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Marine Spatial Planning for Resource Conservation, Fisheries Management and for Ensuring Fishermen Security–Global Perspectives and Indian Initiatives


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1 Mangalore Research Centre of Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Hoige Bazar, Mangaluru 575 001, India
2 Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi 682 018, India
 

Internationally, marine spatial planning (MSP) is an integral part of the decision-making protocol for setting up activities in the marine zone, be it the establishment of industries, exploration and mining for oil and minerals, deciding of surface transport, ensuring national security, exploitation of living and non-living resources, or conservation and management of resources and ecosystems. Satellite-based technologies like remote sensing and geographic information system are two powerful tools that provide a common platform to present information on different activities from the marine zone. This would enable the planners and policymakers to interpret the interaction between various factors and derive judicious decisions on the allocation of space and resources to different segments or activities in marine zone. This article reviews how MSP is being used as a decisionsupport tool in various countries for the peaceful coexistence of different stakeholders in the marine zone. It also discusses initiatives in India along with a reminder on the responsibility of the country as a signatory of international organizations to give importance on developing MSP for the conservation of resources as well as marine ecosystems.

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Fishermen Security, Mariculture, Marine Spatial Planning, Resource Conservation, Satellite-Based Technology.
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Authors

A. P. Dineshbabu
Mangalore Research Centre of Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Hoige Bazar, Mangaluru 575 001, India
Sujitha Thomas
Mangalore Research Centre of Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Hoige Bazar, Mangaluru 575 001, India
Prathibha Rohit
Mangalore Research Centre of Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Hoige Bazar, Mangaluru 575 001, India
G. Maheswarudu
Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi 682 018, India

Abstract


Internationally, marine spatial planning (MSP) is an integral part of the decision-making protocol for setting up activities in the marine zone, be it the establishment of industries, exploration and mining for oil and minerals, deciding of surface transport, ensuring national security, exploitation of living and non-living resources, or conservation and management of resources and ecosystems. Satellite-based technologies like remote sensing and geographic information system are two powerful tools that provide a common platform to present information on different activities from the marine zone. This would enable the planners and policymakers to interpret the interaction between various factors and derive judicious decisions on the allocation of space and resources to different segments or activities in marine zone. This article reviews how MSP is being used as a decisionsupport tool in various countries for the peaceful coexistence of different stakeholders in the marine zone. It also discusses initiatives in India along with a reminder on the responsibility of the country as a signatory of international organizations to give importance on developing MSP for the conservation of resources as well as marine ecosystems.

Keywords


Fishermen Security, Mariculture, Marine Spatial Planning, Resource Conservation, Satellite-Based Technology.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv116%2Fi4%2F561-567