LIVING COASTAL RESOURCES OF THE ASEAN REGIONAND DATA REQUIREMENTS FOR THEIR MANAGEMENT SIGNIFICANCE OF LIVING COASTAL RESOURCES Living coastal resources are found within major coastal ecosystems consisting of coral reefs‚ mangroves‚ seagrass beds‚ benthic systems‚ and estuaries or lagoons. Coastal ecosystems‚ particularly estuaries and inshore marine waters have the highest rate of primary production as compared to terrestrial and oceanic regions. Daily gross production rate in terms of grams of
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Notes on Great Barrier Reef Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Barrier_Reef Earth snapshot coral reef: http://www.eosnap.com/tag/coral-reef/page/2/ Size: The Great Barrier Reef is the world’s largest coral reef system composed of over 2‚900 individual reefs and 900 islands stretching for over 2‚600 kilometers (1‚600 mi) over an area of approximately 344‚400 square kilometers (133‚000 sq. mi) Location: The reef is located in the Coral Sea‚ off the coast of Queensland‚ Australia. It
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Business report Reef Adventures is a business that developed a package of cruising holidays on sailing ships around the Great Barrier Reef. In the establishment phase Reef Adventures concentrated on marketing these cruising holidays within Australia and New Zealand. As the business has grown steadily‚ the management has decided to market its product to potential customer‚ with a particular focus on Europe and the USA. Initially‚ considerable funds were needed to acquire ships and other equipment
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THE TUBBATAHA REEF The name ’Tubbataha’ is a Samal word for "long reef exposed at low tide". Samals are seafaring people of the Sulu Sea. Cagayanen people who are more geographically associated with Tubbataha Reefs referred the Park as ’gusong’. Location Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park (TRNP) lies in the middle of the Sulu Sea and falls under the political jurisdiction of Cagayancillo‚ an island municipality situated 130km to the north. The park is around 150km southeast of Puerto Princesa City -
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Coastal and Marine Degradation Coastal degradation Many beaches around the world are polluted by industrial and household waste. Rubbish of all kinds such as plastic bags‚ drink cans and bottles end up on the beaches. Many factories have been built along the coast so that they can dump their waste straight into the ocean. (http://www.skwirk.com) Causes and Effects of Coastal Degradation (http://wwf.panda.org) 1. Excess amount of sediments -many large rivers along the coast of the ecoregion
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COASTAL TOURISM IN KERALA: ITS IMPACT ON ECONOMY AND ENVIRONMENT THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE COCHIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN PARTIAL F ULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN ECONOMICS A UNDER THE FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES by K. RAJESH UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF DR. RAMAKRISHNAN KORAKANDY j ’§l ’¢»|l: % -; *0 iflifilfli/‘ X0‘)-be ~¢-04MB -" ’ 30 uiqmgq MG >»6a.>nrA-r.d- I SCHOOL OF INDUSTRIAL FISHERIES
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* Coral reefs are underwater structures made from calcium carbonate secreted by corals. Coral reefs are colonies of tiny animals found in marine waters that contain few nutrients. Most coral reefs are built from stony corals‚ which in turn consist of polyps that cluster in groups. The polyps are like tiny sea anemones‚ to which they are closely related. * Coral reef ecosystems support a variety of human needs. They are important for subsistence‚ fisheries‚ tourism‚ shoreline protection‚ and
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Sam Ziaja | Geography 3.6 | ‘Analyse a contemporary geographic issue and evaluate course of action’ | | | Coastal erosion management of the Kapiti Coast Beach Environment | | Current Situation The Kapiti Coast lies at around 41°S 175°NAddress:‚ North to South the Kapiti Coast goes from Peka Peka at Te Hapua Road towards Paekakariki to just at the beginning of the Centennial Highway. And from west to east from the western edge of Kapiti Island to Reikorangi in the Tararua foothills
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Examine the value of sustainable and integrated approaches to coastal management (10 marks) Sustainable approaches to coastal management are usually soft engineering‚ they are defences which copy or work alongside natural systems and processes‚ this means ecosystems remain playing a key role. An example of sustainable coastal management would be at Barton on sea where they use managed retreat at the caravan site‚ Sustainable approaches are good because they are natural‚ cheap‚ environmentally
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Maroubra surf lifesaving club How effective are the coastal management strategies used at present in your local beach area? The coastal management strategies are not very effective as gathered from the surveys. On average‚ the participating surveyees gave the strategies a 4 out of a possible 5. This data were gathered from visitors/neighbourhoods who visit on average frequently. The main concern that would need conventional changes are council clean ups for rubbish track paths‚ washrooms and
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