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Item Commercial exploitation of reef resources: examples of sustainable and non-sustainable utilization from the Maldives(Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, 1997) Adam, M.S.; Anderson, R.C.; Shakeel, H.Sustainable Maldivian reef fisheries include the tuna livebait 'fishery, the historical money cowry fishery and the export of marine aquarium fish. Non-sustainable export fisheries include those of sea cucumber, giant clam, deepwater shark and grouper. The tuna livebait fishery has been in existence for over one thousand years and mainly targets small pelagics. Money cowries were exported for hundreds of years to Asia and Africa. These fisheries share the characteristics of large resource base, low unit value and wide distribution of low-impact fishing effort. The sea cucumber, giant clam and the deep water shark fisheries share the characteristics of large resource base, low population turn over rates, ease of collection and high unit value. The grouper and aquarium fisheries have intermediate characteristics. The aquarium fishery maybe sustainable because it has a large resource base and limited entry. The grouper fishery may not be sustainable because both fishing effort and unit value are high.Item The Maldivian Shark fisheries(މިނިސްޓްރީ އޮފް ފިޝަރީޒް އެންޑް އެގްރިކަލްޗަރ, 1991-12-10) Anderson, R.C.Item North - South variations in the distribution of fishes in the Maldives(މިނިސްޓްރީ އޮފް ފިޝަރީސް, 1992-12) Anderson, R.C.Item Report of Indian ocean Cetacean symposium 2009, Paradise island resort and spa, Maldives, 18-20 July 2009(Marine Research Center, 2009) Anderson, S.A.; Anderson, R.C.; Adam, M.S.This report presents details of the Indian Ocean Cetacean Symposium (IOCS), held in Maldives in July 2009. This marked the 30th anniversary of the International Whaling Commission’s (IWC) Indian Ocean Sanctuary. The Symposium was a scientific meeting, convened by the Maldivian Marine Research Centre, and attracting some 60 scientists from 22 countries. The meeting was opened by the Vice President of the Republic of Maldives. Keynote addresses were given by Dr. Sidney Holt and Dr. Roger Payne. A total of 43 presentations were made, demonstrating the wide range of cetacean research being carried out within the Indian Ocean. The Indian Ocean Sanctuary was acknowledged as an important management tool for the protection of large whales (which suffered very high, and illegal, catches mainly by Soviet whalers in the 1960s). However, the Indian Ocean Sanctuary provides little protection for small cetaceans, which suffer from a range of threats, but particularly from fisheries by-catch. The IOCS formulated and adopted the Lankanfinolhu (Maldives) Declaration, which among other things calls upon the IWC to ensure the continuation of the Indian Ocean Sanctuary in perpetuity; and on coastal countries to monitor and reduce catches of cetaceans in their fisheries; stresses the importance of improved education; reminds all Indian Ocean parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity of their commitments to protect at least 10% of all ecosystems, including marine and coastal waters; supports the wider adoption of responsible whale and dolphin watching guidelines and regulations; and encourages Indian Ocean states, in collaboration with the IWC and other relevant organizations, to develop a collectively agreed action plan to improve conservation outcomes for cetaceans in the Indian Ocean Sanctuary. Other physical outputs from the IOCS include a poster of Indian Ocean cetaceans (distributed to all participants and to every school in the Maldives), and a peer-reviewed, dedicated issue of the IWC’s Journal of Cetacean Research and Management containing 15 scientific papers on Indian Ocean cetaceans.