Biodiversity Conservation Project:

Recipient Organization:

Samahan ng mga Mangingisda ng Lahong Proper

Project Manager: JUVIC DESALIZA

“Lahong Proper MPA Sea Cucumber Stock Enhancement”

Project Period: August 2012- November 2013

Total Project Cost: 500,000

20,000 (LGU Counterpart)

BACKGROUND

The Marine Protected Area (MPA) of the Municipality of Baleno

was conceived through the concerted efforts of LGU Baleno by

virtue of the letter of intent of the Municipal Mayor Hon. Gracia M.

Llamado dated April 25, 2008 expressing the keen interest on

participating in the implementation of the ADB-financed

Integrated Coastal Resources Management Project (ICRMP).

Baleno supports ICRMP’s goal to protect the environment from

ridge to reef for future generation. The municipality tries it best to

actively participate in ICRMP, which is jointly implemented by

DENR and DA-BFAR. Prior to ICRMP, Baleno is already locally

implementing a coastal resource management program that aims

to protect the resources from various destructive fishing activities

and to provide sustainable source of income for the community

living along the coastal zone.

BACKGROUND

Establishment of an MPA is one of the targeted Coastal Resource

Management (CRM) initiatives of the LGU. On May 21, 2011, an

underwater habitat reef assessment was conducted to determine

coral reef areas feasible for the establishment of MPA. The coral

reef area along Barangay Lahong Proper was technically

considered a potential site for MPA. Enactment of corresponding

ordinance was then recommended to protect the area from

fishing activities and proposed the site as a Lahong Proper

Marine Protected Area.

BACKGROUND

The establishment of the 28.5 hectare Lahong Proper MPA and

adoption of its five-year Management Plan 2012-2016 hopes to

provide a long term solution to the problems identified. Part of the

MPA activity is the habitat management component of which

stock enhancement has been identified to rehabilitate the

degraded habitat within the MPA and nearby areas. The specific

marine species identified for stock enhancement is the sea

cucumber. Sea cucumber has been identified being collected in

the intertidal coastal area by fishers and at present stocks

available are getting smaller and in a threat to be soon depleted if

not being managed. This stock enhancement activity aims to

sustain the sea cucumber fishery in the area while protecting the

Lahong Proper MPA.

LGU MPA NAME

Area (in Hectares) Coral Condition

Fish Assemblage

# Fish

Families

# Fish

Species

Total

Biomass Total Core Buffer

Baleno Lahong Proper MPA 28.5 7.5 21 GOOD (60 %) 22 90 11.42 MT

BACKGROUND

Objective

The general objective of this conservation project

is to restore the overexploited sea cucumber resource by

increasing sea cucumber density in the MPA and nearby

areas by 5% after the end of the project.

Specific objective is to restore and sustain the sea

cucumber fishery in the seagrass zone near the MPA

through stock enhancement while undertaking MPA

protection activities.

ACCOMPLISHMENT & STATUS

Activities Target Accomplishment Remarks

Site Assessment Makapili ng site

para sa sea

cucumber

100 %

accomplished

Activity finished last

March 2013

Training on site Maitrain ang mga

miyembro ng aming

organisasyon

100 %

accomplished

Conducted noong

July 2013

IEC 2 meetings na

ipinapakilala ang

aming project at

ang MPA

50 % Accomplished July 2013 may isa

pang IEC meeting

na gagawin

Procurement of

Project Materials

materials na

nakalagay sa WFP

42.31%

Accomplished

Partial Procurement

inspected July 2013

Construction of sea

pens

4 Sea Pens 100 %

accomplished

4 sea pens

installed

ACCOMPLISHMENT & STATUS

Activities Target Accomplishment Remarks

Acquisition of

boat

1 10 man capacity

boat

100 %

accomplished

Construction of

Guard House

Establishment of

Guard House

50% accomplished Nung naibigay ang

partial ng 1st billing

natapos na po

namin tong

guardhouse

Hauling and

Stocking

Juvenile Sea

cucumber 775 pc

Adult 260 pcs

76.67 %

accomplished

1028 pcs sea

cucumber stocked

Project

Monitoring &

management

1 Project

Coordinator

(5months)

1 Asst. Coordinator

(5 months)

40 % accomplished Partial payment sa

mga tao

Launching Launching done 7.4% accomplished Billboard palang

nagawa

Total Accomplishment as of July Inspection 57.08 %

Activities Target Accomplishment Remarks

Site Assessment Php 15,000 Php 15,000 100 %

accomplished

Training on site Php 30,000 Php 30,000

100 %

accomplished

IEC Php 42,000 Php 21,000 50 % Accomplished

Procurement of

Project Materials

Php 101,750 Php 43,050 42.31%

Accomplished

Construction of sea

pens

Php 40,000 Php 40,000 100 %

accomplished

Acquisition of boat Php 40,000 Php 40,000 100 %

accomplished

Construction of

Guard House

Php 100,000 Php 50,000 50% accomplished

Hauling and

Stocking

Php 49,250 Php 37,760 76.67 %

accomplished

ACCOMPLISHMENT & STATUS: FINANCIAL

Activities Target Accomplishment Remarks

Project

Monitoring &

management

Php 45,000 Php 18,000 40 % accomplished

Launching Php 27,000 Php 2,000 7.4% accomplished

Monitoring Php 30,000 Php 0 No accomplishment

yet

Total Accomplishment as of July Inspection 57.08 %

Php 296,816

Natangap na pera mula sa project

Php 78,000 (mobilization)

Php 75,982.83

(Partial payment: GEF 1st Billing)

Php 153, 982.83

ACCOMPLISHMENT & STATUS: FINANCIAL

ACCOMPLISHMENT & STATUS: Site Selection

ACCOMPLISHMENT & STATUS: Training & IEC (lectures)

ACCOMPLISHMENT & STATUS: Sea Pen Installation and Stocking

ACCOMPLISHMENT & STATUS: Procurement of Materials

ACCOMPLISHMENT & STATUS: Hauling, Stocking and Monitoring of

Stocks

ACCOMPLISHMENT & STATUS: Hauling, Stocking and Monitoring of

Stocks

GENDER

Meron po kaming 14 female na member at 21 male

member, ang mga kalalakihan ang madalas na

gumagawa ng mabibigat na trabaho katulad ng mga

paggawa ng guardhouse at paggawa ng seapen

habang ang aming mga babae eh nagluluto para sa

lahat ng miyembro at kadalasan nag entertain sa mga

bisita

PROBLEMS and ISSUES ENCOUNTERED:

• Bilang P.O. Chairman, napakahirap po na gumawa ng

50% accomplishment na kulang ang pera dahil 15%

lang po na mobilization ang naibigay po sa amin,

kinailangan po namin lumapit sa LGU para humingi

ng assistance at umutang pa para po mapunan yung

kakulangan sa pondo, yung ibang miyembro ng PO

eh gumawa po muna ng walang bayad at sa susunod

pag may download ulit eh babayaran yung kanilang

labor

• Huli na dumating ang pera or matagal namin syang

makuha, kaya nagtutulung-tulungan na po kaming

mga kamiyembro ko

ACTIVITIES & TASKS REMAINING:

Launching

Procurement of Materials (remaining)

Hauling and Stocking of sea cucumber

Project Management and Maintenance

Monitoring

LESSONS LEARNED and GOOD PRACTICES:

• Nagkaroon ng kaalaman ang mga mamayang na

dapat pala pangalagaan at pahalagahan ang mga

kalikasang kayamana tulad ng kadagatan, ito ay

nakita namin sa IEC at naibahagi sa aming

kabarangay

• Sa pamamagitan ng project na ito, nakita ng mga

tao na ang pag-aalaga ng MPA or sanctuary ay

nakakadami hindi lamang ng sea cucumber kundi

pati na din ng mga isda at iba pang yamang dagat