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Component ETP Species
PI 2.3.1 Outcome Status
The fishery meets national and international requirements for protection of ETP species. The fishery does not pose a risk of serious or irreversible harm to ETP species and does not
hinder recovery of ETP species.
Scoring issues SG60
SG80 SG100
a. Fishery effects within
limits Known effects of the
fishery are likely to be within limits of national
and international requirements for
protection of ETP species. The effects of the fishery are
known and are highly likely to be within limits of national
and international requirements for protection
of ETP species. There is a high degree of
certainty that the effects of the fishery are within limits of
national and international requirements for protection
of ETP species.
b. Direct effects Known direct effects are
unlikely to create unacceptable impacts to
ETP species. Direct effects are highly
unlikely to create unacceptable impacts to ETP
species. There is a high degree of
confidence that there are no significant detrimental direct
effects of the fishery on ETP species.
c. Indirect effects
Indirect effects have been considered and are thought to
be unlikely to create unacceptable impacts.
There is a high degree of confidence that there are no
significant detrimental indirect effects of the fishery
on ETP species.
JustificationRationale
Protected Species are specified in the Wildlife Reservation and Protection Act B.E. 1992. Notifications also prohibit the catch of dolphins, turtles and whale sharks.
Gillnet: There are some turtle bycatch interactions with crab gill nets but it is unclear whether these contribute to unacceptable impacts on the species status, or whether catches are occasional or not. The likelihood is that
these are low, but this requires further verification. However, it is more likely that other gears may well have a highly significant impact on the populations. There is some quantitative assessment of interactions between
gillnets and turtles at the village level, where DMCR sponsored conservation groups have been created, and are seen to report turtle interactions regularly DMCR, 2011. A fishery will not fail if there are turtle actions. The
Strategy, which there is has to demonstrate that it is working. Trap and Gillnet: There may also be some interactions between long boat engines and dugongs. Anecdotal
information suggested other limited interactions if at all with dugongs, especially as most fishing occurred outside dugong habitat sea grass.
It is not clearly known whether direct effects are unlikely to create unacceptable impacts.
TRAP Likely Scoring Level passpass with conditionfail
Border line between FAIL and PASS with a condition
GILLNET Border line between FAIL and
Pass with a condition
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Component ETP Species
PI 2.3.2 Management
strategy The fishery has in place precautionary management strategies designed to:
- meet national and international requirements; - ensure the fishery does not pose a risk of serious or irreversible harm to ETP species;
- ensure the fishery does not hinder recovery of ETP species; and - minimise mortality of ETP species.
Scoring issues SG60
SG80 SG100
a. Management strategy in
