Ruby Moothien Pillay

Ruby Moothien Pillay (PhD)

Current job title:

Director, Mauritius Oceanography Institute

Areas of expertise:

Fisheries, Coral reefs, Physical oceanography

Member of:

Critical Habitats Task Force

Institution(s) associated with the expert:

Mauritius Oceanography Institute (MOI)

My marine research career started in the early 1990s at the Ministry of Fisheries. In 2001, I joined the Mauritius Oceanography Institute where I am currently the Director. My pre and post doctoral experience stem from participation in several local, regional and international projects in coral taxonomy, coral reef ecology, phylogenetics, phylogeography and population genetics.

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Ruby Moothien Pillay

Critical Habitats Task Force

Organization/Institution/Project linked to:

WIOSAP

The overall responsibility of the Regional Task Force for Critical Habitats (RTF-CH) is to support the PMU in the effective implementation of activities defined in Component A of the Programme, while specific responsibilities will include:

§ Support the review of concepts and proposals submitted to the PMU for funding including giving technical support for the improvement of proposals considered viable for funding;

§ To provide a mechanism for exchange of information and experience on critical habitats management activities, including overseeing the implementation of in-country interventions in target countries;

§ Provide guidance on the criteria for the selection and implementation of in-country interventions on the restoration of coastal and marine ecosystem;

§ Identify, review and propose ways of strengthening regional/national public-private partnerships in the management of critical habitats;

Members:

Ruby Moothien Pillay, Chiranjiwa Naidoo Paupiah, Salomao Bandeira, Marcos Pereira, Jacqueline Uku, James G. Kairo, David Obura, Nirinarisoa Lantoasinoro Ranivoarivelo, Gildas Georges Boleslas Todinanahary, Ahmed Mohamed Nadjim, Ahmed Abdoulkarim, Zamil Maturaf Maanfou, Ian Gerard Charlette, Jude Bijoux, Blandina Lugendo, Saleh Yahya, Mwita Mangora, Anusha Rajikaran

An assessment of holothurian diversity, abundance and distribution in the shallow lagoons of Mauritius

Year Published:

2014

Author(s):

Katrin Lampe-Ramdoo, Ruby Moothien Pillay, Chantal Conand

Geographical Information:

Mauritius

Type of content:

Journal articles and Discussion papers

The sea cucumber industry, which is known to be particularly vulnerable to overexploitation and collapse, has been under tremendous pressure in Mauritius since the mid-2000s. Consequently, in 2010, the Ministry of Fisheries imposed a two-year ban on the collection of sea cucumbers, which was later extended for another four years (2012–2016) to avoid the collapse of the fishery.