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OPINION of expert and decision maker’s regarding BILLFISH angling
activities in KUALA ROMPIN
Aisha Ashikin Binti Shairi
Miss Zahaitun Mahani Bt Zakariah
Bachelor of Management (Maritime)
School of Maritime Business and Management
Billfish angling in Kuala Rompin is an annual international event that held by Royal Pahang
Billfish International Challenge (RPBIC) between March to end of October. The goals of
this research is to understand the differ views of an expert about the related issues of
efficient conservation and management in Kuala Rompin. The problem statement relies
on the Government of Malaysia that is not yet gazette Kuala Rompin as a Marine Protected
Area (MPA), as well as the billfish is vulnerable by-catch by trawlers. The data was
collected by conducting interview through call and email. This research uses the
qualititative method and Atlas.ti as an approach. The findings reveal that majority of the
respondent is agree if Kuala Rompin is gazette as MPA. This research can be improved
by promoting RPBIC and indirectly give the awareness about this species from extinction.
1582 | UMT UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH DAY 2018