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1 7 th Cooperation Forum under the Cooperative Mechanism on the Safety of Navigation and Environmental Protection in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore Agenda Item: 8.3 CF7/8 23 September 2014 MARINE PARK MANAGEMENT IN MALAYSIA

2 INTRODUCTION TO MARINE PARK MALAYSIA INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENT MARINE PARK MANAGEMENT REAPING BENEFITS FROM MARINE PARKS

3 DEFINITION OF MARINE PARKS A protected area in the sea zoned two (2) nautical miles from the shore at lowest low tide, EXCEPT Kapas Island in Terengganu; Kuraman Il Island, Rusukan Besar Island and RusukanKecilIslandinLabuan which are zoned one (1) nautical mile from the shore at lowest low tide. (Fisheries Act, 1985) 2 nautical miles km

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5 The image cannot be displayed. Your computer may not have enough memory to open the image, or the image may have been corrupted. Restart your computer, and then open the file again. If the red x still appears, you may have to delete the image and then insert it again. The image cannot be displayed. Your computer may not have enough memory to open the image, or the image may have been corrupted. Restart your computer, and then open the file again. If the red x still appears, you may have to delete the image and then insert it again. The image cannot be displayed. Your computer may not have enough memory to open the image, or the image may have been corrupted. Restart your computer, and then open the file again. If the red x still appears, you may have to delete the image and then insert it again. MARINE PARK CENTER PAYAR ISLAND 1985 REDANG ISLAND 1990 PERHENTIAN ISLAND 2000 TIOMAN ISLAND 1994 TINGGI ISLAND 1999

6 INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENT MNRE National Level MARINE PARK AND MARINE RESERVES TRUST FUND DMPM NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR MARINE PARK AND MARINE RESERVES State Level DMPM PAHANG DMPM TERENGGANU DMPM JOHOR DMPM KEDAH DMPM WP LABUAN STATE STEERING COMMITTEE Local/ Community Level DMPM DISTRICT OFFICE BESUT COMMUNITY CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE

7 LAWS GOVERNING MARINE PARKS OF Fisheries Act, 1985 MALAYSIA Fees Act, 1951, Fee Order (Marine Park Malaysia) 2003 Marine Park Establishment Order, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2008 and 2012 Draft amendment for Fisheries Act on legislation Draft amendment for Fisheries Act on legislation pertaining to MPA 2010

8 MARINE PARK MANAGEMENT PLANS

9 MARINE PARK MANAGEMENT PLANS

10 CONTROL OF HUMAN ACTIVITIES

11 MONITORING AND SURVEILLANCE 9/23/

12 MONITORING PROGRAM Water Quality Monitoring Turtle Conservation Coral Reef Monitoring

13 International Merdeka Conservation Dive 2011 EDUCATION AND AWARENESS PROGRAMME No Type of Programmes Number of Activities in Public Awareness programmes 59 2 Programmes with communities and stakeholders 10 3 Publicity programmes 9 4 Corporate Social Responsibility programmes 4 TOTAL82 Community Awareness Programme Education Programme with local media

14 IMPORTANCE OF MPA IN MALAYSIA

15 ECONOMIC VALUE OF MARINE ECOSYSTEM IN MALAYSIA NO REFERENCE (STUDY) VALUE (RM)/YEAR 1 Tourism Sector in Pulau uauredang Marine Park RM 10.1 million Terengganu, Potential of economic value of well managed reefs (Status of coral reefs in South East Asia, 2004) 3 Investigating The Total Economic Value in Pulau Payar Marine Park, Estimating Total Economic Value (TEV) Of Labuan Marine Park, 2012 RM 12.7 million RM 174 million RM 39.6 million 5 Investigating The Total Economic Value in Pulau Redang Marine Park, Terengganu, 2012 RM 334 million 6 AssessmentOf The Management Effectiveness & RM 3.4 billion Investigating The Total Economic Value Of Ecotourism, Pulau Tioman, Pahang 9/23/

16 THANK YOU PULAU PERHENTIAN, TERENGGANU

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