INTEGRATED COASTAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

CAMIGUIN DAVAO DEL SUR

Implementation starting from:  November 2007 – February 2011  2001 - 2005

Objectives  Institutionalize an integrated coastal  To rehabilitate, regenerate, and

resource management system at the manage on a sustainable basis, the
barangay, municipal and provincial fisheries resources of the coastal
levels in five years ; and zone (which include fish stocks as
 Strengthen capacities of Camiguin well as their habitat),
coastal communities, local government  (ii) to reduce and eliminate
units, DENR, and other institutions to destructive and polluting factors
protect and manage the municipal which degenerate coastal
waters and the limited productive near resources, and
shore ecosystems and their resources.  to lessen fishing pressure by
assisting municipal fishers in
moving away from fishing into
diversified income-generating
activities.
Issues and Problems  Resource Degradation- degradation of  Declining Fisheries
resources, used prohibited fishing,  Unsustainable Fishing Practices-
increased population using of destructive fishing gears
 Socio-economic and Livelihood- poverty and methods such as explosives,
in coastal areas, lack of knowledge and cyanide, fine mesh nets,
skills to find job unregulated gathering of tropical
 Legal and Institutional/Administrative- and other illegal
weak legal and institutional support in  Pollution. Contributing to habitat
terms of personnel, funds, logistics, and destruction and resource
database, among others degradation are industrial and
  Awareness and People Participation- agricultural wastes, municipal
limited community awareness, waste, and erosion.
understanding and participation among  Limited people awareness and
coastal communities due to limited participation
information
Coastal Resources  Coral reefs- 30 genera of scleractinian in  Corals
all 11 families with 8 non-scleractinian  Mangroves
corals belonging to 6 families  Sea grass

 Mangroves- found are bakawan,

pedada, piape, tabigi, tabyao, busaing,
nipa, and tangal mangroves

 Sea grass beds- Nine seagrass species of

six genera are found in Camiguin. Most
seagrass beds are dominated by
Thalassia hemprichii, Cymodocea
rotundata, Halophila ovalis and Enhalus
acoroides.
Components of ICRM  Institutionalization  Fishery Resources and Ecological
 Pilot Area Development Assessments
 Resource Mobilization  Research and Extension
 Learning and Communication  Law Enforcement
 Credit
 Infrastructure
Funded by:  Funded by New Zealand Aid Programme  United States Agency for
(NZAP) International Development (USAID)
with counterpart funds from the
Government of the Philippines
(GOP
Involved in the Implementation  the DENR as the lead implementing  DENR under its Coastal
 agency in partnership with the DA- Environmental Program (CEP
BFAR, NEDA, DOT, DTI, DepEd, CPSC,  Bantay Bata
LGU’s CVO’s, and PO’s  LGU
 Peoples Organization
Achievements/Results  Marine Protected Areas strengthened  Increased fish catch
and new ones established  There are 18 MPA’s established
 Coral reef, seagrass and mangrove  Increased public awareness
health improved
 Increased public awareness on CRM,
especially of school children
 Conducted reorientation/ orientation of
local officials at the provincial and
municipal levels

Number of MPA’s  16 MPA implemented  18 MPA implemented