[Extract] Since World War II, increased exploitation of primary resources has been the policy of ... more [Extract] Since World War II, increased exploitation of primary resources has been the policy of many Asian countries. Especially since the 1960s, there have been high birth rates and accelerated population growth in coastal areas. The population in Asia grows by 22.5% every ten years, with 60-70% of people living within 50km of the coast. This number is expected to double in the next 25-35 years. Rapid development coupled with a rapidly increasing human population in coastal areas has resulted in the degradation of coastal resources that were historically sustainable. Along with this intensified population growth, there has been a dramatic increase in commercial fishing. While coastal areas are vital to the needs and livelihoods of local peoples, human activities are, in many cases, degrading these areas. In South and Southeast Asia and China, as farmland becomes less available, immigration from overcrowded provinces into an open-access artisanal fishery industry has created an atmosphere of desperation that often places the dugong and its habitat at risk.
[Extract] Since World War II, increased exploitation of primary resources has been the policy of ... more [Extract] Since World War II, increased exploitation of primary resources has been the policy of many Asian countries. Especially since the 1960s, there have been high birth rates and accelerated population growth in coastal areas. The population in Asia grows by 22.5% every ten years, with 60-70% of people living within 50km of the coast. This number is expected to double in the next 25-35 years. Rapid development coupled with a rapidly increasing human population in coastal areas has resulted in the degradation of coastal resources that were historically sustainable. Along with this intensified population growth, there has been a dramatic increase in commercial fishing. While coastal areas are vital to the needs and livelihoods of local peoples, human activities are, in many cases, degrading these areas. In South and Southeast Asia and China, as farmland becomes less available, immigration from overcrowded provinces into an open-access artisanal fishery industry has created an atmosphere of desperation that often places the dugong and its habitat at risk.
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