Astola Island is a high source of employment for fishing communities and they depend on
the natural resources of the area for their subsistence (Score = 8). The area provides
community development opportunities through sustainable resource use. There is a Hindu
worship place and a mosque on the island and thus it has high religious importance. The
area has high unusual aesthetic importance and high recreation value. Astola Island has
plant and animal species of high social, cultural, economic, scientific and educational valu