Implementing the Reimaanlok Conservation Planning Process
Implementing the Reimaanlok Conservation Planning Process
Implementing the Reimaanlok Conservation Planning Process
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Resource Use<br />
Identify all main forms of resource use including:<br />
Fish<br />
Shellfish<br />
Turtle<br />
Birds<br />
Sand, aggregate/ rubble<br />
• What is harvested?<br />
• Where is it harvested?<br />
• Is it for household use/ trade/ sale or for commercial use?<br />
• When is <strong>the</strong> harvest time? What time of year? Every year? Special occasions? How<br />
often?<br />
• How is it caught/ harvested? What fishing gear is used? (e.g. what fishing method?<br />
turtles taken in water or on beach?)<br />
• How are medicinal plants, pandanus coconut harvested?<br />
• Who harvests it? (division of labor between men and women? youth?)<br />
• Traditionally, who is allowed to harvest?<br />
• Why is it harvested? What is <strong>the</strong> purpose of <strong>the</strong> harvest?<br />
• How do you use it?<br />
• Where do you NOT go fishing (because it is too far)?<br />
• Where is <strong>the</strong>re ciguatera?<br />
• Where do you catch <strong>the</strong> most fish? Where are <strong>the</strong> main fishing areas? (Where are <strong>the</strong><br />
best fishing spots?)<br />
• Are <strong>the</strong>re commercial fishing activities?<br />
• Where are <strong>the</strong> recreational sites?<br />
Environmental Issues/ Threats<br />
• What? (e.g. dredging, erosion, waste, illegal/ over fishing, forest/ wood collection)<br />
• Where does it occur?<br />
• Who is carrying out <strong>the</strong> activity?<br />
• Why is <strong>the</strong> activity occurring?<br />
• What species are declining? Describe <strong>the</strong> decline.<br />
Special/ sacred places, mo (taboo)<br />
• Where are <strong>the</strong> special places?<br />
• What elements comprise mo? What rules are <strong>the</strong>re?<br />
• What are <strong>the</strong> stories of <strong>the</strong> special place?<br />
• Who controls <strong>the</strong> place? Who are <strong>the</strong> Iroij and Alap? (How long and why?) Who makes<br />
decisions about mo?<br />
• How do you take care of this special place mo?<br />
• Does mo ever get relocated?<br />
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