Marine Protected Area and Its Socio-economic Impacts on the Coastal Communities of Seribu Island, Indonesia

摘要

Over fishing is one of the obstacles faced in managing sustainable fishery resources. Even though various management instruments to control fishery resources have been in place, most of the time these instruments are not effective to curb over fishing especially in developing countries where poverty in coastal communities is still a major problem. Marine protected area or MPA is considered an alternative way to control such an over fishing. This paper addresses the socio economic impacts of marine protected area at Seribu island marine park in Indonesia using simple bio economic and economic valuation models. The paper also addresses policy implication the complex issue associated with other marine based activities such as tourism and capture fishery.