Lydia Teh BComm (University of British Columbia) MSc (University of British Columbia)

 
Lydia's research is concerned with understanding how the goals of biodiversity conservation and sustainable resource use can be balanced in coral reef fisheries in developing countries. She is interested in fishers' behaviour and its relationship to the ecological and socio-economic condition of fisheries, as well as in the effectiveness of marine protected areas in conserving resources and meeting fishing communities' needs. Lydia will be conducting her Phd research in Pulau Banggi, Sabah, a large but relatively undeveloped island where she has returned to repeatedly since her first visit in 2004. Pulau Banggi was also the focus of Lydia's MSc thesis, which assessed biophysical and social limits to tourism development on the island. Together with Louise Teh (FC student), she recently implemented a fish monitoring programme in several villages in Banggi, the first such attempt at documenting the island's unmanaged fisheries. For her Phd thesis, Lydia will be using a fuzzy logic approach to integrate ecological, socio-economic, and behavioural factors in developing a site suitability index for marine protected area zoning decisions. Lydia is also involved in marine conservation as a volunteer at the Sugud Island Marine Conservation Area (Sabah), where she takes part in underwater fish surveys and reef mapping projects.

Publications

Peer reviewed:

Teh LCL, Teh LSL (in press) A Fuzzy Logic Approach to Marine Spatial Management. Environmental Management. doi.10.1007/s00267-011-9645-0

Teh L, Teh L, Starkhouse B, Sumaila UR (2009) An overview of socio-economic and ecological perspectives of Fiji's inshore reef fisheries. Marine Policy 33(5): 807-817

Teh LCL, Teh LSL, Chung FC (2008) A Private Management Approach to Coral Reef Conservation in Sabah, Malaysia. Biodiversity and Conservation 17(13): 3061-3077

Teh L, Cabanban AS (2007) Planning for sustainable tourism in southern Pulau Banggi: an assessment of biophysical conditions and their implications for future tourism development. Journal of Enviornmental Management 85(4): 999-1008

Teh L, Zeller D, Cabanban AS, Teh L, Sumaila UR (2007) Seasonality and Historical Trends in the Reef Fisheries of Pulau Banggi, Sabah, Malaysia. Coral Reefs 26(2): 251-263

Others:

Kam SP, Badjeck MC, Teh L, Teh L, Be Nam VT et al. (2010) Economics of adaptation to climate change in Vietnam's aquaculture sector: A case study. Report to the World Bank.

Teh L, Teh L (2010) Learning about the spatial use of fishing grounds in Semporna, Sabah, Malaysia. FishBytes 16(6):2

Teh L, Teh L, Zeller D, Cabanban A (2009) Historical perspective of Sabah's marine fisheries. In Zeller D, Harper S (eds) Fisheries catch reconstructions: Islands, Part I. Fisheries Centre Research Reports 17(5)

Teh L, Teh L (2009) Illegal gill net catch in the Sugud Islands Marine Conservation Area, Malaysia. FishBytes 15(5): 1-2

Teh L, Teh L (2007) Tackling data-less fisheries in Pulau Banggi, Sabah. FishBytes 13(6): 3

Conferences

1st Asia-Pacific Coral Reef Symposium, Hong Kong - Oral presentation: "Managing multiple uses within marine protected areas: community perceptions of tourism development in the proposed Tun Mustapha Park, Sabah", June 18-24th, 2006.

12th International Symposium on Society and Resource Management, Vancouver,B.C. - Oral presentation: "Opinions and expectations of tourism in southern Banggi: Assessing social limits to change for sustainable tourism development", June 3-8, 2006.

Fisheries and Marine Ecosystems Graduate Student Conference, Crescent Beach,Vancouver - Oral presentation: "Managing multiple uses within marine protected areas: community perceptions of tourism development in the proposed Tun Mustapha Park, Sabah", April 29th, 2006.

Institute for Resources Environment and Sustainability Open House, UBC - Poster presentation: "A Framework for Sustainable Tourism in Pulau Banggi, Sabah: Integrating Biophysical and Social Considerations", March 10th, 2006. Awarded 3rd Prize for Best Student Poster.