Acronym LAGOON
Category
Fisheries
Title Preserving the Marine Environment of Oludeniz Lagoon Programme LIFE
Instrument (FP6)
Contact Type (FP7)
Strand (Interreg)
NA
Theme (FP7)
Activity Area (FP6)
Regional Area (Interreg)
Action (COST)
NA
Specific Programme (FP7)
NA
Funding source European Coordinator Bayram Oztürk Coordinator email tudav@superonline.com
Coordinator institution
TÜDAV - Turkish Marine Research Foundation (Turkey)
Institutions involved
NA
Start year 2003 End year 2004 Funding (€) € 335,675 Website https://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/project/Projects/index.cfm?fuseaction=search.dspPage&n_proj_id=2212&docType=pdf Summary Ölüdeniz Lagoon, located in Fethiye in southwest Turkey, is a very popular tourist area on the Mediterranean coast. It is one of the few areas along the Turkish coast that has still a “clean” marine environment. Several endemic species live in the area and the coastline consists of beautiful sandy beaches, bays, islands, islets and other fragile ecosystems. This natural habitat is also important for the survival of several sea birds and loggerhead turtles. However, there are four major causes of pollution: wastewater management, solid waste management, oil spills and heavy tourism. Although the lagoon was declared a “specially protected area” in 1990, protection measures are not up to the appropriate standards. While several national and international environmental institutions operate in the region, not much effort has been made to promote Turkey’s commitments to the existing resolutions and action plans for protected areas. Most notably, there is no strategy to protect endangered species and no emergency response plan in case of an accident. The participation of stakeholders and of the general public is also very poor. The overall objective of the project is to contribute to the preservation of the marine environment of Ölüdeniz Lagoon, an area rich in biological diversity, for the benefit of future generations. Preservation efforts included environmental awareness building among local fishermen, tourism operators and other important stakeholders. The specific objectives of the project were to: Establish a project co-ordination centre; Design and manage an environmental monitoring system; Prepare a booklet of legal and institutional arrangements; Develop a dissemination programme; Increase public awareness and participation; Develop an education programme; and Develop eco tourism.
Keywords
Stock enhancement;
Habitat enhancement;
MPA;
Marine Region
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Aegean Sea (GSA 22)
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