the management of the existing marine park islands as well as the nearby islands in the Mersing water. This study is aimed to propose the zonation of the Marine Park of Pulau Babi Besar, islands of Pulau Mertang and islands of Pulau Lima according to the classification of IUCN for Protected Area and zoning area as in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park(GBRMP). Series of focus group discussions, interviews and field surveys were conducted in the islands and the mainland to collect sufficient data for the study area. All information on the valued environment and ecosystem biodiversity and development plans drafted by the Local Authority, State Government along with the guidelines from the Department of Town and Country Planning were analysed. Zone mapping were produced through a Global Information System and Remote Sensing technique for the study area.Considering the ‘Rancangan Kawasan Khas’ (RKK) for islands in Mersing 2018 which mainly focus on the strengtening the area as an ecotourism destination, several zonations were proposed for the study area following the Marine Park’s IUCN category. The Marine Park islands of Pulau Babi Besar are proposed to be zoned as 1a Strict Nature Reserve (all of the coastal area) and VI Protected Area with Sustainable Use of Natural Resources (selected areas).On the other hand, all islands in Pulau Mertang and Pulau Lima were proposed to be gazetted as the new Marine Park and zoned under 1a Strict Nature Reserve. 2019 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/76692/1/MANAGING%20BY%20ZONING%20IN%20THE%20MARINE%20PARK%20ISLANDS%20IN%20MERSING%20JOHOR.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/76692/7/JEMPUTAN%20SEBAGAI%20PEMBENTANG%20LISAN%20BAGI%20SEMINAR%20TAMAN%20LAUT%20DAN%20PENGURUSAN...%20%282%29.pdf Kassim, Zaleha and Ismail, Ahmad and Zakariya, Khalilah and Ahmad, Zuhairi and Abu Samah, Mohd Armi and Mohamed, Juliana and Yusof, Zeenat Begum and Shammodin, Muhammad Shaheed and Rosli, Nor Suhaila (2019) Managing by zoning in the marine park islands in Mersing, Johor. In: Seminar Taman Laut Dan Pengurusan Sumber 4.0 Tahun 2019, 25th-26th August 2019, Putrajaya. (Unpublished)
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spellingShingle	QH541.13 Ecology Kassim, Zaleha Ismail, Ahmad Zakariya, Khalilah Ahmad, Zuhairi Abu Samah, Mohd Armi Mohamed, Juliana Yusof, Zeenat Begum Shammodin, Muhammad Shaheed Rosli, Nor Suhaila Managing by zoning in the marine park islands in Mersing, Johor
description	The zonation of Marine Parks is known as a viable and an efficient management procedure in which different areas within the park are specified and limited for a certain function and activities. With the increase number of potential exploitation for fisheries and ecotourism industry, it is timely that more effort to be focussed to improve the management of the existing marine park islands as well as the nearby islands in the Mersing water. This study is aimed to propose the zonation of the Marine Park of Pulau Babi Besar, islands of Pulau Mertang and islands of Pulau Lima according to the classification of IUCN for Protected Area and zoning area as in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park(GBRMP). Series of focus group discussions, interviews and field surveys were conducted in the islands and the mainland to collect sufficient data for the study area. All information on the valued environment and ecosystem biodiversity and development plans drafted by the Local Authority, State Government along with the guidelines from the Department of Town and Country Planning were analysed. Zone mapping were produced through a Global Information System and Remote Sensing technique for the study area.Considering the ‘Rancangan Kawasan Khas’ (RKK) for islands in Mersing 2018 which mainly focus on the strengtening the area as an ecotourism destination, several zonations were proposed for the study area following the Marine Park’s IUCN category. The Marine Park islands of Pulau Babi Besar are proposed to be zoned as 1a Strict Nature Reserve (all of the coastal area) and VI Protected Area with Sustainable Use of Natural Resources (selected areas).On the other hand, all islands in Pulau Mertang and Pulau Lima were proposed to be gazetted as the new Marine Park and zoned under 1a Strict Nature Reserve.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Kassim, Zaleha Ismail, Ahmad Zakariya, Khalilah Ahmad, Zuhairi Abu Samah, Mohd Armi Mohamed, Juliana Yusof, Zeenat Begum Shammodin, Muhammad Shaheed Rosli, Nor Suhaila
author_facet	Kassim, Zaleha Ismail, Ahmad Zakariya, Khalilah Ahmad, Zuhairi Abu Samah, Mohd Armi Mohamed, Juliana Yusof, Zeenat Begum Shammodin, Muhammad Shaheed Rosli, Nor Suhaila
author_sort	Kassim, Zaleha
title	Managing by zoning in the marine park islands in Mersing, Johor
title_short	Managing by zoning in the marine park islands in Mersing, Johor
title_full	Managing by zoning in the marine park islands in Mersing, Johor
title_fullStr	Managing by zoning in the marine park islands in Mersing, Johor
title_full_unstemmed	Managing by zoning in the marine park islands in Mersing, Johor
title_sort	managing by zoning in the marine park islands in mersing, johor
publishDate	2019
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/76692/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/76692/1/MANAGING%20BY%20ZONING%20IN%20THE%20MARINE%20PARK%20ISLANDS%20IN%20MERSING%20JOHOR.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/76692/7/JEMPUTAN%20SEBAGAI%20PEMBENTANG%20LISAN%20BAGI%20SEMINAR%20TAMAN%20LAUT%20DAN%20PENGURUSAN...%20%282%29.pdf
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Managing by zoning in the marine park islands in Mersing, Johor

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