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Component Habitats
PI 2.4.1 Outcome Status
The fishery does not cause serious or irreversible harm to habitat structure, considered on a regional or bioregional basis, and function.
and function to a point where there would be
serious or irreversible harm.
and function to a point where there would be serious or
irreversible harm. reduce habitat structure and
function to a point where there would be serious or
irreversible harm.
JustificationRationale
The response is dependent on relative habitat structures. Sandy bottoms may be more resilient. However, some fishing grounds, such as Phang Nga, were mixed rock and sand, with considerable benthic diversity and gillnet
damage to fauna. Most fishing occurred off seagrass beds, but with some exceptions. More information is required to be able to assess benthic impacts.
Traps are unlikely to cause notable impact and highly unlikely to reduce habitat structure.
RBF required?
Likely Scoring Level passpass with
conditionfail
Traps: Will most likely pass for traps
Gillnet: Potentially a pass, but greater knowledge
required on some benthic interactions by gillnet e.g
Phang Nha Picture 5
Component Habitats
PI 2.4.2 Management
strategy There is a strategy in place that is designed to ensure the fishery does not pose a risk of serious
or irreversible harm to habitat types.
Scoring issues SG60
SG80 SG100
a. Management strategy in place
There are measures in place, if necessary, that
are expected to achieve the Habitat Outcome 80
level of performance. There is a partial strategy in
place, if necessary, that is expected to achieve the
Habitat Outcome 80 level of performance or above.
There is a strategy in place for managing the impact of the
fishery on habitat types.
b. Management strategy
evaluation The measures are
considered likely to work, based on plausible
argument e.g. general experience, theory or
comparison with similar fisherieshabitats.
There is some objective basis for confidence that the partial
strategy will work, based on information directly about
the fishery andor habitats involved.
Testing supports high confidence that the strategy
will work, based on information directly about
the fishery andor habitats involved.
c. Management strategy
implementation There is some evidence that
the partial strategy is being implemented successfully.
There is clear evidence that the strategy is being
implemented successfully.
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d. Management strategy
evidence of success
There is some evidence that the strategy is achieving its
objective.
JustificationRationale
There is a strategy in place to protect seagrass habitats through zoning; and coral reefs through mooring systems DMCR, Sept. 2011. It is not clear how wide spread damage to other assemblages may be.
The strategy is likely to be effective for trap fisheries.
Likely Scoring Level passpass with conditionfail Potentially a pass, but
greater knowledge required on some benthic interactions
by gillnet. Will pass for traps.
Component Habitats
PI 2.4.3 Information
monitoring Information is adequate to determine the risk posed to habitat types by the fishery and the
effectiveness of the strategy to manage impacts on habitat types.
Scoring issues SG60
SG80 SG100
a. Information quality
