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Community Centred Conservation (C3) Incentivizing Dugong Conservation
Community Centred Conservation (C3) Incentivizing Dugong Conservation
Patricia Z R Davis Ismael Leandre & Chris Poonian Z.R Davis, Community Centred Conservation (C3)
Summary
Global and regional overview : status & threats Dugongs without Borders project Potential conservation strategies 1) Spatial management conflict hotspots 2) Incentivizing fisher decision-making processes What future for the dugong?
Dugongs
Only herbivorous marine mammal Dependent on shallow seagrass habitat Slow reproduction Deliberate hunting for meat and oil d il Easy to exploit -inhabits shallow coastal waters -slow-moving l i -big and tasty
Threats
Hunting capacity greatly increased as technology improved Accidental bycatch especially in gillnets Habitat destruction as a result of growing coastal populations
Global distribution
Study sites
Union of the Comoros
Grande Comore, Anjouan, Moheli 2006 - present
Northern Madagascar g
2009 present
Considerations Remote fi ld sites R t field it Limited infrastructure (roads, communications, medical facilities) Politically unstable (coups in Comoros 2008, Madagascar 2009)
Extremely limited technical and financial resources
Key findings
Dugong populations declined so much since 1980s that deliberate hunting was no longer viable Main causes of mortality nowadays bycatch in gillnets Species important in traditional culture - Preparation of meat - Myths - Sexual relations
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ii) M Mozambique compensation f net damage bi ti for t d (entanglement) & attempted release (cutting nets to free live animals)
Considerations
Participatory consultations p y with all stakeholders Clear monitoring indicators tied to financial incentive scheme that benefits and involves whole community Long-term process in terms of monitoring success and adapting model if required f