peterbkk 110 Posted February 2, 2012 I'm just about to kick-off my next eco project. In quick summary, here is the plan: Produce a high-quality video on the the importance of marine parks Why we should declare more marine parks Why marine parks should be larger Why neighbouring marine parks should be joined up Why marine parks need policing Format Short, less-than 10 minute, key-messages version with proposed action items Longer, 24 minute, documentary style version Combine underwater / abovewater footage with interviews, animated graphs and bullet-point overlays Target audiences: Targeted to politicians, including opposition, and government officials Broadcast to voting public Delivery Direct courier delivery of DVD to the offices of politicians and government officials in Southeast Asian countries Broadcast through regional TV programming Support from selected conservation organisations for further distribution Languages: English, Mandarin, Bahasa Indonesian/Malaysian, Thai, Philippine, Papuan, Japanese Key Messages: Marine parks make economic sense Attract tourist dollar Improve fishing in surrounding seas Legacy for our children and future generations Marine parks to include in the video Thailand Similan Indonesia: Komodo, Raja Ampat, Bunaken I'm just working on the script and the background video footage now. I have a potential sponsor lined up. I need some help with "evidencing" these 4 points: Why we should declare more marine parksWhy marine parks should be largerWhy neighbouring marine parks should be joined upWhy marine parks need policing Of course I can write a script on these points and show some video and animation that demonstrates the idea. But, I'd really like some solid evidence. Do you know of any research that has been done on: What is the optimal size of marine parks, showing why bigger is better? How marine parks affect the local economies through tourism? How larger marine parks have an overall positive balance on marine stocks (more fish minus lost fishing grounds)? The impact of proactive or local policing of marine parks? Do you know of any marine biologists who have done or are doing such research? Or do you know a research assistant interested in helping get some data that supports the story? Regards Peter Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
acuevas 4 Posted February 2, 2012 Do you know of any marine biologists who have done or are doing such research? I understand Enric Sala has worked extensively in the research of marine parks, but I don't personally know him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peterbkk 110 Posted February 3, 2012 I understand Enric Sala has worked extensively in the research of marine parks, but I don't personally know him. Thanks Andres. I've posted a message on his Facebook page so hopefully he will respond. Regards Peter Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xariatay 1 Posted February 7, 2012 You should contact http://tracc-borneo.org/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TreasureGuard 2 Posted February 16, 2012 Hi Peter, we work extensively with NGO's and Government in marine parks in Sabah. Not sure you want to cover on this side too? Eric I'm just about to kick-off my next eco project. In quick summary, here is the plan: Produce a high-quality video on the the importance of marine parks Why we should declare more marine parks Why marine parks should be larger Why neighbouring marine parks should be joined up Why marine parks need policing Format Short, less-than 10 minute, key-messages version with proposed action items Longer, 24 minute, documentary style version Combine underwater / abovewater footage with interviews, animated graphs and bullet-point overlays Target audiences: Targeted to politicians, including opposition, and government officials Broadcast to voting public Delivery Direct courier delivery of DVD to the offices of politicians and government officials in Southeast Asian countries Broadcast through regional TV programming Support from selected conservation organisations for further distribution Languages: English, Mandarin, Bahasa Indonesian/Malaysian, Thai, Philippine, Papuan, Japanese Key Messages: Marine parks make economic sense Attract tourist dollar Improve fishing in surrounding seas Legacy for our children and future generations Marine parks to include in the video Thailand Similan Indonesia: Komodo, Raja Ampat, Bunaken I'm just working on the script and the background video footage now. I have a potential sponsor lined up. I need some help with "evidencing" these 4 points: Why we should declare more marine parksWhy marine parks should be largerWhy neighbouring marine parks should be joined upWhy marine parks need policing Of course I can write a script on these points and show some video and animation that demonstrates the idea. But, I'd really like some solid evidence. Do you know of any research that has been done on: What is the optimal size of marine parks, showing why bigger is better? How marine parks affect the local economies through tourism? How larger marine parks have an overall positive balance on marine stocks (more fish minus lost fishing grounds)? The impact of proactive or local policing of marine parks? Do you know of any marine biologists who have done or are doing such research? Or do you know a research assistant interested in helping get some data that supports the story? Regards Peter Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peterbkk 110 Posted February 19, 2012 Hi Peter, we work extensively with NGO's and Government in marine parks in Sabah. Not sure you want to cover on this side too?Eric Hi Eric, I'm interested in working with any marine park in Asia. Do you know of anyone formally researching marine parks and their impact? I'm looking for some empirical evidence to add into the documentary. Regards Peter Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
