- Title
- Sustainable use of renewable resources and conservation in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden: issues, needs and strategic actions
- Creator
- Gladstone, W.; Tawfiq, N.; Nasr, D.; Andersen, I.; Cheung, C.; Drammeh, H.; Krupp, F.; Lintner, S.
- Relation
- Ocean & Coastal Management Vol. 42, Issue 8, p. 671-697
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0964-5691(99)00040-X
- Publisher
- Elsevier Ltd.
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 1999
- Description
- The coastal and marine environments and resources of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden are globally significant and generally in a healthy state. Current regional issues include localized destruction of coral reefs, seagrass and mangroves; declines in some fisheries; exploitation of some endangered species; pollution from the development and transport of petroleum; and disposal of industrial and municipal wastes. The underlying causes of these issues are the natural vulnerability of the Red Sea due to its semi-enclosed nature; economic reliance on the petroleum industry; significant navigation risks; a rapidly increasing coastal population and associated developments; lack of fisheries information, surveillance and management; poor coastal zone planning; and limited technical expertise. Strategic actions addressing these issues will need to be implemented regionally and focus on coastal zone management that integrates environmental planning, environmental assessment and review; training and institutional development; public awareness and participation; information gathering especially fisheries statistics; reducing navigation risks; and the development of resource management and conservation strategies.
- Subject
- Red Sea; Gulf of Aden; marine environments; coastal environments; conservation strategies; petroloum pollution; environmental strategies
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/31800
- Identifier
- uon:2817
- Identifier
- ISSN:0964-5691
- Language
- eng
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