The Rufford Foundation Final Report

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Table 3: Perception on natural and anthropogenic damages caused to coral reefs

Table 4: Top five benefits acknowledged by the coastal fishermen from the coral reef areas

Table 5: Attitudes of coastal fishermen towards Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park and its conservation

Attitudes	Answers (%)
Attitudes	Yes	No	unresponsive
Are you aware that Gulf of Mannar is declared as Marine National Park	96.7	3.3	0
Do you feel that you have any responsibility in protecting the biodiversity of GMNP	89.2	2.1	8.7
Do you think that you have free access to the GMNP for fishing and other activities	93.4	0.8	5.8
Do you think that your rights are violated due to any policies or act in the GMNP	15.6	81.8	2.6
Are you facing any problems because of the park	8.6	78.4	13
Are you willing to work with forest department to undertake sustainable fishing methods	93.2	4.4	2.4
Would like to cooperate with forest departments in habitat restoration to enhance the fisheries production	97.8	0.5	1.7

Table 5: Methods adopted for collecting marine ornamentals

Table 6: Alternative livelihoods adopted by coastal fishermen

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