Measurement of the success of the No-Take Zones in Malaysia n fish population perspective

Rumeaida Mat Piah, . and Mohd Fazrul Hisham Abdul Aziz, . and Nik Aziz Nik Ali, . and Mazlan Abdul Ghaffar, . (2018) Measurement of the success of the No-Take Zones in Malaysia n fish population perspective. [Proceedings Paper]

The No-Take Zone in Malaysia has been adopted and implemented for more than 20 years and in order to evaluate the success of the implementation, a scientific study on the fish population in this area should be conducted. This study is purposed to investigate the success of the No-Take Zone implementation in Malaysia by conducting a research in Redang Island, Terengganu, representing the No-Take Zone and Bidong Island to represent non-protected zone. In this study, the biomass and diversity of fish population was determined through video-census underwater observation and the use of single beam echo-sounder. There are 15 family of fishes occur in Bidong Island and Redang Island. Family Pomacentridae or damselfish the occurrence of fish in both Bidong Island and Redang Island with 36 and 27 species respectively. Second most dominance family in both islands is Labridae or wrasse, comprise of 17 species in Bidong Island and 15 species in Redang Island. Other most dominant families are Chaetodontidae (Butterflyfish), Siganidae (Rabbitfish), Scaridae (Parrotfish) and Serranidae (Grouper). For the diversity of fish , the Shannon-Wiener Index was slightly higher in Redang Island which showed that the relation between the number of species and the number of individuals in the protected area is slightly better than in the non-protected area. The Pielo’s Evennes Index also higher in Redang Island which showing that the individuals in the protected area are evenly distributed. For Margalef’s Richness Index, Bidong Island recorded slightly higher value, showing higher number of fish species occurs in non-protected zone compared to protected zone. In terms of biomass from echosounder experiment, Redang Island recorded higher biomass of fish at more than 2800 tonnes compared to Bidong Island of more than 1500 tonners of fish. The findings from this study will greatly contribute to the database on fish population in the Marine Park, as well as helping in the future management practice of No-Take Zone in Malaysia. The finding from this study calls for more extensive research on fish population to be conducted and also to the other marine parks in Malaysia.

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The No-Take Zone in Malaysia has been adopted and implemented for more than 20 years and in order to evaluate the success of the implementation, a scientific study on the fish population in this area should be conducted. This study is purposed to investigate the success of the No-Take Zone implementation in Malaysia by conducting a research in Redang Island, Terengganu, representing the No-Take Zone and Bidong Island to represent non-protected zone. In this study, the biomass and diversity of fish population was determined through video-census underwater observation and the use of single beam echo-sounder. There are 15 family of fishes occur in Bidong Island and Redang Island. Family Pomacentridae or damselfish the occurrence of fish in both Bidong Island and Redang Island with 36 and 27 species respectively. Second most dominance family in both islands is Labridae or wrasse, comprise of 17 species in Bidong Island and 15 species in Redang Island. Other most dominant families are Chaetodontidae (Butterflyfish), Siganidae (Rabbitfish), Scaridae (Parrotfish) and Serranidae (Grouper). For the diversity of fish , the Shannon-Wiener Index was slightly higher in Redang Island which showed that the relation between the number of species and the number of individuals in the protected area is slightly better than in the non-protected area. The Pielo’s Evennes Index also higher in Redang Island which showing that the individuals in the protected area are evenly distributed. For Margalef’s Richness Index, Bidong Island recorded slightly higher value, showing higher number of fish species occurs in non-protected zone compared to protected zone. In terms of biomass from echosounder experiment, Redang Island recorded higher biomass of fish at more than 2800 tonnes compared to Bidong Island of more than 1500 tonners of fish. The findings from this study will greatly contribute to the database on fish population in the Marine Park, as well as helping in the future management practice of No-Take Zone in Malaysia. The finding from this study calls for more extensive research on fish population to be conducted and also to the other marine parks in Malaysia.

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Item Type:	Proceedings Paper
Additional Information:	Available at Perpustakaan Sultan Abdul Samad, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia. QH91.75 M3S471 2018 Call number.
AGROVOC Term:	marine fisheries
AGROVOC Term:	Marine biodiversity
AGROVOC Term:	sampling
AGROVOC Term:	surveys
AGROVOC Term:	data analysis
AGROVOC Term:	fishery biologists
AGROVOC Term:	ecosystem resilience
AGROVOC Term:	population number
Geographical Term:	Malaysia
Depositing User:	Ms. Azariah Hashim
Date Deposited:	17 Nov 2025 03:36
Last Modified:	17 Nov 2025 03:36
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/1611

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