Economic impact of marine protected areas: a study of small scale fishermen in Dungun, Terengganu

The purpose of this study is to examine the economic impact of the Marine Protected Area (MPA) on the well-being of fishermen in Dungun, Terengganu. The study uses primary and secondary data. The primary data were gathered through face-to-face interviews using a structured questionnaire with boat ow...

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Main Author:	Tuan Nur Farah Fadhilah, Tuan Mustaffa
Format:	Thesis
Language:	eng eng eng
Published:	2018
Subjects:	HC Economic History and Conditions
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spelling	my-uum-etd.91712022-03-28T01:22:38Z Economic impact of marine protected areas: a study of small scale fishermen in Dungun, Terengganu 2018 Tuan Nur Farah Fadhilah, Tuan Mustaffa Ali, Jamal Othman Yeop Abdullah Graduate School of Business Othman Yeop Abdullah Graduate School of Business HC Economic History and Conditions The purpose of this study is to examine the economic impact of the Marine Protected Area (MPA) on the well-being of fishermen in Dungun, Terengganu. The study uses primary and secondary data. The primary data were gathered through face-to-face interviews using a structured questionnaire with boat owners and government officials responsible in managing the MPAs and fishery-related matters. Secondary data such as fishermen‟s name list, number of vessels, list of boat size and type of fishing gear according to jetty were collected from the Department of Fishery (DOF) and the Fisheries Development Authority of Malaysia (LKIM). Descriptive analysis, analysis of variance (ANOVA), reliability analysis and regression analysis are used to achieve the objectives of the study. The findings show that the income of fishermen using a boat size of more than 21 gross register tonnage (GRT) are significantly higher than those using a boat size of less than 20 GRT. Fishermen using traps as their main fishing gear have significantly higher income than those using hooks and lines, drift nets and purse seine nets. Most fishermen, regardless of the size of their boat and the type of fishing gear claimed that MPAs do not give much benefit to them in terms of increasing their fish catches. The finding of the study reveals that a majority of the fishermen agreed that there is no indication that the MPA in Pulau Tenggol increases the quantity of fish around the MPA. A majority of the fishermen also agreed that coral reefs are important resources that act as a buffer against tidal waves. A healthy coral reef provides protection for the reproduction of fish stocks. However, the existence of coral reef protected areas provides more benefits to the tourism industry as compared to the fishermen communities. 2018 Thesis https://etd.uum.edu.my/9171/ https://etd.uum.edu.my/9171/1/Depositpermission-not%20allow_s820060.pdf text eng staffonly https://etd.uum.edu.my/9171/2/s820060_01.pdf text eng staffonly https://etd.uum.edu.my/9171/3/s820060_references.docx text eng public other masters Universiti Utara Malaysia
institution	Universiti Utara Malaysia
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language	eng eng eng
advisor	Ali, Jamal
topic	HC Economic History and Conditions
spellingShingle	HC Economic History and Conditions Tuan Nur Farah Fadhilah, Tuan Mustaffa Economic impact of marine protected areas: a study of small scale fishermen in Dungun, Terengganu
description	The purpose of this study is to examine the economic impact of the Marine Protected Area (MPA) on the well-being of fishermen in Dungun, Terengganu. The study uses primary and secondary data. The primary data were gathered through face-to-face interviews using a structured questionnaire with boat owners and government officials responsible in managing the MPAs and fishery-related matters. Secondary data such as fishermen‟s name list, number of vessels, list of boat size and type of fishing gear according to jetty were collected from the Department of Fishery (DOF) and the Fisheries Development Authority of Malaysia (LKIM). Descriptive analysis, analysis of variance (ANOVA), reliability analysis and regression analysis are used to achieve the objectives of the study. The findings show that the income of fishermen using a boat size of more than 21 gross register tonnage (GRT) are significantly higher than those using a boat size of less than 20 GRT. Fishermen using traps as their main fishing gear have significantly higher income than those using hooks and lines, drift nets and purse seine nets. Most fishermen, regardless of the size of their boat and the type of fishing gear claimed that MPAs do not give much benefit to them in terms of increasing their fish catches. The finding of the study reveals that a majority of the fishermen agreed that there is no indication that the MPA in Pulau Tenggol increases the quantity of fish around the MPA. A majority of the fishermen also agreed that coral reefs are important resources that act as a buffer against tidal waves. A healthy coral reef provides protection for the reproduction of fish stocks. However, the existence of coral reef protected areas provides more benefits to the tourism industry as compared to the fishermen communities.
format	Thesis
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qualification_level	Master's degree
author	Tuan Nur Farah Fadhilah, Tuan Mustaffa
author_facet	Tuan Nur Farah Fadhilah, Tuan Mustaffa
author_sort	Tuan Nur Farah Fadhilah, Tuan Mustaffa
title	Economic impact of marine protected areas: a study of small scale fishermen in Dungun, Terengganu
title_short	Economic impact of marine protected areas: a study of small scale fishermen in Dungun, Terengganu
title_full	Economic impact of marine protected areas: a study of small scale fishermen in Dungun, Terengganu
title_fullStr	Economic impact of marine protected areas: a study of small scale fishermen in Dungun, Terengganu
title_full_unstemmed	Economic impact of marine protected areas: a study of small scale fishermen in Dungun, Terengganu
title_sort	economic impact of marine protected areas: a study of small scale fishermen in dungun, terengganu
granting_institution	Universiti Utara Malaysia
granting_department	Othman Yeop Abdullah Graduate School of Business
publishDate	2018
url	https://etd.uum.edu.my/9171/1/Depositpermission-not%20allow_s820060.pdf https://etd.uum.edu.my/9171/2/s820060_01.pdf https://etd.uum.edu.my/9171/3/s820060_references.docx
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Economic impact of marine protected areas: a study of small scale fishermen in Dungun, Terengganu

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