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- BBBRMCI
- Banate, Iloilo, Philippines
- BBBRMCI or Banate-Barotac Bay Resource Management Council, Inc. has been around for the last 14 years in Iloilo, Philippines promoting and implementing Coastal Resource Management among the four municipalities of Anilao, Banate, Barotac Nuevo and Barotac Viejo. contact us at bbbrmci@yahoo.com
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
5 Components of the CRM Plan
I. Institutional Development (Community Organization)
Community involvement is one of the key factors in the success of any project. The main objective of this approach is to enable the small fishermen and end-users to become effective managers. Community organization and training programs will enable the small fishermen in the 22 coastal barangays to become effective managers by adopting approved practices and alternative livelihood projects.
Since 1996, BBBRMCI has changed lives through people empowerment. Trainings and workshops were conducted to inform and educate the barangay leaders, fisherfolks and the community in the area.
II. Research and Data banking
One of the objectives of the project is to promote and enhance the capability of the Council with regards to scientific information, new techniques and methodologies in the management and the development of the Bay. Research activities and recent information on breeding of king crab for example must be made accessible to the beneficiaries. Likewise, recent technological information coming from the different research institutions like the SEAFDEC, Bureau of Agricultural Research, the UP College of Fisheries, etc. must be made available to the Council and project implementers. Data banking systems and management information systems must be established such that information may be readily accessible to beneficiaries.
For fourteen years now, BBBRMCI has been a venue for research amongst the agencies and academe. Likewise, these agencies and academe had help the council grow by imparting their expertise on the technical works and Coastal Resource Management itself.
BBBRMCI has also created a database with information on the 32 coastal barangays in the four municipalities of the council. This database includes data on fishery registration, gears used and fisherfolks' information. A fish catch monitoring is conducted and entered into a database to keep track of the effectiveness of each project under BBBRMCI.
III. Livelihood Development
To lessen the fishing pressure in the Bay, the Council aims to create and develop different livelihoods project that shall give priority to small fishermen directly affected by the enforcement of the Bay Management Plan.
To this date, there has been a lot of livelihood projects that had helped the BBBRMCI community. Current projects are green mussel culture, oyster culture and fish processing. Fish Processing products had been developed since late 2009 and is now under the brand name, Bay's Nutri Food with Fish Polvoron, Bottled Bangus and Shrimp Curls.
IV. Law Enforcement
The Council may recommend to participating LGU’s to revise or modify the existing municipal fisheries’ ordinances to ensure the attainment of the goals and the objectives of the Bay. Stricter rules and regulations shall have to be adopted by the local government units in terms of issuing permits and licenses for fishing boats operators and fishermen. Likewise, monitor fishpond operators in their use of pesticide that are adversely affecting the environment.
Since 1996, BBBRMCI had proposed municipal ordinances for each municipality which is further studied and discussed by the Sangguniang Bayan of each municipalities before approving it. One good example of this is the Closed Season for certain fish species to allow them to reproduce within this period (November 15 - March 15).
V. Mangrove and Land Use
Mangroves play a very important role in our coastal environment. Together with the DENR, other TWG agencies and the community, BBBRMCI build mangrove nurseries, mangrove plantation sites, mangrove forests and protected areas for mangrove. BBBRMCI also helps in resolving conflicts within the coastal environment together with DENR.
Community involvement is one of the key factors in the success of any project. The main objective of this approach is to enable the small fishermen and end-users to become effective managers. Community organization and training programs will enable the small fishermen in the 22 coastal barangays to become effective managers by adopting approved practices and alternative livelihood projects.
Since 1996, BBBRMCI has changed lives through people empowerment. Trainings and workshops were conducted to inform and educate the barangay leaders, fisherfolks and the community in the area.
II. Research and Data banking
One of the objectives of the project is to promote and enhance the capability of the Council with regards to scientific information, new techniques and methodologies in the management and the development of the Bay. Research activities and recent information on breeding of king crab for example must be made accessible to the beneficiaries. Likewise, recent technological information coming from the different research institutions like the SEAFDEC, Bureau of Agricultural Research, the UP College of Fisheries, etc. must be made available to the Council and project implementers. Data banking systems and management information systems must be established such that information may be readily accessible to beneficiaries.
For fourteen years now, BBBRMCI has been a venue for research amongst the agencies and academe. Likewise, these agencies and academe had help the council grow by imparting their expertise on the technical works and Coastal Resource Management itself.
BBBRMCI has also created a database with information on the 32 coastal barangays in the four municipalities of the council. This database includes data on fishery registration, gears used and fisherfolks' information. A fish catch monitoring is conducted and entered into a database to keep track of the effectiveness of each project under BBBRMCI.
III. Livelihood Development
To lessen the fishing pressure in the Bay, the Council aims to create and develop different livelihoods project that shall give priority to small fishermen directly affected by the enforcement of the Bay Management Plan.
To this date, there has been a lot of livelihood projects that had helped the BBBRMCI community. Current projects are green mussel culture, oyster culture and fish processing. Fish Processing products had been developed since late 2009 and is now under the brand name, Bay's Nutri Food with Fish Polvoron, Bottled Bangus and Shrimp Curls.
IV. Law Enforcement
The Council may recommend to participating LGU’s to revise or modify the existing municipal fisheries’ ordinances to ensure the attainment of the goals and the objectives of the Bay. Stricter rules and regulations shall have to be adopted by the local government units in terms of issuing permits and licenses for fishing boats operators and fishermen. Likewise, monitor fishpond operators in their use of pesticide that are adversely affecting the environment.
Since 1996, BBBRMCI had proposed municipal ordinances for each municipality which is further studied and discussed by the Sangguniang Bayan of each municipalities before approving it. One good example of this is the Closed Season for certain fish species to allow them to reproduce within this period (November 15 - March 15).
V. Mangrove and Land Use
Mangroves play a very important role in our coastal environment. Together with the DENR, other TWG agencies and the community, BBBRMCI build mangrove nurseries, mangrove plantation sites, mangrove forests and protected areas for mangrove. BBBRMCI also helps in resolving conflicts within the coastal environment together with DENR.
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