Concept:
Integrated Coastal Resource Management (ICRM) comprises those activities which achieve sustainable use and management of the economically and ecologically valuable resources in coastal areas in which are considerate of interactions among and within resource systems and those of humans and their environment.
Management Goals and Means:
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I. INTRODUCTION:
A. Definitions
An Artificial Reef (AR) can be described as a collections or assemblage of solid structure placed together in an aquatic environment to provide or improved fish habitat.
Terms such as artificial fish shelter, man-made fish habitat and fish aggregating device are sometimes used for artificial reefs.
B. Background
The […]
Introduction
The strategies for CRM are many depending on the site and the particular problems of management. Highlighted here are several strategies for solving some of the management issues existing in the Philippines, namely:
1. municipal marine parks and reserves
2. limiting fishing effort
3. artificial reefs or habitat
4. […]
Introduction
The key to the success of any CRM projects and its implementation is how well it is received by the coastal community. Coastal community refers to the regional and municipal officials, non-government groups, fishermen and the residents in general. They are the main beneficiaries of the CRM program and the fate of their resources depends […]
ASEAN Regions Involved in the CRM Plan
Six Asean countries, namely: the Philippines, Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand have developed CRM Plan for specific sites.
1. Philippines
In the Philippines, a CRM plan has been developed for Lingayen Gulf under the ASEAN-CRM Project as a result of 3 years of research and planning activities […]
Introduction
The Philippines is very dependent on its coastal resources with about 70% of its population residing 50 km. from the coast. The coastal waters of the Philippines are endowed with some of the world’s richest ecosystem such as extensive coral reefs and dense mangrove forests.
Thirty percent of the coral reefs of the world are in […]
COVERAGE
The Program is developing and implementing coastal resources management plans for 12 priority bays of which the first three are in the initial pilot sites:
1. Calauag Bay Quezon Province
2. Caigaa Bay Leyte
3. Panguil Bay Misamiz Occidental, […]
COMPONENTS
1. Fishery Resources and Ecological Assessment
To provide scientific foundation for rational management, resource and ecological assessments are being undertaken in priority fishing areas. These studies will form part of the National Fisheries Information System which will continually monitor fish stocks, habitats, ecological parameters and socio economic indicators. Aquaculture areas are also being […]
OBJECTIVE OF THE PROGRAM
1. On coastal Fisheries, the program addressed (i) regeneration, conservation and sustained management of aquatic resources with emphasis on balancing fishing effort to maximum sustainable yield; (ii) rehabilitation and protection of the coastal environment, and (iii) alleviation of poverty among municipal fishermen particularly through diversification of their sources of livelihood.
2. On Aquaculture, […]
Fisheries Sector Program (FSP)
Orientation Course On Fisheries Sector Program And Coastal Resource Management Planning
Conducted by:
FSP – Progam Management Office
and
Bureau of Fisheries & Aquatic Resources
A PRIME ON FISHERIES SECTOR PROGRAM
BACKGROUND
In May 1988, a comprehensive study of the Fisheries Sector was undertaken. This study highlighted issues which have also been ventilated during the National Fisheries Conference in […]