Tackling illegal, unregulated, and unreported trade towards Humphead wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus) recovery in Sabah, Malaysia     

Tun-Min Poh  Lucia M. Fanning 《Marine Policy》2012,36(3):696-702

The live reef food fish trade (LRFFT) has caused severe depletion of the Humphead wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus) populations globally, a species considered endangered by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. In 2010, signatories to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora recognized that illegal, unregulated, and unreported (IUU) activities in the LRFFT were undermining the efforts to protect this species. Management recommendations have yet to be effectively implemented at national and local levels where the fish is harvested. This paper analyzes the threats to, and socio-economic impacts of, Humphead wrasse recovery in Sabah, Malaysia, and offers both short- and longer-term recommendations for the local recovery of the species. Key issues addressed centre around understanding the threats to recovery, specifically the role of IUU and the context-specific considerations, including the socio-economic aspects of the IUU trade in Sabah. The analysis confirms that deliberate management planning and action at multiple levels are required to prevent local-scale extinction. Lessons for other species and countries involved in the LRFFT suggest that to be effective, broad management frameworks must be tailored to local situations and must focus on gaining support and participation of fish harvesters if the recovery and long-term sustainability of both the Humphead wrasse and the LRFFT are to be achieved.  相似文献   

Management of the precious coral fishery in Taiwan: Progress and perspectives     

Chih-Shin Chen 《Marine Policy》2012,36(3):623-629

Precious corals have been commercially exploited because of their legendary and cultural importance for many centuries in the Mediterranean and for almost one century in the Northwest Pacific. Although the precious coral fishery in Taiwan dates back to the 1920s, relevant studies on biology and ecology of resources are relatively scarce. The management of the precious coral fishery in Taiwan was officially instituted in January 2009, when data on the catch and effort of the fishery were recorded. In this study, the catch-effort data of the fishery were examined to explore the temporal and spatial patterns in composition and abundance of Corallium and Paracorallium spp. around Taiwan. A total landing of 3233.0 and 2906.8 kg precious corals were recorded for 2009 and 2010, respectively. Less than 5% of those amounts were from live colonies. A high proportion of fossilized colonies in the catch reflect the non-selective nature of the fishing gear; however, the factors that cause colonies to collapse are not exclusive to the impact of the fishery. Momo coral was dominant in the production for both years, followed by Miss coral. The total production of precious corals correlated positively with fishing efforts, while a weak relationship was found between the production of live colonies and fishing efforts. The fishing efforts mainly aggregated in designated fishing ground A (DFG-A) for both years, while the production of live colonies mainly occurred in DFG-E. The monthly occurrence rate of live colonies decreased over the past 2 years. Although fluctuating significantly, the CPUE of dominant species exhibited an apparent decreasing pattern. High aggregation of the fishing efforts in specific regions and low numbers of live colonies in the production should be carefully taken into account when amending management regulations in the future. The establishment of marine protected areas, in addition to the strict controls that already apply, should be considered to not only sustain the population structure of the sessile animals but also their function in the marine ecosystem.  相似文献   

Warming and depth convergence of the Arctic Intermediate Water in the Canada Basin during 1985-2006   总被引：1，自引：1，他引：0  

LI Shujiang  ZHAO Jinping  SU Jie  CAO Yong 《海洋学报(英文版)》2012,31(4):46-54

The warming of the Arctic Intermediate Water (AIW) is studied based on the analyses of hydrographic observations in the Canada Basin of the Arctic Ocean during 1985-2006. It is shown that how the anomalously warm AIW spreads in the Canada Basin during the observation time through the analysis of the AIW temperature spatial distribution in different periods. The results indicate that by 2006, the entire Canada Basin has almost been covered by the warming AIW. In order to study interannual variability of the AIW in the Canada Basin, the Canada Basin is divided into five regions according to the bottom topography. From the interannual variation of AIW temperature in each region, it is shown that a cooling period follows after the warming event in upstream regions. At the Chukchi Abyssal Plain and Chukchi Plateau, upstream of the Arctic Circumpolar Boundary Current (ACBC) in the Canada Basin, the AIW temperature reached maximum and then started to fall respectively in 2000 and 2002. However, the AIW in the Canada Abyssal Plain and Beaufort Sea continues to warm monotonically until the year 2006. Furthermore, it is revealed that there is convergence of the AIW depth in the five different regions of the Canada Basin when the AIW warming occurs during observation time. The difference of AIW depth between the five regions of the Canada Basin is getting smaller and smaller, all approaching 410 m in recent years. The results show that depth convergence is related to the variation of AIW potential density in the Canada Basin.  相似文献   

2011年3月日本福岛核电站核泄漏在海洋中的传输     

何晏春  郜永祺  王会军  JOHANNESSEN M Ol  于雷 《海洋学报(英文版)》2012,31(4):12-20

使用全球版本的迈阿密等密度海洋环流模式对2011年3月日本福岛核电站泄漏在海洋中的传输以及扩散进行了数值模拟。数值模式中核废料(示踪物)排放情景采取等通量连续排放,排放时间从3月25日开始,分别持续20 d以及1 a,两种情形分别积分20 a。为了减少海洋环流年际变化带来的数值模拟的的不确定性,20 a的模式积分分别用2010年、1991-2011年、1971-1991年以及1951-1971年4个不同时段的NCEP/NCAR逐日再分析资料作为大气强迫场,因此每种排放情形包含4个数值试验。模拟结果的分析表明,不同核废料排放情景及其在不同时段大气资料对海洋模式的驱动下,模拟的示踪物总体的传输扩散路径(包括表层以及次表层)、传输速率以及垂直扩展的范围没有显著的差异。集合平均数值模拟的结果显示:在两种排放情景下,日本福岛核泄漏在海洋的传输路径受北太平洋副热带涡旋洋流系统主导,其传输路径首先主要向东,到达东太平洋后,再向南向西扩散至西太平洋,可能在10~15 a左右影响到我国东部沿海海域,且海洋次表层的传输信号比表层信号早5 a左右。通过进一步分析模式积分过程中最大示踪物浓度随时间变化发现,在积分第20 a(2031年3月),海洋表层和次表层浓度的最高值分别只有模式积分第一年浓度的0.1%和1%。在积分的20 a里,排放的核废料主要滞留在北太平洋海域(超过86%±1.5%的核废料在积分结束时,滞留在北太平洋),而在积分的前10 a(2021年之前),几乎所有的核废料滞留在北太平洋;在核废料的垂直分布上,主要集中在海洋表层至600 m的深度,在积分的20 a时间里,没有核废料信号扩散至1 000 m以下的深度。数值模拟的结果也表明核废料浓度减弱的强度以及演变的时间特征主要受洋流系统的影响,与排放源的排放时间长短关系不大。值得指出的是,更加准确地评估一个真实的核泄漏事故对海洋环境所造成的可能影响,还需要考虑大气中的放射性物质的沉降以及海洋生态对核物质的响应。  相似文献   

中国省级尺度不同类型主体功能区资金来源结构差异     

程婧瑶  樊杰  陈东 《地理科学进展》2014,33(3):347-355

资金是推进形成主体功能区的重要支撑,正确处理好资金配置中政府和市场的关系是其有效发挥作用的关键。中国不同类型主体功能区在建设初期面临不同的资金约束和资金需求特征,必将带来区域资金配置中政府与市场关系的差异,为了制定更有效、合理的主体功能区资金保障政策,有必要对此进行深入分析。首先建立由市场资金和政府资金构成的区域资金来源结构,其中资金市场化程度指标与中央财政依赖度指标分别反映了区域市场资金相对吸引能力和中央政府财政的支撑力度;选取已经发布省级主体功能区规划的12 个省级行政单元为研究区,对理论分析进行验证。结果表明：四类主体功能区中,开发类地区市场资金比重大于保护类地区,优化开发区市场资金比重大于重点开发区。基于主体功能区规划的初衷,开发类地区更加注重经济效益,且具有更高的预期经济收益,这是其市场资金比重高于保护类地区的主要原因;而在开发类地区内部,优化开发区转型升级产生的资金溢出压力远小于其优越投资环境产生的资金吸引力,这是其市场资金比重高于重点开发区的主要原因。  相似文献   

地形信息对确定DEM适宜分辨率的影响   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

呼雪梅  秦承志 《地理科学进展》2014,33(1):50-56

分辨率会直接影响基于栅格数字高程模型（DEM）的数字地形分析结果,因此在实际应用中,需要选择适宜的DEM分辨率。目前采取的基本方法,基于某种地形信息定量刻画尺度效应曲线,从而确定DEM适宜分辨率,但对于采用不同地形信息时所产生的影响尚缺乏研究。本文针对该方法中通常采用的坡度、剖面曲率、水平曲率等3 种地形信息,每种地形信息提取时,分别使用两种不同的常用算法,在3 个不同地形特征的研究区中,逐一计算其在不同分辨率下的局部方差均值,以刻画尺度效应曲线,确定相应的DEM适宜分辨率,并进行对比分析。结果表明：① 采用剖面曲率或水平曲率所得适宜分辨率结果基本相同,但采用坡度所得出的适宜分辨率结果则有明显差别,后者所得的适宜分辨率更粗;② 采用不同地形信息时,越是在平缓地形为主的研究区,所得的适宜分辨率结果越相近,在复合地形特征的研究区所得到的适宜分辨率区间均明显较宽;③ 地形属性计算时所用的算法对适宜分辨率结果的影响不明显。  相似文献   

基于水-热-力耦合模型的钻孔灌注桩承载力影响因素分析     

刘乃飞  李宁  何敏  徐栓海 《冰川冻土》2014,36(6):1471-1478

针对广大寒区普遍存在的冻胀-融沉影响桩基承载力问题, 以清水河大桥灌注桩为例, 基于建立的饱和冻土水-热-力三场耦合模型及研发的3G2012软件系统, 深入研究了温度变幅、桩和地基土的传导系数、导水系数、回冻时间等因素对其承载力的影响, 揭示了其承载的内在热力学机理. 结果表明: 钻孔灌注桩承载力随温度发生波动变化, 冬季桩基的极限承载力近似为夏季的1.2倍; 地基的导水系数提高一个数量级, 加剧了地基土中的水分迁移及冻胀融沉变形, 进而影响桩基承载力; 冻土回冻时间对桩基承载力也有较大影响. 以上结论为寒区岩土工程的设计与施工提供量化的科学依据.  相似文献   

未来50a中国地区冻土面积分布变化   总被引：16，自引：10，他引：6  

王澄海  靳双龙  施红霞 《冰川冻土》2014,36(1):1-8

在检验CMIP3模式比较计划中模式在中国地区的温度模拟效果的基础上,选取模拟效果相对较好的HadCM3、EACHE5模拟结果,采用Kudryavtsev方法,应用数字化土壤和植被资料,借助Arc-GIS,对未来50 a中国地区在A2情景下的冻土空间变化趋势进行了模拟计算. 结果表明,在A2情景下,未来50 a中国地区的冻土呈现出退缩趋势,在2050年,多年冻土在青藏高原地区的巴颜喀拉山-唐古拉山之间、冈底斯山地区出现退化,中国的冻土面积较2006年减少约10.7%.  相似文献   

缩短核磁共振测定冻土未冻水含量实验时间的方法     

李东阳  刘波  刘念  马永君  王莉 《冰川冻土》2014,36(6):1502-1507

为利用核磁共振(NMR)技术更快地测试得到冻土中未冻水的含量, 首先对传统的单试样测试方法进行了分析, 探究了其实验时间过长的原因. 然后, 基于传热学中的集总参数法, 研究了小体积试样在空气中以自然对流传热为冷却方式的温度变化特征. 根据试样温度与时间的对应关系, 提出了多试样连续测试法. 最后, 以一种黏土为例, 分别利用多试样连续测试法和单试样测试法测量了土样冻结过程中NMR信号强度随温度变化的关系. 实验结果表明: 二者的测量结果非常接近, 但连续测试法耗费的时间非常少. 综合比较两种利用NMR技术所耗费的时间和实验结果的精确程度, 多试样连续测试法是可行的.  相似文献   

黄河源区土地利用/覆盖变化（LUCC）研究   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

胡光印  金会军  董治宝  颜长珍  逯军峰 《冰川冻土》2014,36(3):573-581

利用遥感（RS）监测手段和地理信息系统（GIS）技术,获取了黄河源区在1975、1990、和2005年3个时期的土地利用/覆盖数据,并通过叠加分析,获得了该地区土地利用/覆盖的时空转移特征. 此外,通过县级行政区对源区各县域内的土地利用/覆盖变化特征进行了统计分析,以期为该地区的环境管理提供科学依据. 结果表明：在1975-2005年间,黄河源区的环境退化非常明显,土地利用/覆盖变化主要表现为耕地、沙地、滩地和水库、坑塘面积增加;沼泽地面积减小;高覆盖度草地面积减小,中、低覆盖度草地面积增加. 从县级行政区划上来看,耕地的增加主要分布于贵南、同德和泽库三个县;林地面积在玛沁和甘德两县有大面积的减小趋势;新增的沙地主要分布在玛多、共和、曲麻莱和若尔盖县;新增水库、坑塘则主要分布于共和、和贵南两县;沼泽地面积的减少绝大部分发生在若尔盖县;高覆盖度草地在甘德和玛沁两县增加非常明显,但在玛曲、玛多、达日、兴海、阿坝、若尔盖、红原等县均有大面积的减小趋势. 因此,在黄河源区开展环境保护或环境治理工作,应根据不同区域的具体环境问题采取相应的治理措施.  相似文献