GRANT
NUMBER:
NA37FD0521-01
NMFS NUMBER: 92-SWR-057
REPORT
TITLE:
Small Scale Sustainable Sport Fishery Development for
Palau: Assessment, Strategy and Consensus-Building
AUTHOR:
Idechong, Noah; Palau Conservation Society, via contract
for the Division of Marine Resources, Bureau of Natural
Resources and Development, Ministry of Resources and Development,
Republic of Palau
PUBLISH
DATE:
October 1996
AVAILABLE
FROM:
National Marine Fisheries Service, Southwest Regional
Office, 501 West Ocean Boulevard, Suite 4200, Long Beach,
CA 90802-4018. PHONE: (562) 980-4033
ABSTRACT
The overarching
goals of this project were to develop a sustainable sport
fishery in Palau that (1) targeted small scale fishermen,
(2) was compatible with sustainable ecotourism, and (3)
helped provide for the conservation and "best use"
of Palau's inshore fishery resources. Primary objectives
included (1) the assessment of the conditions in Palau
pertinent to the inshore sport fishery development, and
(2) the design of a strategy to introduce a sportfishing
system. A facilitating objective concerned consensus
building between fishermen, leaders in the fishing and
tourism sectors, and government officials. These project
goals and objectives were attained. Sport fishery
development was determined to be feasible and positively
viewed by Palauans. A sport fishery strategy was
developed to be used in the implementation of an economic
diversification program. The project also lead to
the introduction of national legislation related to sport
fishery development in Palau.
