1. Sea Cucumbers Management
To ensure sustainable resource management to allow long term resource usage
Combination of data and cooperation and understanding between fisherman, merchants, communities and government
Many forms of management that can be undertaken to attain sustainability of this industry
All based on correct information through sound data collection programs (in situ and through lands fishers, export etc)
Involve participation of all stakeholders in all aspects of management

2. Sea Cucumbers Management
Management plans should be species specific and developed before a fisheries is open.
All Management plans need to be supported by Regulations, Policies and public awareness.
Management plan include
Total closure for extended periods (used when stock populations have been over exploited)
Seasonal closures (normally based on breeding seasons of stocks)
Habitat or location closures (MPA etc)
Size limitations (certain size collections only)
Gear restrictions (banning dredging, SCUBA bombs)

3. Sea Cucumbers Management
Management plan continue
Limit number of fisherman or boats
Limit numbers of sea cucumbers allow to be collected
Control measures on export
Be flexible, adaptive and utilise a number of management tools for each species
Best management plans only as good as awareness, acceptance and enforcement

4. Sea Cucumbers Management
Management plan should be conservative
Vulnerable species to over exploitation
Major threat is loss of breeding populations and associated habitats.
Species and their habitats should be protected
Should be incorporated into broad scale marine and fisheries management plans
Community awareness, compliance and enforcement are perquisites

5. Multi Species Fishery

6. Fisheries Information
Multi species fishery – many species fished together
Well dispersed, varied habitats
Easy access on snorkel or walking
Oldest commercial fishery
Boom and bust cycle
Fishers- who are they?
Processors and exporters – who are they?
Quality of product
Resources, catch, price information
Rising demand and price of product
Current management systems in not well aligned

7. Fisheries Managers Understand the fishery
Know which information are important for management
Coordinate the effort of other partners
Aggregate and organize relevant information
Present information to decision makers
Advice on which part of the measures to be regulated
Development of fishery management plans – linkages with regulations, enforcement – compliance. Education, Awareness Stakeholders

8. Sea Cucumbers Management
Current status of species in Yemen unknown
Appears certain species are over fished within waters associated with Yemen (trend in most nations currently harvesting sea cucumbers)
Lack of species specific data
Over fishing signs
Reduced size of individuals collected, Reduced numbers caught,
Increasing CPUE
Further distance traveled to collect
Lack of species specific data Management Difficult