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Ang Nagkakaisang Mamamayang Kostal ng Balayan [ANAKBALAYAN], Inc.

Ang Nagkakaisang Mamamayang Kostal ng Balayan [ANAKBALAYAN], Inc.


Ang Nagkakaisang Mamamayang Kostal ng Balayan [ANAKBALAYAN], Inc.
Prologue

Biologically, human existence is synonymous to food security.

As clearly and explicitly defined in the Philippine Implementation Rules and Regulations
of the Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization Act (DA DAO 6[1998] Republic Act 8435) as
follows:
Policy objective, plan and strategy of meeting the food requirements of the present and future
generations of Filipinos in substantial quantity, safety, and nutritional quality that meets
desirable dietary requirements, ensuring the availability and affordability of food to all, either
through local production or importation, or both, based on the country’s existing and
potential resource endowment and related production advantages, and consistent with overall
national development objectives and policies. However, sufficiency in rice and white corn
should be pursued. --Rule 4.1.11DA DAO 6s/ 1998

Food security programs are often viewed as emergency measures, quick fixes to maintain
one type of food source, grains. But, while emergency measures may be essential in some
localities, more often, food security programs need short-, medium-, and long-term plans that
integrate a variety of strategies to ensure a nutritionally-balanced food supply for all people, all
the time. In order to achieve food security, a stable, sustainable, and predictable supply of
nutritionally-balanced food must be available through equitable access over a time horizon
that extends essentially forever. After all, one cannot live on rice or grains alone!
Fish and other aquatic resources should factor significantly in the food security equation. Fish
provide approximately 25percent of the animal protein in Asia. Indeed in the Philippines, the
importance of fisheries to food security cannot be overstated. Fish provide approximately 50
percent of animal protein in the country. In rural communities, up to 80

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percent of the animal protein may be supplied by fish caught in municipal
waters. Notwithstanding are other marine products that contribute nutritionally
balanced and essential foods. And yet national food security programs rarely
consider fishery resources in the inventory of stable, sustainable and predictable
food supply. At best, this is surprising considering the importance of fish in
supplying the highest quality and most efficiently produced dietary protein in
the world. At worst, this alarming given that data from both international and
local research organizations and experts throughout the world confirm that the
global as well as local supply of fish is dwindling and in some cases collapsing
under the heavy pressure of increased global population and development. But
while aquaculture production has delivered part of the promised production
potential, it has also encountered serious production constraints and has resulted
in environmental degradation effecting natural food production systems
harbored in mangroves and coral ecosystems. Furthermore, population growth
may now be outstripping food fish production.
The extensive shallow seas of the Philippines in general and the
municipality of Balayan for particular have historically been rich in coastal
resources, fish and shellfish and the habitats, coral reefs, seagrass beds, and
mangroves, that nurtured them. Unfortunately, these resources are fast being
depleted. If current trends in population growth and coastal resource
exploitation and multiple use, in particular, overfishing and habitat degradation,
continue, the availability of fish and marine products to provide a critical protein
and other nutrient source will be lost.
-ANAK-BALAYAN-

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Foreword

Coastal resources, such as fish and shellfish, and the habitats that nurture
them—coral reefs, seagrass beds, and mangrove forests—are among the most
fundamental elements of Philippine marine environment. Overfishing, habitat
destruction, and land-based pollution have resulted in the alarming degradation
of the coastal environment and the deepening poverty in coastal areas
throughout the country. Food security and poverty alleviation in coastal areas
will only be achieved when fisheries and coastal habitats are efficiently and
effectively managed for sustainable use.

Efficiency and effectiveness can be accounted with community multi-


sectoral collaboration, which is crucial. Though national government such as
BFAR and DENR (with support from all Philippine Law enforcement
organizations) have national mandate for coastal resource management, the
local government, however, is mandated to manage municipal waters and must
stand as the front-line-stewards of food security through sustainable coastal
resource use and regulation. Local government must facilitate the formation of
barangay and municipal-wide cooperation, participation and engagement of
different stakeholders to address and resolve issues associated with fishery sector
and its sub-sectors, the coastal community, and the preservation of marine bio-
diversity. They must encourage, push and support participation of coastal
citizenry since law enforcement will only be effective with broad-based
community awareness and support.

Partnership with the public and private sectors such as professionals,


academe, trade and business, media and residents in the implementation of a
sound sustainable fishery management as well as resource and environmental
improvements programs will impetus better living in the municipality of
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Introduction

Balayan water is the most protected water area of


Balayan Bay from northeast monsoon and southwest
monsoon winds. The municipal water, as defined by the
LGC, include, “….not only streams, lakes, and tidal
waters within the municipality, not being the subject of
private ownership and not comprised within the national
parks, public forest, timber lands, forest reserves, but also
marine waters included between two lines drawn
perpendicularly to the general coastline from points where
boundary lines of the municipality or city touch at low tide
and a third line parallel with the general coastline and 15
kilometers from it.” Furthermore, the LGC provides that
at “…where two municipalities are so situated on the
opposite shores that there is less than 15 km of marine
waters situated between them, the third line shall be
equally distant from opposite shores of the respective
municipalities or cities.”
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Chapter I
Geographical Scope
Winds

The prevailing monsoon winds are southwest monsoon (habagat) and northeastern
monsoon (amihan), western monsoon (salatan), southern monsoon (batangan), and
northwestern monsoon (sabalas). Habagat occurs in the months of May to October while
amihan occurss on the months of December to March. Salatan, occurs in April to May while
Batangan, occurs once to twice a year, and Sabalas sometime in February.

Climate

Balayan falls under the first type of climate as distinguished by Philippine Atmospheric
Geophysical and Astronomic Services Administration (PAG-ASA). It is characterized by two
pronounced seasons: Dry- from November to April and Wet during the rest of the year.
Atmospheric temperature varies from 28.5 inches to 29.8 inches in the English Mercurial
Barometer Scale. Average annual rainfall is 73.39 inches.

Land and Water Area

The land area is 10,873 hectares (about 83.5%) while water area is 2,200 hectares
(16.5%) or a total area of 13,073 has. The shoreline length is about 10.5 kilometers. The 15
meters depth starts at 1.5 to 2.75 kilometers away from shoreline. The maximum water depth of
180 meters starts from a distance of 3.5 to 4.5 kms. from shoreline. This relatively shallow
municipal water and the presence of several rivers and creeks indicate a higher primary
productivity and therefore higher potential fish production or maximum sustainable yield (MSY).

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Map 1. Map showing wind direction in the Municipality.
Legend:
Habagat Sabalas
Amihan
Salatan
Batangan
11 San
San Piro Navotas 4 10 9 8 Juan Gimalas Baclaran
Carenahan
Palikpikan

W E

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Bathymetry of the Municipal waters Within Balayan Bay

Balayan has wider shallow near shore and deep-sea water area being so have higher
primary (algal production) thus therefore higher maximum sustainable yield. The deep water
characteristics in the municipal water being circulated in a clockwise and counter-clockwise
direction within the bay brought about by tidal fluctuations and the prevailing monsoon winds
makes discharge of pollutants and nutrients from watershed to the bay easily diffused and
assimilated. During ebb tide, the currents at depths of 2, 5, and 10 meters have different
directions. During flood tide, there is an apparent uniformity in the direction of water currents at
depths of 2, 50 and even 70 meters. There seem to clockwise direction of water current.
Existing Fishery and Fishery Use
Map 7 shows the existing water and fishery use. Two (2) big rivers serve as dumping area of
industrial effluents coming from sugar mill plant (BSCI) and the PhilSteel. Portions of the
municipal water within the jurisdiction of Barangays Palikpikan, 10, 9, 8, San Juan and
Carenahan have fishery management projects (rehabilitation projects) like artificial reef and
“payao”.
A declared protected area (Fish Sanctuary and Fish Reserve) located in Barangay
Carenahan and Municipal Seaweeds Nursery located in Barangay Palikpikan serve as impetus
for resource improvement and fishery supplemental livelihood. The whole municipal waters is
used by municipal fishers and other fishers from other communities in fishing activities to
generate income and routes for marketing catch as well as other purposes. Since municipal
fishers are allowed by law to catch fish in other municipalities, both Balayan fishers and other
fishers in other municipalities venture to catch fish reciprocally at times when these fishers
experience lesser catch in their respective municipal waters.
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Map 2. Bathymetric map showing the depth Map 3 . Water Current During Ebb Tide
pattern of Balayan Bay Seabed

* Balayan * Balayan
* Calaca
Navotas * Calaca
Navotas
* L emery
50
San Piro  3n Piro
Sa
100
* Taal
 2
Palikpikan
150
200 Palikpikan
Talibayug
250 *
Baha 300 San
L uis
 4

350 meters * Bauan

Legend: water depth 0 5 10 kms.


Municipality *
Rivers  10  10

Map 4 . Water Current During Flood Tide. Map 5 . Levels of Nitrate in Municipal Water

* Balayan * Calaca * Balayan


Navotas Navotas * Calaca

San Piro
 3  1
 2 San Piro  2
Palikpikan

Palikpikan
 4
 6

 8

 10
 10

Legend; 2 meters depth ; 10 meters depth ; 70 meters depth 0 5 10 kms

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Map 6 . Levelsof Alkalinein Municipal Water
* Calaca
* Balayan
Navotas
*1
*1
*2

San Piro
Less than 80 ppm
Palikpikan
 6
80 ppm and up

*10
 10

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Map7. ExistingFisheryandWater use.

* Balayan
Navotas
9 8 San Gimalas Carenahan Baclaran
10
Juan
4

San Piro

Legend:
Seaweeds nursery
Rehabilitation area (AR)
Rehabilitation area (payao)
Fish Sanctuary and Reserves
Mngroves/Nipa /swamps and
marshes
Palikpikan
Fishpond
Sakag fishing grounds
Bayakos/Timbog grounds
Tidal flats/seagrasses
All gear type fishing grounds

Major rivers creeks

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FishpondArea

Within the municipality, Barangay San Piro has the biggest fishpond area cover.
Owned by Alpina, Inc., the fishpond is cultures plapla (large tilapia) and for some
time sugpo and bangus. A parcel of fishpond can be found in Barangay Navotas with
bangus and tilapia as products. The two fishponds sums up to 4.0 hectares.

Nipa and Mangroves

Patches of nipa vegetation are found in Barangay Palikpikan, San Piro, Navotas,
Carenahan and Baclaran while mangroves grows in river banks particularly in
Barangay Palikpikan, San Piro, and Navotas with a total area cover of 5.75 has.
including a secondary growth in abandoned fishpond in Navotas. This does not
include undefined nipa/mangrove areas throughout the Poblacion specifically in
Barangay 4 and along Binambang River.

Tidal Reef Flat

Tidal reef flat of 2 kilometers long and 150 meters wide are found in Barangay
Carenahan up to Baclaran constituting about 30 has. Seagrasses are found growing
in dead rocks particularly native gulaman and lato which can also be found in the
tidal areas of Barangays 10, 9, and portions of 8. Strapped-shape specie of seagrass
are found in tidal areas of Barangay Palikpikan and San Piro.

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Swamps and Marshes and Other Waterbodies
Total swamps and marshes accounted by CERD [Center for Empowerment and Resource
Development, Inc.], an NGO, in 1998, total to 69.81 has which includes nipa and mangrove
area indicated above. Waterbodies comprising of rivers and creeks in all areas of the
municipality total to 230.47 hectares.
Fishers and Density of Fishers
Balayan has the highest number of fishers, majority of which are classified as municipal
fishers although it is only 2nd to Lemery in terms of commercial fishers as shown in the table
below:
Municipality Number of Fishers Number of FishingV essels/ Bancas

Commercial Municipal Others Commercial Municipal Municipal


Motorized Non-motorized
Calatagan 4 903 273* 4 189 222
Balayan 190 1,240 33** 10 268 277
Calaca - 1,160 - - 159 103
Lemery 270 573 - 59 51 16
Taal - 118 4** - 104 14
San Luis - 123 70*** - 53 39
Mabini 80 435 - 10 277 43
Bauan - 154 - - 51 70

Total 544 4,706 380 83 1,132 784

(BAS Statistics, 1998) * frygatherers, seaweedgatherers, fishpondoperatorsandworkers; ** mostlyfrygatherers; *** fishpondoperatorsandworkers

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Barangay FishersUsing Fishers Fishersusing Fish Total # of FishingGround
morethan 16 using3-16 non-motorized Workers Fishers

Baclaran 5 34 8 75 122 Balayan, Calatagan, Mindoro


Carenahan - 9 14 - 23 Balayan, Calatagan
Gimalas - 2 8 - 10 Balayan
San Juan 7 23 3 105 138 Balayan, Sn. Pedrino, Hukay,
8 3 10 11 56 80 Lubang
9 2 10 10 30 52 Balayan, Mindoro, Calatagan
10 4 80 15 60 129 Balayan, outsideBalayan
4 - - 4 27 31 Balayan, outsideBalayan
Navotas 4 10 0 94 108 Balayan
San Piro 23 68 7 345 443 Balayan, Palawan, upto
Palikpikan 9 53 13 135 281 international waters

Totals 57 299 93 927 1,475

FishingGears Pangulong, Hayhay Lambat


(major gears) Payao, Taksay Kaskas palubog,
Basnig Lambat bayakos,
(palutang Kawil (mono)
,palubog)

Caught Fish Galunggong, dumpilas Hipon


Specie dulis, tuna, butikol alimasag
gulyasan, Pulang Dulis
tulingan buntot Dulong
Dorado, Lapu-lapu Manitis
Alumahan Maya- Balila
Camarines, maya Dumpilas
Kulis Bakoko, Sugpo
Tanigue, Tulingan
Tambakol Manitis,
Malasugue Sapsap
Dalagang,
bukid
balila

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With the 5,250 fishers (commercial and municipal) of the whole of Balayan Bay and
water area of 450 sq.km., the density of fisher is about 12 fisher per sq.km. The principle of
the movement from higher density to lower density applied to Balayan Municipality with very
much higher density of fisher which explains for the fact that Balayan fishers catch fish not
only in other municipal waters within Balayan Bay but also outside the bay. In a situation
where fishery management is not yet very strong, the higher density of fishers usually result
to unsustainable fishery or declining fish catch. This is the case of Balayan municipal water.
In the absence of motorized bancas or bigger bancas like that of the commercial fishing
project, the marginalized fishers forced by circumstances to join commercial fishing
operation in distant fishing grounds or engage in non-fishing activities.

ANAK-BALAYAN appraisal report in 2005 showed that around 1,475 household


members were engaged in fishing activities on full-time basis as against the total
households of 3,526 in 11 coastal barangays of Balayan. Assuming that in each household
there is one member engaged in fish-related activity, then a maximum of 59% of the total
household are engaged in fishing as shown in the table below. Moreover, the same table
shows that about 67% of the total fishers in Balayan are engaged in commercial fishing
operations. The fishing boats are more than 3 G.T. in capacity and operate in offshore water
of Balayan Bay and as far as Palawan. About 6.31% of the fishers are using non-motorized
bancas to catch fish in the nearshore water, and about 20.27% with small motorized bancas
to catch fish in the offshore water of Balayan Bay and outside the Bay.

CERD appraisal report in 1998 reveals that around 1,678 household members were
engaged in direct fishing activities. The decrease in the number, from 1998 to 2005, may be
due to the unstable and/or decreasing catch that forced these fishers to seek other sources
of income.
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However, there is an increase in the number of fishers using motorized bancas
( from 199 in 1998 to 299 in 2005) with corresponding decrease in the number of fishers
using non-motorized bancas ( from 299 in 1998 to 93 in 2005). Despite the fact that there is
decrease in the number of fishers, household members engaged indirectly in fishing activity
(fish-related) activities increase by 4.25% . This may be due to the increase in total
households in 11 coastal communities (from 2,830 in 1998 to 3,526 in 2005).
Catch Composition
1998 catch data showed that for the period of July to December, the catch
composition (Balayan Bay) in the order of dominance were as follows: roundscad
(galunggong), frigate tuna (tulingan), spanish mackerel (tanigue), indo-mackerel (hasa-
hasa), swordfish, moonfish (chabita), cavalla (manitis/talakitok), hairtail (balila), sardines
(tamban), etc. For Balayan Bay and the whole of Batangas Coast, the general catch
composition is classified as demersal fish catch with only 6% as compared with 37% for
small pelagic fish and 55% for tuna/tuna-like fish. For Balayan water, the catch composition
is more of demersal and small pelagic species. Seldom that ht tuna and tuna-like species
are caught in Balayan water. With the operation of commercial fishing boats in the offshore
water, the small pelagic fish becoming scarce in the municipal water.

Current Management Issues


For Bayakos “habagat” wind makes the water in the nearshore rough and turbid that
makes the fish unable to evade entrapment by the fishing gear. During the “amihan” period
when the water is relatively calm, the gill net fishers could have more fishing days and more
fishing areas to go than during “habagat” period and they could catch more fish.

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However, there is a reverse occurrence in the western and eastern side of the
municipal water. In fact, the gill net fishers experienced that their catch during June-Oct.
(“habagat”) daily average per fisher is about 2 kgs. but this increase to 3 kgs. during
“amihan”. For the “bayakos” fishers, they could also do frequent catching of fish because of
the calm weather but there is less catch due to the fact that 1) fish population are almost
evenly distributed in the vast expanse of the nearshore and municipal water while
“bayakos” operation covers or is confined to a small area closed to the shore, 2) calm
weather and clear water could enable the fish to detect the movement of the gears and
evade entrapment. Thus “bayakos” is more efficient during “habagat” than “amihan” period.
The average catch during June-Oct. (“habagat”) is 5 kgs. but these decrease during
“amihan”. In the absence of alternative gears or livelihood, the bayakos fishers continued
yto catch fish during amihan despite the absence of clear sign that there is significant fish
population in site.
Bayakos is made of fine mesh nets at its cod-end or catching net that makes it catch
not only the dulong or juveniles of dulis or dilis but also the juveniles of species of
commercial value but do not lay eggs as many as that of dulong. Catching of dulong may
not be a problem since many could still escape from being caught, but catching of juveniles
of these species of fish that have lower fecundity (number of eggs) should be regulated or
controlled.
The fishers could identify the juveniles of the species of fish that have lower fecundity
and what months they are catching them. But in the absence of fish stock management,
bayakos operation is unregulated. There is a need therefore for the bayakos fishers or
those using the fine mesh nets and smaller fish hooks to understand the effect of using
different gears (or mesh size or hook size). On the fish population of different fish species
with different fecundity and sizes of maturity age and commercial size.

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Conflict between bayakos and gillnet.

Bayakos and gillnet being operated in the nearshore water are catching the same species of fish notably
manitis and sapsap but bayakos catch more species of fish than gillnet since the former is non-selective.
While competition exists between the two gears, their fishing time is different hence there is no conflict in
terms of time. The negative effect of bayakos on the gillnet, fishing is when the bulk or dominant catch of
bayakos are the juveniles of manitis and sapsap leading to a situation of growth over-fishing. The gill-
netters are the least to contribute to growth overfishing since they are using nets with mesh size more than
the minimum size of 3 cm (stretched length).

Comparing fishers using bayakos, gill nets, and multiple handline, those using multiple handline are
catching more fish in terms of daily catch and number of days or frequency. The reason is that multiple
handline are operated almost everyday in different parts of Balayan Bay and outside the bay whose
condition is favorable for fishing and where there is school of fish of species that are not overfished. In most
cases, multiple handline are not catching the juveniles hence there is no growth overfishing.

On the other hand, bayakos fishers (majority of who are not members of the fisherfolk organization) do not
practice the precautionary approach. This means that they operate the bayakos as long as the sea
condition will allow them. There are more than 10-15 units of bayakos being operated in Balayan. This gear
may still be allowed considering that several fishers are depending on this gear to catch fish (and in the
absence of the alternatives) but its operation should be limited to species of fish (juveniles or matured size)
that are not yet overfished or in danger of being overfished. There is a need therefore to determine the
status of the fishery species that reside in and frequent in the nearshore water.

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Conflicts between rehabilitation projects and some fishing gears

Some rehabilitation projects such as fish aggregating devices or fish-attraction devices (payao or
boya) posed as inconvenience to some fishing gears like gillnets and multiple handlines. Nets and lines
most of the times were being trapped to the marker bouys of the projects resulting to the cutting of the latter
or dumping of solid waste materials (nets, lines and hooks) to the area. The cutting or loss of the marker
bouys significantly marked the gaps among the managers of the fishery.

Present Efforts on Fishery Management

Local initiatives on fishery management were significantly sprouted in the early 90s. With the conduct
of national and regional researches on fishery by NGOs and academe, the declining productivity of the
seas in the country were highlighted that started the concerns for an effective and participatory fishery
management in the municipality. The enactment of Local Government Code and the RA 8550 have pushed
this endeavor. The municipal fishery management then was laid in the hands of the fisherfolk and the
concerned NGO. Later, co-management has been the focal points to consider in the effectiveness of a
fishery management. In an effort to increase the productivity of the municipal water, both the People’s
organizations and its municipal federation, ANAK-BALAYAN, NGOs, DA/BFAR and the Municipal
government of Balayan pooled their resources covering skills, efforts, time, human, intellect and finance

Through CERD Fishery Integrated Resource Management for Economic Development (FIRMED)
program, DA, BFAR projects, and LGU/LGA assistance, several coastal barangays have engaged in fishery
management projects like the establishment of artificial reef projects, fish shelter (payao) projects, fishery
law enforcement project and declaration of protected areas (Barangay Carenahan Fish Sanctuary and Fish
Reserves).

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These efforts have gradually developed the capability of the organized fisher folk and other
stakeholders to undertake fishery management. Artificial reefs projects (financed by PACAP-AUSAID and
local government units) have been introduced and established to be new habitats in lieu of the destroyed
coral coverings in Barangay Palikpikan and San Piro caused by dynamite and cyanide fishing in the past.
These projects were coupled with respective barangay ordinances for its prohibitions and regulatory
measures.

In the case of payao project by the fishers in Barangay 8 (SAMALAKAB), the management is by
banning fishing with the use of gill net (large size mesh size) within 20 meters from the payao marker and
allowing fishing within the 20 meter radius using hook and line. By monitoring the fisher catch, the fisher
folk organization committee on protection and rehabilitation will know the change in the volume and size of
catch. If the pattern in catch is decreasing in volume as well as in fish size, the gill net fishers will decide to
ban fishing in the area and move to fishing grounds within the municipal water where there is relatively
large school of fish. The organize fisher folk is practicing the precautionary approach in fishing.

The declaration of parts of municipal waters in Barangay Carenahan as fish sanctuary and fish
reserves by the municipality is a farther move to regulate overfishing at the same time ensuring the
enhancement of fishery yields and rehabilitating the marine ecosystem and habitat.

Rejuvenation of municipal waters for marine life improvements is another thing. People’s
organization and the Municipal Agriculture Office-fishery section with the help of BFAR have launched
seaweeds farming in areas such as Barangay Palikpikan, San Piro and Gimalas. Natural seaweeds and
seagrasses like corals in some part of the municipality have been destroyed in the past. All plants whether
growing in land or in water exhales oxygen and inhales carbon dioxide. Oxygen are needed by fishes,
animals and humans.

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This means that the seagrasses and seaweeds absorbed carbon dioxide and other elements not
essential for other marine life in the water.

In connection with improving the environment of marine life, People’s organizations, the local
government units and the municipality hand and hand promote cleanliness, coastal clean-up and solid
waste management to prevent polluting the municipal waters.
Protection must be sustained hence the municipality of Balayan recognizing the vital role of law enforcers
(Bantay-Dagat and FARMCs) includes protection and apprehension to its annual development programs.

Trends and Implications

Multiple-use of municipal waters in terms of fishing gears has gradually resulted to overfishing.
Growth overfishing is a result of using bayakos, sakag and other fine mesh nets. Multi-hooklines and active
gears brought about fish stock overfishing. In the equation of fish existence where small species are serving
as food to big ones that are nourishment to bigger ones and so on, is a system. Once being intervened,
these relationships, the entire system diffuses thus losing the fish stock.
Yet the municipal fishers need economic returns from the municipal waters. Considering the fact that
their gears are not suited to deep-sea fishing and there exist increases in the cost of gasoline and baits,
these fishers cannot be barred from using the municipal waters as their fishing ground.
The direction now is toward the gradual reversal in the trend of overfishing. But much has to be done.
In fact, the present (299 with motors + 93 using non-motorized) fishers that continue to catch in Balayan
municipal water could be able to catch fish at an average of 2.0-3.0 kgs. per day. This means the annual
fish catch could be 392 fishers x 2.5 kgs. per day x 240 days per year = 235,200 kgs. per year valued at
P9.41 million at P40.00 per kilogram. On the other hand the potential fish catch could be 2,200 has. x 200
kgs./ha/year valued at P16.6 million at P40.00 per kilogram.

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This means that present total fish production is 53.46% of the potential fish catch. But since the fish
population move within the inter-municipal waters and whole Balayan Bay at different times of the year by
following their life cycle, there is a need for inter-municipal and bay-wide management of the fishery.

Chapter II

Identification and Prioritization of Management Issues

Identification of Management Issues

Co-managers and stakeholders in the fishery management recognizes the complexity and hardship of
the problems, issues and concerns confronting the effectiveness and efficiency of its implementation.
These serves as the main reason barring the elicit participation of different stakeholders and the fisher folk
themselves. Series of consultations and workshops were conducted in the past by CERD, DA/BFAR, the
municipality through MAO and even ANAK-BALAYAN. Problem focused group discussions (PFGDs) or
even simple day-to-day conversation with a group of or individual fishers have contributed to the
identification of problems, issues and concerns related to fishery management. Validation of these
identified problems, issues and concerns were discussed in frequent visits to coastal communities,
meetings with people’s organizations, ANAK-BALAYAN, the municipality through its fishery technician and
the MFARMC.

Among the identified problems and issues are classified into: (i) decreasing marine productivity, (ii)
resource-use conflict, (iii) dislocation to fishing grounds (iv) fishery laws enforcement, (v) participation, (vi)
pollution and solid waste (vii) resource conservation (viii) information and awareness, (ix) appropriate
feasible livelihood, and (x) funding.

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Decreasing marine productivity

Due to the fact that habitats in the municipality were gradually deteriorating complemented by
pollution either caused by industrial effluents or domestic wastes contributed to the cause of decreasing
municipal water productivity. To fisherfolk and coastal communities of Balayan, this situation has been co-
related with the increasing poverty in the municipality.

Resource-use conflicts

Resource-use conflicts are common between municipal small-scale and commercial fishers, resort
owners and fishing communities, fishing grounds, and other user of municipal waters. Resource-use
conflicts may be defined as the problems arising in the actual multiple-use of a certain municipal fishery
resources such as grounds, salvage and coastal zones, habitats and others.

Dislocation to fishing grounds

Meanwhile, with the advent of RA 8550 in 1998, known as the National Fisheries Code, another
fishery sub-sector in the area is also becoming disadvantage- the municipal small commercials- and its
subsequent sub-sector- the fish workers. These sub-sectors used to fish within the municipal waters prior to
the implementation of the law who cannot safely and productively venture to open seas. The sub-sectors
cannot compete with the deep-sea commercial fishers with their highly advance technologies and
equipment in lieu of less capital. In addition hereto, are small-scale fishers who were displaced upon the
implementation of declared protected areas.

Fishery law enforcement

The intensification of the marine laws within the municipality through patrolling of the Bantay-Dagat
characterized by its voluntarism has created a cat-and-mouse chase between the marine law enforcers and
violators.

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Voluntarism merely an indicator of participation does not suffice the need for an effective fishery
management. Protection needs larger efforts and time yet volunteers need economic assistance.

Participation

An efficient and effective participation in fishery management is best described in the actual
engagement and large quantifiable number of stakeholders as implied by various private/public sectors
support and cooperation. For the past decade, this can be hardly recognized in the municipality thus
fishery management efforts even in the coastal areas has been less effective.

Pollution and Solid Wastes

On an account with an unusual encounter with a five-year-old kid during one of an area visit (in the
shoreline), the child was asked whether he has seen any fish swimming near the shore and without
hesitation has replied “ ‘la na po, nipalit na marami damo (dumi) [wastes].” Community officials admittance
of domestic wastes contributing to the less productivity of municipal waters validated the kid’s remarks. It
is also noted that from time to time there exist water discoloration and bad odor in Binambang River.
Rivers are the passage of some specific fish specie to their spawning ground.

Resource Conservation

Recent developments and/or improvement in the municipality such as establishments of residential


lot and homes in some coastal areas have resulted to the cuttings of mangroves and loss of swamps and
marshes which are vital fishery habitats. Conservation as synonymous to ecological system is a know-
where word for most people of the municipality.

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Information and awareness
In relation to conservation and improvements of resources and the environment, the
lack of knowledge as to fishery management and the need to conserve or improve the
marine environment of the citizenry at large of the municipality has indirectly added to the
degradation of marine productivity.

Appropriate feasible livelihood

Though lots of efforts by people’s organizations, NGOs, ANAK-BALAYAN, government


agencies and the municipal government have exhausted, there is still a loophole in the
supplemental livelihood projects taken especially in the marketing and sustainability
aspects.

Funding
Lastly, no matter how essential, effective and efficient a fishery management efforts
are or other activities that leads to such, the financial aspect is the last decisive factor for
its materialization. Supplemental livelihood needs to be funded considering the fact that the
clienteles are mostly marginalized fisherfolk without capital, equipments and the likes.
Theirs are purely time, efforts, skills and willingness.

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Chapter III

VMGO
Vision Statement
A municipality where it is better to live.
Where resources and environmental improvements are attained, the resources are
sustainable source of income despising poverty, the municipality of Balayan will be
conducive for living.
Mission
Establishment of Balayan sustainable fishery management, productivity, and industry.
Goal/s
Goals are categorized into:
People’s empowerment and participation.
Poverty alleviation .
Fishery resources and environmental improvement, and
Institutionalization of local initiatives

Objective/s and purpose/s


In achieving an effective and efficient fishery management in order to realize the goals,
objectives are set as follows:

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Objective 1. To organize the citizenry (private and public sectors) at large in the coastal
communities of Balayan with capabilities that will meaningfully participate and engage in the
implementation of an effective and efficient fishery management. These organized sectors
will spearhead the formulation and implement co-management plan that would address the
critical issues of sustainable fishery resources at their own specific areas. It is therefore the
main groups that would institutionalize efforts in their respective communities.

Objective 2. To provide appropriate alternative and supplemental livelihood opportunities to


individuals or groups or organizations and the communities suited to each specific areas
especially among the most disadvantaged small fisher folks and dislocated fishworkers.

Objective 3. To protect the remaining critical and important coastal and marine habitats,
flora and fauna (if applicable) of the municipality, rehabilitate degraded habitats and
ensure rationale use of resources such as fishing grounds, coastlines, rivers and creeks.

Objective 4. To generate fishery data and information from time to time for policy makers,
project implementers, and concerned stakeholders to formulate and implement informed
decisions and actions in pursuing sustainable, efficient and effective fishery management.

Objective 5. To establish appropriate institutional mechanism to implement and monitor


coastal resources management activities and ensuring delivery of outputs and outcomes
with high considerations to impacts.

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BALAYAN MUNICIPAL FISHERY DEVELOPMENT PLAN FRAMEWORK
(DRAFT)
Participatory activities and

FISHERY MANAGENT, PRODUCTIVITY, AND


ESTABLISHED BALAYAN SUSTAINABLE engagement to fishery
PEOPLE’S management, resource
Organizing and
EMPOWERMENT conservation and
Consolidation of Fisher folk
AND environmental
sector and other Stakeholders
PARTICIPATION improvement
A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE

Development of Fishery-
Related Supplemental Development of Fishery
POVERTY Livelihood Projects; Eco-Tourism
Assist-ance; Market
INDUSTRY

ALLEVIATION Environmentally- Development


Infrastructure and
friendly Aqua-culture Marketing System; Post-
Projects; Appropriate harvest Technologies and
Fishing Gears Cold Storage Facilities

FISHERY
Establishment of Massive Fish Habitat and
RESOURCES AND Information/ Education Stock Management
ENVIRONMENTAL
Campaign on Fishery Mgt,
IMPROVEMENT
Resource Conservation and Establishment of Municipal
Environmental Improvement Pollution Research and Control
& Prevention System

Catch Regulatory
INSTITUTIONALIZATION Implementation of Fishery Measures
and Environmental Laws
and Ordinances
Enactment of
Municipal Water and
Fishery Use Plan

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Chapter IV
Development Framework
Framework:

The municipal development framework as shown in the illustration (1) starts from a long-term desire of
better living in the municipality (Vision). This is achievable through sustainable, effective and efficient
fishery management, fishing ground productivity and fishing industry (Mission).

Strategic Plan:

Development Plan should evolve people’s empowerment and participation, poverty alleviation, fishery
resources and environmental improvements, and institutionalization (Goals).

People’s empowerment and participation is achievable through organizing and consolidation of Fisher
folk sector, the private and public sectors, and other Stakeholders in coastal communities. It is known that
the municipality has various organizations in coastal communities and there exist a municipal federation of
these organizations. This is an opportunity in mentoring other sectors both in municipal and barangay level.
The very essence of co-management lies in multi-cooperation of principal and secondary actors in
management. The pride in owning a fishery program will boast the morale of the community and its
citizenry. This situation proved to result to a meaningful participation, decisions, and actions.

Poverty alleviation can come up with the development of fishery-related appropriate supplemental
livelihood projects, environmentally-friendly aqua-culture projects, appropriate fishing gears development,
development of fishery assistance, market facilities and marketing system establishment, post-harvest
technologies and cold storage facilities; and eco-tourism development projects.

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Fishery resources and environmental improvements may be realized through establishment of
massive information and education campaigns in the municipality. Co-partnership with academe and
media can be source of actions toward this endeavor. Establishment of a municipal fishery information
center with data bank on monitored fish habitat and stock will be of great help to policy-makers, interested
stakeholders and visitors in the municipality. Fishery environment will be improved through regulation of
wastes, chemicals and other pollutants by establishing a municipal pollution research, control and
prevention system. In effect, this will control the degrading marine quality of the municipal waters.

Yet, all efforts towards an effective, efficient and sustainable fishery management must have legal
basis. Nonetheless, concerned coastal communities must advocate their respective interest. Laws and
ordinances on resource and environment conservation and improvements must be enacted in barangay
and municipal level. These are catching regulatory measures, municipal water and fishery use,
proclamation of protected areas, fishery budget allocations, etc. All these would become useless if not
implemented.

What have been discussed sum up to institutionalizing a sustainable fishery management in the
municipality of Balayan.
Critical Results

To achieve critical results, local government units and other organizations must implement specific
interventions. The interventions provided below represent sound and precautionary fishery management
practices. A sustainable food supply from municipal waters will only be realized when three critical results
are achieved:

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Critical result 1. Fishing efforts reduced to sustainable levels.

Overfishing inside and to a lesser extent outside municipal waters is the primary cause of the
serious decline in the municipal fishery. Strategic interventions to reduce overfishing efforts include:
•Improve license, permit, fee, and regulation system for fishing and fishery use.
Implement sound fishing regulations and prohibitions in municipal waters.
Enforce fishing and fishery use licensing.
Monitor changes in fish catch per unit efforts through fish stock assessment to determine sustainable
catch levels.
Enforce sustainable maximum catch per fishers.
•Limit fish-aggregating devices.
Limit through local ordinance the deployment of fish aggregating devices that have exacerbated the
overfishing problem.
Meaningful enforcement of the fishery laws.
-Sustain law enforcement efforts of volunteer citizens.

-Designate barangay units as overseer, implementer, and authority to fishery management of their
specific areas.

Critical result 2. Coastal habitats protected, improved and managed.

The quality of critical coastal habitats, in particular, coral reefs, seagrass, and mangrove habitats,
must be maintained and improved for sustainable fishery use. Rivers and creeks, which form part of the
system in some fish specie life cycle, should be protected.

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•Strictly enforce laws protecting coastal habitats.
-Enact and strictly enforce ordinance on foreshore use that requires a minimum shoreline
setbacks for any development activity.
-Stop illegal developments on mangrove, swamps and marshes areas.

-Monitor all coastal development activities that may have direct or indirect impacts on
coastal habitats through extraction or water pollution and enforce heavy penalties to such
violators. These includes all activities that occurs in coastal areas such as harbor
development, land reclamation, housing, sand and gravel extraction, and industrial
discharges through rivers and creeks.
Increase rehabilitation habitats to increase fisheries production.
-Install concrete artificial reefs to critical areas highly potential for fish reserves to allow
recruitment and to increase fishery productive potential.
-Declare highly potential fish reserves areas as protected areas with regulatory measures
for fishing activity, catch and fishing gears use.
-Stop illegal developments on mangrove, swamps and marshes areas.

-Enlist community co-management responsibilities, participation, support, and awareness


to declared protected areas such as fish sanctuary and fish reserves.
-Conduct community-based monitoring studies to measure changes in fish abundance
and quality coral reef habitats and communicate these positive changes to the
community at large.
-Implement a Protected Area Management Plan.

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Critical result 3. Alternative and supplemental livelihood established
Creation of alternative and supplemental livelihood will be a setback of overfishing.
Identify sustainable economic incentives that target reducing the numbers of municipal
fishers.
-Implement special skills training programs for municipal fishers with job placement in
local industries.
Introduce and implement small-scale-low-mariculture developments/projects in municipal
waters that is regulated by local government through a zoning permit, and fee system
designating specific areas for these activities away from critical habitats and limiting the
scale of development to avoid pollution nearshore spawning grounds and endangering
natural fish stocks.
Implement sustainable aquaculture practices in existing, operating fishponds with support
from the municipality to improve production, reduce impacts to the coastal environment, and
increase employment opportunities for municipal fishers.
Develop fish sanctuary and fish reserves to eco-tourism sites.
•Ensure development assistance to fisher folks.
Appropriate fishing gears development
Development of fishery financial assistance through short-, medium- and long-term credits,
low interest loans and grant incentives to special projects that reduces fishing efforts.
Develop and establish market facilities and marketing systems
Introduce post-harvest technologies and establishment of cold storage facilities.

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Critical Result 4. Co-management resulting to sustainable, effective and efficient fishery
management.
Co-management is essential in achieving sustainable, effective and efficient fishery
management. This enforces everyone to participate in activities, contribute efforts and
resources, engage to decision and planning, and commit to protection, rehabilitation,
conservation, and management of fisheries itself.
•Partnerships and multi-sectoral collaboration and participation for actions and results.
-Wider scope information dissemination of the need to a sustainable, effective and
efficient fishery management using media and academe.
-Awareness campaign, at large, on marine biodiversity and affordable healthy food
from the municipal waters.-
-Partnership building efforts should be exhausted. Partnership with private and public
sectors, financial institutions, and foreign donors can facilitate sustainable economic
development activities in coastal areas to reduce fishing efforts/pressure and bring focus
to additional resources and funding that may be needed to achieve a sustainable,
effective and efficient fishery management.
-Ensure stakeholders participation and fishery environment improvement investments.
Multi-sectoral implementation groups formed at coastal barangay and municipal level can
provide a mechanism to consolidate resources and technical capacity available from
local government units, national government agencies, academic institutions, and non-
government organizations to help the municipality achieve the critical results.
-Ensure coastal community women’s participation in planning, decision and policy-
making, and implementation of a sound fishery management.

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- Ensure/establish settlement of fishers in foreshore areas.
Devolve responsibilities and authority to coastal communities.
- Enact municipal ordinance allowing coastal communities to impose high penalties to fishery
management offenders and fishery laws violators within their respective jurisdiction.
- Delineate municipal waters to coastal communities for responsible appropriate management and
stewardships. Stewardships involve taking care of the coastal environment and resources upon
which all people ultimately depend. It entails a strong political will, as some actions to achieve critical
results may, in the short term, be unpopular and perceived to be anti-poor.

Targets and Expected Outputs


Executivesummaryof targetsand expected output of theMunicipal FisheryManagement and Protected Area Management Plan areset
asfollows:

Time Targets Expected Outputs


Frame
♦ Adoption of thisMFM Plan • MFM Plan inclusion to FMO development programs
♦ Implementation of Balayan Municipal through a municipal ordinancewith allocation budget.
FisheryManagement Office. • Functional Fishery Management Office with concrete
♦ Establishment of a monitoring system on programs and projects for fishery. fishery sector and its
changes in fish catch per unit efforts through fish sub-sectors, and coastal communities.
Immediate
6 months

stock assessment (FSA) to determine - Doingfishingandfisherylicensing, andinventories.


sustainable catch levels and basis for policy, - Conduct municipal fisherfolks, boats and gears
decisionsand regulations. inventoriesin collaboration with partners.
- Started the monitoring of changes in fish catch per
unit efforts through Fish Stock Assessment (FSA) in
collaboration with multi-sectoral participation and
collaboration.

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I- People’s Empowerment and • Creation of a technical working group to formulate
Participation: and consolidate community plans and action programs
♦ Establishment of a municipal-level multi- composedof different sectoral representatives.
sectoral working group and information, • Identified and detailed community co-management
education andcommunication network responsibilities, and participation, and support from
♦ Enlistment of community co-management partners/ collaborating groups to protected areas and
responsibilities, participation, support, and municipal fisherymanagement.
awareness todeclaredprotected areassuch asfish • Functional partnership and multi-sectoral
Short-termI year

sanctuaryandfish reserves collaboration beingquantifiedandqualified.


♦ Meaningful enforcement of fisherylaws. • Signed memorandum of engagement and cooperation
♦ Engagement of Partnerships and multi- with detailed multi-sectoral development action/
sectoral collaboration andparticipation tofishery collaboration plan .
management • Symposiums and seminars on the importance of the
• Development of a detailed multi-sectoral critical results, planned interventions and sustainable
action/ collaboration plan to achieve critical fisherymanagement. conducted.
results with defined tasks, schedules and • Periodic production of info materials supported by
responsibilities. partners and collaboratinggroups in themunicipality and
distributedtothepublic.

• Annual MFM andPAM plan.


♦ Development and disseminate info materials Revitalized BFARMCs and increase in the number of
Short-termI year

and conduct public awareness meetings to deputized Bantay-Dagat at least five (5) each in 11
explain the importance of the critical results, coastal barangays.
planned interventions and sustainable fishery
management.
♦ Develop medium- and long-term MFM
and PAM plan through municipal and
communityconsultation andplanning.
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II- Poverty alleviation • Appropriate fishing gears development particularly
♦ Identify sustainableeconomicincentives that passivegearsfor deep-sea fishing.
target reducingthenumbers of municipal fishers • Full implementation of seaweed farming and inland
fishingefforts. aqua-cultureprojectswith viableandestablishedmarket.
♦ Conduct of Skills Training Needs • Identified skills trainingthat best suit theinterest and
Short-termI year

Analysis (STNA) to fisherfolks especially fish capacityof cliemteles/ beneficiaries.


workersandmostlydisadvantagesmall fishers.
♦ Networking/ linkaging for financial and
technical requirements of planned special skills
trainingprogramsfor municipal fishers.
♦ Implement sustainable inland aqua-culture
practices in existing and interested fishers with
support fromthemunicipality.
♦ Development and technical assistance to
seaweed farmersand small-scaleaqua-culturists.
III- Fishery Resources and • Sound and just fishingregulations and prohibitions in
Environmental Improvements municipal watersimplemented.
♦ Improvements to license, permit, fee, and • Limited deployment of fish-aggregating devices in
regulation systemfor fishingandfisheryuse. municipal waters.
♦ Implement soundfishingregulationsand • Enforcement effortsof volunteer citizenssustained.
prohibitionsin municipal waters. • Stopped illegal developments on mangrove, swamps
Short-termI year

• Enforcement of fishing and fishery use andmarshesareas.


licensingand lawsprotectingcoastal habitats.. • Monitored all coastal development activities that may
♦ Establishment of a monitoring system on havedirect or indirect impacts on coastal habitats through
changes in fish catch per unit efforts through fish extraction or water pollution and enforceheavy penalties to
stock assessment (FSA) to determine such violators. These includes all activities that occurs in
sustainablecatch levels and habitats toserveas coastal areas such as harbor development, land
comparative basis of policy, decisions, and plan reclamation, housing, sand and gravel extraction, and
making. industrial dischargesthrough riversand creeks.
♦ Establishment of a resource inventory • Creation of a functional municipal rivers/ creeks and
systemto determine the remaining resources for marinepollution prevention andcontrol board.
protection andimprovements.
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♦ Reduction of fishing efforts in municipal • Monitored and assessed changes in fish catch per unit
waters efforts(FSA).
♦ Increase rehabilitation habitats to increase • Community-owned monitoring tool in protected areas
fisheriesproduction. monitoringstudies.
♦ •
♦ Conduct community-based monitoring • Installation of concrete artificial reefs to critical areas
studies to measure changes in fish abundance highlypotential for fish reserves toallowrecruitment and to
and qualitycoral reef habitats and communicate increasefisheryproductivepotential.
thesepositivechangestothecommunityat large. • Monitored implementation of MFM and PAM
♦ Implementation of short-, medium-, long plans.
term MFM and Protected Area Management
(PAM) Plan.
♦ Production of information/ education
campaign materials.
IV- Institutionalization • Enact laws on the protection of coastal habitats,
♦ Policyadvocacyon theestablishment of legal conservation of fish stocks and marinelife, penalization of
basis for the protection of coastal habitats, anti-pollution violators, enforcement of solid waste
conservation of fish stocks and marine life, management in coastal communities, establishment of
Short-termI year

penalization of anti-pollution violators, enforce- fishery resources and environment improvements, and
ment of solid waste management in coastal sustainable financial mechanisms for fishery management
communities, establishment of fishery resources both at municipal andcoastal communitylevel.
and environment improvements, and sustainable • Support whether financial or in-kind of private/ public
financial mechanisms for fishery management sectors, institutions, agencies, donors and stakeholders
both at municipal andcoastal communitylevel. accountedanddocumented.
♦ Complete approved Protected Area Mgt
(PAM) and plans for each fish sanctuary and
fish reservesareas, andMFM plan.

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I- People’s Empowerment and • Local government units as overseer, implementeer and
Participation: authority to manage fishery at their respective jurisdiction
♦ Designate barangay units as overseer, and exercising power in enforcing penalties to violators of
implementer, and authority to fishery mgt of fisherylaws.
their specificareas. • Sustained support and participation in decision and

Medium-term
• Partnershipsandmulti-sectoral collabora- policy-making, planning and implementing a sustainable

5 years
tion andparticipation for actionsandresults. fisherymanagement frompartnersandmulti-sector.
• Coastal community women’s improved • Fisherymanagement investmentsinventories.
participation in planning, decision and policy- • Application of gender parityprogramcomponent in the
making, and implementation of a sound fishery execution of a fisherymanagement.
management. • Laws declaring foreshore areas as settlement of
• Permanent settlement of fishers in foreshore disadvantagemunicipal fishers.
areas.
II- Poverty alleviation • Develop fishery financial assistance through short-,
♦ Implementation of special skills training medium- andlong-termcredits, lowinterest loansandgrant
programs for municipal fishers with job incentivestospecial projectsthat reducesfishingefforts.
placement in local industries. • Post-harvest technologiesapplications
♦ Introduce and implement small-scale-low- • Establishment of coldstoragefacilities.
impact mariculture developments/ projects in • V ital numbersof fishersdivertedskilledworks.
municipal waters regulated by local government • Established small-scale-low-impact mari-culture
through a zoning permit, and fee system development projects.
designatingspecificareasfor theseactivitiesaway
• Increaseproduction in existingfishponds and number
from critical habitats and limiting the scale of
of fishpondworkers.
development to avoid pollution nearshore
spawninggrounds and endangeringnatural fish • Fish reserves and Carenahan fish sanctuary
Medium-term

complimentedbyan implementedeco-tourismproject.
5 years

stocks.
♦ Implementation of sustainable aquaculture • Functional market facilities for fish and seaweed
practices in existing, operating fishponds with processing.
support from the municipality to improve • Develop marketing system for mar-culture, aqua-
production, reduce impacts to the coastal culture and fishpond productions, processed fish and
environment, and increase employment seaweedsandcoastal communityproducts.
opportunitiesfor municipal fishers. • Enterprisesservicesfor eco-tourismprojectsestablished.
♦ Development of fish sanctuary and fish
reservestoeco-tourismsites.
♦ Provision and development for a financial
and technical assistance systems to
entrepreneurial endeavor relatedtoeco-tourism.
♦ Development and establishment of market
facilitiesandmarketingsystems.
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III- Fishery Resources and • Monitored and assessed changes in fish catch per unit
Environmental Improvement, efforts(FSA).
♦ Sustainablemaximumcatch per fishers • Engagement of academic institution in fishery
♦ Wider scope information dissemination of management and biodiversity conservation awareness and
Medium-term

the need to a sustainable, effective and efficient actions.


5 years

fisherymanagement usingmedia andacademe. • Established community fishery management funds,


♦ Awareness campaign, at large, on marine programsandprojects.
biodiversity and affordable healthy food supply
fromthemunicipal waters.
♦ Popularization of fishery environment
improvement investments.
IV- Institutionalization • Multi-sectoral implementation groups formed at
♦ Conduct Coastal Resource Management coastal barangay and municipal level providing a
legal and jurisdictional orientation sessions to mechanismtoconsolidateresourcesand technical capacityto
coastal barangay units to promote widespread helpthemunicipalityachievethecritical results.
knowledgeof thelaws governingcoastal resource • Full implementation of a sustainable, effective and
useandresponsibilitiesof concerned LGUs. efficient fisherymanagement.
Medium-term

♦ Institutionalization of MFM implemen-


5 years

tation mechanisms within LGU structures to


spearhead and sustain MFM planning,
implementation, evaluation, andprocesses.
♦ Implementation/ regular revisions of a
monitored and evaluated MFM and PAM
planswith regular budget allocations.
♦ Complete approved Protected Area
Management (PAM) plans for each fish
sanctuaryandfish reservesareas.

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I- People’s Empowerment and
Participation • Meaningful participation of coastal communities at
large.
10 years

♦ Partnerships
-term
Long

and multi-sectoral
collaboration and participation for actions and
results.
♦ Co-management resulting to sustainable,
effectiveandefficient fisherymanagement.
II- Poverty alleviation • Significant number of fishers diverted sourceof income
-term
Long

years

♦ Alternative and supplemental livelihood fromsustainablenon-fishingefforts frommunicipal marine


10

established. waters.
III Fishery Resources and • Municipal marine productivity nearly reached
Environmental Improvement maximum sustainable yield as denoted by data and
10 years
-term
Long

♦ Fishingeffortsreducedtosustainablelevels. information derivedfromfish stock assistment.


♦ Coastal habitats protected, improved and • Documented improvements on habitats being
managed. monitoredandassessed.
IV- Institutionalization • Sustainable, effectiveand efficient fisherymanagement
• Monitored and enforced with Regular attained in aboveminimumlevels.
evaluation andrevisionstoMFM andPAM Plans.
Long-term
10 years

♦ Annual allocation budgets for MFM and


PAM planning, and implementation, including
monitoring.
♦ Devolution of full responsibilities and authority
of fisherymanagement tocoastal communities.

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Action Items for Local Government Units, Municipal Fishery Management Office, and
Multi-sectoral Partnerships-Collaborating Group /People’s Organization/NGOs:
Itemizedactionsof different actorson sustainable, effectiveandefficient fisherymanagement aresummarizedbelow:

Key Items
Components
Local Government Units Municipal Fishery Management Multi-sectoral Partnerships-
and
Office Collaborating Group /
Action Program
People’s Organization/NGOs

Legislation bythe  Executiveorder implementing theFishery Management  Facilitation on thedraftingof proposed  Co- facilitation on the drafting of
municipalityand Office. legal basis for a sustainable, effective and proposed legal basis for a sustainable,
communitylevel  Enactment of a municipal ordinance adopting this efficient fisherymanagement. effectiveandefficient fisherymanagement.
MFM Plan.  Lead facilitator on public information  Collaborative efforts in public
 Executive order implementing the adopted MFM dissemination awarenessandconsultation. awareness and information through public
Plan. dissemination andconsultation.
 Enactment of ordinances on foreshoreusethat requires a  Policyadvocacyon thelegislation of
minimumshorelinesetbacks for any development activity and legal basisof a sustainable, effective, and
protection of coastal habitats. efficient fisherymanagement.
 Enactment of municipal ordinance allowing coastal  Support andassistance
communities to impose high penalties to fishery management
offenders and fishery laws violators within their respective
jurisdiction.
 Delineate municipal waters to coastal communities for
responsible appropriate management and steward-ships.
Stewardships involve taking care of the coastal environment
and resources upon which all people ultimately depend. It
entails a strong political will, as some actions to achieve
critical results may, in the short term, be unpopular and
perceivedtobeanti-poor.
 Declaration of highly potential fish reserves areas as
protected areas with regulatory measures for fishing activity,
catchandfishinggearsuse.
 Enactment of laws protecting coastal habitats and
critical fishspecies.
 Enactment of local ordinancelimitingthedeployment of
fish aggregating devices (payao) that have exacerbated the
overfishingproblem.

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 Enactment of ordinanceon sustainableresourceuse.  
 Enactment of ordinance on comprehensive fishery
andfisheryuseplan.
 Enactment of ordinance regulating waste disposals
and discharges to lower catchment basin, rivers and
creeks.
 Enactment of ordinance on the creation of
supplemental and alternative livelihood support to
disadvantagemunicipal fishers.
Livelihoodand  Administrative order implementing the and  Leadimplementer  Support andassistance
enterprise provisions of alternative and supplemental source of  financial andtechnical donors
improvements. livelihoodwithcorrespondingbudget allocation.  donor-assistedprojects
Habitat  Administrative orders implementing ordinances on  Leadimplementer  financial andtechnical donors
restoration and the restoration, protection and conservation of critical  manpower
management. fishstock, species, andhabitats..  donor-assistedprojects
Information base  Administrative orders implementing the set up of  Leadimplementer  Support andassistance
improvement and an information basesystemsinthemunicipality.  financial andtechnical donors
management  manpower/ donor-assistedprojects
Community  Administrative orders instructing the concerned  Leadimplementer  Support andassistance
mobilizations agency/ units to establish fishery management  financial andtechnical donors
collaboration andparticipatoryimplementation.  manpower/ donor-assistedprojects

Ang Nagkakaisang Mamamayang Kostal ng Balayan [ANAKBALAYAN], Inc.


Opportunities for Multi-sectoral Partnerships-Collaborating Groups
• MFM and PAM technical, financial, and information dissemination resources are available from
LGUs, national government agencies, NGOs, academic institutions, private sector, and donor-
assisted projects.
• Coastal law enforcement capacity is available from Bantay-Dagat, PNP, Phil. Navy, and Phil.
Coast Guard.
• Information officers from LGUs, PIA, DOH, DENR, and DA-BFAR in partnership with tv/ radio
stations and print media can support IEC network.
• Training for coastal law enforcement and deputation is available through DA-BFAR, DA-ATI, and
academic institutions.
• BFAR, DENR, NPC and academe institutions can assist in identifying and monitoring fish
sanctuary, fish reserves and rehabilitation project areas.
• National government agencies such as DENR, DA, DILG, and NEDA can assist in identifying
funds from donor agencies.
• BFAR is mandated to assist in the fishery development while DENR is responsible for technical
guidance on identification of critical coastal habitats and pollution prevention. BFAR is mandated to
assist in the fishery development.
• National government agencies and local government units prioritized and synergize budget
allocations for MFM and PAM implementation.
• Donor agencies program external funding in support of synergized local initiatives.

Ang Nagkakaisang Mamamayang Kostal ng Balayan [ANAKBALAYAN], Inc.


A Joint Endeavor
of the

Municipal Agriculture Office- Fishery Section,

Balayan Municipal Fisheries and Aquatic Resource Management


Council
[MFARMC],

and the

Ang Nagkakaisang Mamamayang Kostal ng Balayan, Inc.


[ANAK-BALAYAN]

Andrea Panganiban Felipe De Los Reyes Fillmoore Vynne C.


Gadon II
Municipal Fishery Technician Chairman, MFARMC President, ANAK-BALAYAN

Ang Nagkakaisang Mamamayang Kostal ng Balayan [ANAKBALAYAN], Inc.


Ang Nagkakaisang Mamamayang Kostal ng Balayan [ANAKBALAYAN], Inc.

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