Socio-economic valuation of seagrass meadows in the Pulai River Estuary, Peninsular Malaysia, through a wellbeing lens
Serina Abdul Rahman A and Siti Maryam Yaakub
B C
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A ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, National University of Singapore, 30 Heng Mui Keng Terrace, Singapore 119614, Republic of Singapore.
B Ecological Habitats and Processes, DHI Water & Environment (S) Pte Ltd, 2 Venture Drive, #18–18 Vision Exchange, Singapore 608526, Republic of Singapore.
C Corresponding author. Email: smj@dhigroup.com
Marine and Freshwater Research 71(8) 877-891 https://doi.org/10.1071/MF19208
Submitted: 7 June 2019 Accepted: 3 December 2019 Published: 21 April 2020
Abstract
Ecosystem-service valuation is a useful tool for assessing potential costs of a development, from potential habitat-rehabilitation costs or habitat-value losses. Such an assessment can help avoid or mitigate cost implications from such losses. Furthermore, most environmental-impact assessments focus solely on ecological services, without considering the socio-ecological-economic relationships that provide a more holistic assessment of a habitat by incorporating socio-economic values. This study combines the benefit-transfer approach with significant anthropological and local-knowledge inputs to determine a more complete assessment of the value of seagrass meadows in Mukim Tanjung Kupang, Johor, Malaysia. We collected data that are site-specific and relevant to a small-scale artisanal fishery in this area, which include often-excluded measures such as reported catch landings, gleaning, tourism and downstream economic values. This study determined a seagrass habitat value of US$57 731.80 (RM242 473.58) ha–1 year–1. However, this figure is highly underestimated owing to the number of unavailable ecosystem-service values, as well as an uncertain future for the area. The research has shown that there are many more components to economic assessments of natural habitats than has previously been realised.
Additional keywords: artisanal fishery, ecosystem services, Merambong Shoal, small-scale fishing.
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