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Description:
Author(s):
The Nature Conservancy
Title:
Yap Manta Ray Sanctuary Conservation Action Plan
Publication Date:
2009
Institution:
The Nature Conservancy
Page(s):
19
Abstract:
"This report documents the results and products of the conservation planning workshops. It is intended to be used by the Yap Manta Ray Sanctuary Team as a reference for the development of the management plan for the sanctuary. The report is organized around the steps of the Conservation Action Planning (CAP) Adaptive Management Cycle, which was also used to organize the workshops. Each step will be described briefly and the main products of that step will be discussed. It is important to keep in mind as Yap State moves forward that the development of the management plan is an important initial step in an on-going cycle of design, implementation and review of management planning, and should view the plan itself as a working plan,? rather than a final, static document. With Yaps vision for the Yaps territorial water so broad and comprehensive, it will require focused efforts of many agencies, organizations and especially Yapese residents, tour operators and others with vested interest in Yap in order to have a management plan developed and successfully implemented. Additionally, it will be necessary to raise human and financial resources within Yap State Government to the levels required to effectively implement conservation and enforcement programs in Yap."
Electronic Access:
Notes:
FY2009 CRCP Project 20411; Project Title: Partnership Agreement with The Nature Conservancy; Principal Investigator: Jenny Waddell ~ FY09 CRCP grant NA09NOS4190173
Funding Organizations:
NOS/Office for Coastal Management (OCM)
Grant Number(s):
NA09NOS4190173
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