Inception Report on Management Plan for Tiger Prawn Refugia at Kuala Baram, Miri, Sarawak.

Abstract

This paper described the establishment tiger prawn refugia which requires careful and detailed representation of important aspects such as their life cycle followed the determination of their weight-length relationship, environmental conditions and their harvesting methods and gears. The involvements of specific parties; the stakeholders and the government bodies are important for management and financial sustainability throughout the entire refugia plan. According to acquired preliminary data and observable anthropogenic impact, more conservation efforts are required to ensure that the population of tiger prawn at the refugia area are not affected. Furthermore, financial sustainability research is necessary for a long term establishment of tiger prawn refugia.