Vulnerability of different types of fishers to potential implementation of a management plan in a Marine Protected Area (MPA) in the Maldives |
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| Institution: | 1. Aix Marseille University, , Avignon University, CNRS, IRD, IMBE, Station Marine d''Endoume, Chemin de la Batterie des Lions, 13007 Marseille, France;2. DiSTAV (Department of Earth, Environment and Life Sciences), University of Genoa, Corso Europa 26, 16132 Genoa, Italy;3. Marine Protected Area of Portofino, Viale Rainusso 1, 16038 Santa Margherita Ligure, Italy;4. Regione Liguria, Settore Sviluppo Sostenibile, Parchi e Biodiversità, Via D''Annunzio 111, 16121 Genoa, Italy |
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| Abstract: | Understanding vulnerability of different types of fishers to the implications of a Marine Protected Area (MPA) is crucial to its long-term sustainability. It helps direct management decisions of the MPA in a way that negative impacts on specific fishers can be mitigated. This study explored the vulnerability within specific groups of fishers, namely, commercial, subsistence and recreational fishers in the context of the largest MPA in the Maldives – the South Ari Atoll Marine Protected Area (SAMPA). SAMPA is subject to a future management plan that is likely to bring changes in how resources can be accessed in the area. In order to explore the vulnerability of the fisher groups, their sensitivity to this change was measured through an exploratory factor analysis and a sensitivity index. It was found that commercial fishers were likely to be the most vulnerable group as the management plan could potentially threaten their livelihood. Subsistence fishers were found to be next, as changes in access to SAMPA will potentially influence how they obtain their dietary protein. Recreational fishers were also found to vulnerable due to the nature of their fishing operation. However, relative to other groups, their vulnerability was likely to be much lower. To ensure strategic measures are designed to alleviate these potential vulnerabilities, this study proposed collaborative stakeholder participation throughout the development process of SAMPA's management plan, and also as a platform to build much needed confidence in MPAs among fishers in the Maldives. |
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| Keywords: | Vulnerability Indian Ocean Fisher types fisher community Marine Protected Area Coral reefs |
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