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Opinion of experts regarding “Catch and Release” and circle hook usage
practice in Billfish Angling
Dayang Nuraliaa Binti Awang Mohamed
Zahaitun Mahani Binti Zakariah
Bachelor of Management (Maritime)
School of Maritime Business and Management
The Royal Pahang Billfish International Challenge (RPBIC) is an annual off-shore fishing
competition under the auspices of the Pahang State Government during active migration
season in the months of March through September each year. The aim of this paper is to
understand what the views of an expert about catch-and-release and circle hook in billfish
angling in Kuala Rompin. The problem that arises is government has not yet gazetted
Kuala Rompin as Marine Protected Area (MPA) and the billfish having situation with bycatch
by trawler. The data was collected by conducting interview through call and email.
These research using qualitative method and Atlas.ti as an approach. Through this
research, majority of respondent agree if Kuala Rompin gazetted as MPA and some of
respondent said that the regulation about the billfish angling is not yet adopted by
authorities in Malaysia. The outcomes show that, RPBIC need the greatest promotion
from all organisations and maximize the facilities in Kuala Rompin at the international
level.
1583 | UMT UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH DAY 2018