Problem
Lack of integrated marine resource management
Other Names:
Undeveloped coastal resource planningUnsustainable development of marine resources
Broader Problems:
Lack of planningUnethical practices in natural resource management Narrower Problems:
Unsustainable development of coastal zonesUnsustainable exploitation of fish resources Related Problems:
Lack of coastal developmentDepletion of fish reserves by marine mammalsUnlawful interference with marine activities Aggravates:
Coastal erosionScarcity of game fishCoastal water pollutionThreatened marine habitatsThreatened species of PiscesConflicts over fishing rightsPollution-induced fish diseasesInstability of fishing industryDegradation of natural seascapeInsufficient use of natural resourcesHealth hazards from fish, crustacea and molluscsVulnerability of island developing countries and territoriesInequitable allocation of rights to exploit sea-bed and marine resourcesShip breaking Strategies:
Conserving global marine biological diversityManaging resources holisticallyRegulating use of oceansPreventing over-fishingAssisting developing countries' ocean fisheriesRegulating fishingUsing ecosystem approach for marine resource managementProtecting marine environmentMapping ocean resourcesDeveloping sustainable coastal fishing policyPreserving coastal biodiversityUsing oceans sustainablyDeveloping coastal resource planningAbstaining from marine resource management References:
Godschalk, David R, et al: Catastrophic Coastal Storms: hazard mitigation and development managementWolfe, Douglas A and O'Connor, Thomas P: Urban Wastes in Coastal Marine EnvironmentsUnited Nations: Groundwater Problems in Coastal Areas Subject(s):
Agriculture, Fisheries → FisheriesDevelopment → Development
Development → Sustainable development
Geology → Land and coastal forms
Management → Management
Management → Planning
Resources → Resources
Societal Problems → Scarcity
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
C: Cross-sectoral problems Date of last update
13.08.2021 – 17:02 CEST