AS STATE OF JOHOR MARINE PARK

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2 POTENTIAL NEW AREAS TO BE GAZETTED AS STATE OF JOHOR MARINE PARK JABATAN TAMAN LAUT MALAYSIA KEMENTERIAN SUMBER ASLI DAN ALAM SEKITAR

3 Copyright 2017 Reproduction of this publication for educational or other non-commercial purposes is authorised without prior written permission from the copyright holder provided the source is fully acknowledged. Reproduction of this publication for resale or other commercial purposes is prohibited without prior written permission of the copyright holder. First Printing: 2017 Printed By: Misas Advertising Sdn. Bhd. No. 30, Jalan 4/23B Taman Danau Kota Kuala Lumpur Tel : / Citation: Affendi, Y.A., Ooi, J.L.S, Yusri, Y.,Then, A.H.Y, Goh H.C., Hong C.W., Rosman, A., Izarenah, M.R., Abd Muntalib, J Potential new areas to be gazetted as Johor Marine Park., Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment. Available from: Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment Level 11, Wisma Sumber Asli Precint Putrajaya Tel: Fax:

4 POTENTIAL NEW AREAS TO BE GAZETTED AS STATE OF JOHOR MARINE PARK Authors: 1. Affendi Yang Amri, Institute of Ocean and Earth Sciences, University of Malaya 2. Jillian Ooi Lean Sim, Department of Geography, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Malaya 3. Yusri Yusuf, School of Marine and Environmental Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu 4. Amy Then Yee Hui, Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya 5. Goh Hong Ching, Department of Urban & Regional Planning, Faculty of Built Environment, University of Malaya 6. Hong Chern Wern, WWF-Malaysia 7. Rosman Abdullah, Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya 8. Izarenah Md. Repin, 9. Abd Muntalib bin Juli, POTENTIAL NEW AREAS TO BE GAZETTED AS STATE OF JOHOR MARINE PARK iii

5 Preface Assalammualaikum w.b.t Bismillahirrahman nirrahim. Malaysia waters cover an area of 453,186km 2. Out of this, approximately 1.4% is designated as marine protected areas (MPAs) by various pieces of legislation either by federal or state jurisdiction. The total area of this MPA is still lower than the target set in The Aichi Biodiversity Target 11 where by 2020, as much as 10% of the country s protected area is protected and managed as a marine protected area. By establishing marine parks or other form of marine protected area, we hope that the ecosystem of marine life will be protected and properly managed. It will help in rejuvenation of over exploited zones and as protection of threatened and endangered marine species, also enhancing educational and research activities in marine sciences. Marine parks also provide conducive and safe recreational activities for the visitors. The (DMPM) takes a serious action to identify the potential islands where its surrounding waters holds a variety of marine life species with a healthy marine ecosystem that need protection and gazetted as Marine Park or other form of MPA. These initial initiatives involve surveys for the marine resource inventory of the potential area In this regard, a biodiversity and socio-economic study was conducted by DMPM in collaboration with researchers from the University of Malaya and University Malaysia Terengganu. It aims to identify potential areas of waters in the Mersing District of Johor to be gazetted as protected areas or Marine Parks. The areas that have been identified include 7 islands namely Pulau Lima Kechil dan Lima Besar, Pulau Tokong Rakit, Tokong Gantang, Tokong Chondong, Tokong Belalai, Tokong Chupak dan Pulau Tokong Yu. The surveys were conducted using the allocation from the Development Expenditure of RMK-11. I hereby take the opportunity to express my appreciation to the team of researchers who have successfully produced a comprehensive report. This report is a result of detailed surveys and hard work by many people to provide the first valuable and documented information on the marine resources of the 7 islands. It is hoped that the information from this report will help DMPM or the State Government of Johor in its efforts to protect the marine biodiversity in the area. Thank you. DATO DR. SUKARNO BIN WAGIMAN Director General iv POTENTIAL NEW AREAS TO BE GAZETTED AS STATE OF JOHOR MARINE PARK