Coasts KQ2 (How do people use coastal areas?)

Question 1

How are coasts used by people?

Answer 1

1) Fisheries and aquaculture
2) Housing and transportation
3) Tourism and recreation

Question 2

Fisheries and aquaculture

Answer 2

Fisheries: Areas where fish are bred to meet growing demand for fish

Aquaculture: Farming fish in cages or ponds close to shore, coasts, rivers or converted wetlands

• Due to increasing demand for fish and overfishing, people turn to rearing fish in fisheries to keep up w/ demand
• Fisheries and Aquaculture supply 30% of worlds fish demands

Question 3

F&A: Ca Mau, Vietnam

Answer 3

• 60,000 hectares of mangrove cleared and converted to shrimp farms
• Collected wood for building material, charcoal, firewood and medicinal usage
• Mangrove forests favourable > waterlogged

L: Left Vietnams coastline more vulnerable to erosion from storms and pollution from pond waste

Solutions: Organic shrimp farming

• Does not require clearance of mangroves
• Shrimp bred under shade of mangroves
• Protect forest and restores ecosystem

Question 4

Housing and transportation

Answer 4

• People live near/on coasts in stilt houses
• Stilt houses: Houses built on stilts above the water connected by walkways to allow people to commute easily.
• Stilt houses rely heavily on coasts for daily activities (i.e. fishing, removing of household waste)

Question 5

H&T: Air Masin, Kukup, Malaysia

Answer 5

• Approx. 180 stilt houses
• Floating fish farms common
• Fresh fish and marine products commonly produced and sold
• Accessible by boats and ferries
• Boats used for daily activities
• Local ferry services provide extra income and greatly drives local economy
• Mangroves forests used as tourist destination. Tours used to generate income.

Question 6

Tourism and recreation

Answer 6

• Coasts usually associated with tourism and recreation
  > Provide scenic view and peaceful environment
  > Popular and in high demand from tourists
• Governments invest and develop (i.e. build resorts, theme parks along) coast to attract more visitors

Question 7

T&R: ONE*15, Sentosa island, Singapore

Answer 7

• Provides outstanding marina facilities (Warfs for boat maintenance and servicing & recreational boating facilities)
• Incurred 19 million tourists in 2011
• Fuelled more development at Sentosa and upgrade to resorts