Achieving Sustainable Fisheries Community-Based Certification (CBC) of the Blue Crab Fishery of the Northeastern Guimaras Strait, Negros Occidental, Philippines: Testing the Waters Katrina Jayme, Filemon Romero, Jose Ingles WWF-Philippines
Iloilo Victorias City E. B. Magalona Silay City Talisay City BACOLOD CITY Negros Occidental
Introduction Certification An incentive scheme using market forces to promote sustainable resource use. Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Certification A certification scheme based on the MSC Principles & Criteria, using the Fish Forever eco-label to distinguish certified products. MSC Principles & Criteria (MSC P&C) 1: Status of target stock 2: Status of ecosystem 3: Management system, operational activities
Community-Based Certification (CBC) Approach ã Step 1: Site selection ã Step 2: Establishment of community relations ã Step 3: Biological assessment and market analysis ã Step 4: MSC Certification and marketing
Results & Accomplishments Step 1: Blue crab fishery selected as pilot site for CBC Enforcing Factors: Concerns: ã Blue crab is country’s 6 th most important export; Negros Occidental is in highest blue crab producing region ã Gaps in knowledge base ã Market sensitive to certification ã Existing transaction records ã Existing POs & FARMCs ã Sympathetic LGUs ã Ecosystem links unexplored ã No management system
Results & Accomplishments Step 2: Community readied for MSC certification using CBCRM ã Communities actively participating in resource management ã FARMCs politically empowered ã Provincial-wide blue crab fishery ordinance initiated ã Gear conversion from gillnets to crab pots ã Community-based enforcement ã Certification introduced
Results & Accomplishments Step 3: Biological study conducted; market analysis attempted; more studies needed ã Biological and fishery stock assessment indicates overfishing ã Factors affecting the fishery: e. g. , fishing pressure, exploitation of juvenile crabs, wasteful fishing practices, ghost fishing ã Recommended management strategies: e. g. , regulate fishing efforts, minimum size, gear conversion ã Population and genetic study initiated ã Market analysis not completed ã PCRA in 10 barangays
Results & Accomplishments Step 4: MSC Certification delayed ã MSC Certification not pursued; assessment could not proceed due to data gaps and lack of management regime ã Community-Based Certification Community-Based Coastal Resource Management to prepare the fishery for assessment against certification
Lessons Learned ã MSC Certification may have better potential as a reward vs. motivator for sustainable fishery management ã Insufficient data made it difficult to choose one site over the other in terms of potential for certification ã Main challenge in CBC is community mobilization, integration ã Clamor for enforcement overshadowed certification ã Direct economic benefits from certification uncertain
Recommendations ã CBCRM as main strategy to prepare fishery for assessment ã Define role of the community ã Determine management body ã Collaborate with trade related institutions ã Investigate other consumer-oriented programs ã Investigate other assessment models ã Develop community-based MCS
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