Presented by Maria Elena B. San Jose, MPA, Coastal Management Coordinator of the Provincial Environment Management Office during the Seminar on Environmental Laws and Enforcement for the Police Environment Desk Officers and Members of Task Force Ilahas. The said seminar was attended by 75 participants held at the Goverrnor's Hall, Capitol Building, Bacolod City, Negros Occidental on 18-19 September 2013.

1. Coastal Management Program
MARIA ELENA B. SAN JOSE, MPA
Coastal Management Coordinator, PEMO
PROVINCE OF NEGROS OCCIDENTAL
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
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2. Coastal Management ProgramPHILIPPINES: CENTER OF MARINE BIODIVERSITY IN
THE WORLD
The Coral Triangle is a geographical term referring to the tropical marine waters of
Malaysia, Indonesia, Timor-Leste , Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Philippines.
Coral Triangle: a region of the global epicenter of marine species diversity and is one of the top priorities for
marine conservation.
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3. Coastal Management ProgramPHILIPPINES: CENTER OF MARINE BIODIVERSITY IN
THE WORLD
The Philippines, being
situated at the apex of
the coral triangle, is
considered to be the
richest marine eco-
region in the world
"Center of Marine
Biodiversity" in the
world, surpassing the
Great Barrier Reef of
Australia.
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Visayan Sea: Center of Marine Biodiversity
"The world’s largest concentration
of marine life is found in the
Philippines, more specifically in the
Visayan Sea."
“The greatest concentration of
1,736 overlapping marine species is
in a 10 km x 10 km area in the Verde
Island Pass Passage between
Batangas and Mindoro
- Dr. Kent E. Carpenter
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Visayan Sea: Center of Marine Biodiversity
“5 % of the country’s total reef area
is now in good condition. A recent
assessment by a team of Filipino
marine experts showed that the
healthy reefs were in the Celebes
Sea, Southern Philippine Sea, Sulu
Sea and the waters in the Visayas”
- Dr. Porfirio Alinio, UP-MSI
May 21, 2011
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6. Coastal Management ProgramProvincial Coastal Profile
General Information
Total Number of Coastal LGUs
LGU-City
LGU-Municipality
25
12
13
Land Area (km2) 6,760.02
Length Coastline (km) 476.01
Total Area Municipal Waters (km2) 5146.11
Total Population 2,428,339
Mangrove Area (LEP-DENR R6 2005) 4996.42
Coastal Population 694,177
Total Household 420,403
Number of Brgys
Coastal Barangays
519
176
# of fishermen 29,673
Source: NOSET 2009 & NAMRIA 2012 & LEP-DENR R6 2012
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Negros Occidental Mangrove Forest cover
• Total Mangrove Forest Cover: 570 hectares
(1987 Swedish SPOT Corporation )
• Total Mangrove Area : 4996.42 Hectares
( 2005 LEP DENR R-6, Iloilo City)
• 1997 Mangrove Cover : 739.5978 Hectares
( Talaban Surveying Office)
Old Growth Forest : 405.686 hectares
Existing plantation : 333.9118 hectares
• PEMO Mangrove Reforestation : 298.44 Has
1994-2010 (20% survival rate)
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Coastal Ecosystems
Beach
mangrove
seagrasses
corals reefs
open
ocean
soft bottom
communities
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9. Coastal Management Program
The coastal zone
Areas within a landmark limit of one (1) kilometer from the shoreline at high tide to
include mangrove swamps, brackishwater ponds, nipa swamps, estuarine rivers, sandy
beaches and other areas within a seaward limit of 200 meters isobath to include coral
reefs, algal flats, seagrass beds, and other soft-bottom areas (RA 8550)
Land
Mangrove Beaches
Tidalflats
Coral reefs
Open
sea
Seagrass beds
Coastalzone
Municipal waters
15 km1 km
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10. Coastal Management ProgramComparative Analysis: Mangrove Forest Cover
Legend:
ESSC-Environmental Science for Social Change
FMB – Forest Management Bureau
SSC – Swedish SPOT Corporation
Pedro Walpole: Figuring Forest Figures
Environmental Science for Social Change, July 2010
SSC
1987
(A)
PGNO-
Talaban
Surveying
Office
(1997)
(B)
ESSC
2002
(c)
FMB
(2002)
(D)
Increased in
Mangrove
Cover
(1987-1997)
(B-A)
Increased in
Mangrove Cover
(1987-2002)
(C-A)
Increased in
Mangrove Cover
(2002)
(D-A)
570 739.5978 4,140 1,741 169.5978 3,570 1,171
• 1997- 29.75 % increased in mangrove cover from 1987
(14.8 % of 4996.42 Has total mangrove area)
• 2002- 75.68 % increased in mangrove cover from 1987
(20% of 4996.42 Has total mangrove area)
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11. Coastal Management Program
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2
3 4
5 6
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1 – Beach seine (municipal)
2 – Trawl (commercial/municipal)
3 – Fish corral (municipal)
4 – Scissor net (municipal)
5 – Drive-in net (municipal)
6 – Round haul seine (municipal)
7 – Purse seine/ring net
(municipal)
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Threats and Challenges
 Use of active gear in the municipal waters and bays and other fishery management areas
(Section 90 of RA 8550)
 Commercial Fishing Vessels fishing within Municipal Waters (Section 86 in relation to Section
18)

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Commercial Fishing Vessel spotted inside municipal water approximately 3
kilometers from the shoreline
Threats and Challenges

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Commercial Fishing Vessel spotted inside municipal water approximately 3 kilometers from
the shoreline
Threats and Challenges

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Commercial Fishing Vessel spotted inside municipal water approximately 5
kilometers from the shoreline
Threats and Challenges

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CLOSE UP: Commercial Fishing Vessel spotted inside municipal water approximately
5 kilometers from the shoreline of Sojoton, Cauayan on 11 April 2013.
Threats and Challenges

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Commercial Fishing Vessel spotted docking inside municipal water approximately
500 meters from the shoreline of Sualig, Brgy. Linaon, Cauayan on 11 April 2013,
a clear violation of the Philippines Fisheries Code.
Threats and Challenges

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• Illegal Use of Superlight within Municipal waters (section 93
of RA 8550)
• Use of fine mesh net (Section 88 of RA 8550)
• Ban on Muro Ami and any of its variations (Section 92 of RA
8550)
• Fishing in Fishery reserves, refuge and sanctuaries (section 96
of RA 8550)
• Ban on gathering, selling, exporting of white sand, silica,
pebbles and other substances that make up marine habitat
(section 92, paragraph 3)
• Conversion of mangroves (section 94 of RA 8550)
Threats and Challenges

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Threats and Challenges

19. Coastal Management ProgramPriority Development Agenda for
Negros Occidental
• Natural Resources Management
• Economic Development
• Good Governance
• Reduction of Poverty
• Optimum Health Care
• Strong Support for Education
• Food Security
• I.C.T Utilization
• Roads Improvement
• Social Services
• Tourism Promotion
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20. Coastal Management ProgramCOASTAL ALLIANCES IN THE PROVINCE OF NEGROS
OCCIDENTAL
NNARMAC
CENECCORD
KAHIL-ICAMC
SNCDMC
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21. Coastal Management ProgramCoastal & Marine Environment
( Coastal & Fisheries Resources )
ULTIMATE OBJECTIVES
Source: PNRM COASTAL MGNT FRAMEWORK
“protect the rights of subsistence fisherfolk,
especially of local communities, in the
preferential use of communal marine and fishery
resources, both inland and offshore, including
protection of its marine wealth and exclusive
economic zone, and reserve its use and
enjoyment exclusively to Filipino citizens”.
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22. Coastal Management Program
PGNO INTERVENTIONS
• PROVINCIAL ENVIRONMENT
CODE
• Resource Assessment &
Inventory
• Resource Regulation & Utilization
• Resource Conservation &
Rehabilitation
• Resource Protection
(PNRM FRAMEWORK ADOPTED BY THE LGUs &
ALLIANCES)
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23. Coastal Management Program
Resource Assessment & Inventory Program
Delineation of municipal
waters (MW) & zoning with
map
LGUs with Delineation
Ordinance - 13 LGUs
(Hinoba-an, Sipalay, Binalbagan,
Hinigaran, Pontevedra, San Enrique,
Valladolid, Pulupandan, Bago, and
Bacolod, Himamaylan City,
Kabankalan City and ilog with
Municipal Water Delineation
Ordinance)
Implementation of Zoning- 1 LGU
San Carlos City
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 Lobbied in the formulation of MW
Use Plan and inclusion to the CLUP
 Inventory of Households/Profiling of
Coastal Communities
 Inventory/ Assessment of
Fishery/Aquatic Resources & other
aquatic flora & fauna (underwater
survey)
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Resource Assessment & Inventory Program

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Resource Regulation and Utilization Program
Formulation & adoption of the CFRM plan
Integration of the CFRM Plan in the Mun./City Comprehensive
Dev’t. Plan (CDP) and in the Annual Investment Plan
Cadiz City IlogVictorias
Accomplishment: 21 LGUs
Target: 4 LGUs (EB Magalona, Silay City, Bacolod City & Talisay City
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Resource Regulation and Utilization Program
Strict Observance/ Implementation of Coastal Zoning & Uses
San Carlos City
Fishing vessel registration and licensing system (EO 305)
21 LGUs
Target: Cities of Escalante, Silay, Talisay and Himamaylan
Docking/Berthing Regulation System
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27. Coastal Management Program
Resource Regulation and Utilization Program
• Strict Observance/
Implementation of Water
Easements/Foreshore
Easements
Note: P.D. No. 1067 and DAO No. 5, Series of
1997, provide for easements on the banks
of rivers, streams and shores of the sea
throughout their entire length and within a
zone of three (3) meters in urban areas,
twenty (20) meters in agricultural areas,
and forty (40) meters in forest areas along
with their margins for public use
LGUs with MFO
- 21 LGUs
Target: EB Magalona,
Silay
City, Bacolod City
&
Talisay City
• Preferential use of communal
marine and fishing resources by
subsistence fisherfolk, both inland
& offshore, by reserving 15km-
municipal waters for their use
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28. Coastal Management Program
Resource Regulation and Utilization Program
 Licensing of municipal
fishermen to fish in municipal
waters/ID system for fisherfolk
 Strict Implementation of
Fishery Laws/Regulations
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29. Coastal Management Program
Resource Regulation and Utilization Program
• Supplemental/Appropriate Livelihood
 Marine Engine Swap to Reforestation Project
 Sustainable Alternative Livelihood Assistance Program (SALAP) for
Women- Swap to Environmental Protection and Rehabilitation
 Mud crab fattening
 Blue Crab Cages for gravis crab
 Sea Horse culture
 Organic Tilapia
 Tilapia Hatchery
 Abalone Culture
 Arong Project
 Diwal Project
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30. Coastal Management Program
Resource Conservation & Rehabilitation
Establishment & management of
marine protected area and
marine reserves as fish breeding
grounds/nurseries & shellfish
sanctuaries
24 MPAs with Ordinance
1 MPA declared under NIPAS
Total area of MPA: 37, 677 Has
(7.23% of 514, 611.42 Has total area of the
municipal waters in Negros Occidental)
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31. Coastal Management Program
– Marine Protected Area
establishment
Deployment of buoys in Palm
Reef, Hinoba-an
Resource Conservation & Rehabilitation
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32. Coastal Management Program
Resource Conservation & Rehabilitation
 Mangrove reforestation &
rehabilitation in municipal waters
 Mangrove reforestation &
rehabilitation in abandoned,
underutilized & undeveloped FLA
areas
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33. Coastal Management Program
Resource Protection
 Organization/Training/Deputati
on of Bantay Dagat/ Bantay
Katunggan, with IDs.
 Regular monitoring &
surveillance patrol
 Protection & regulation of high
sensitivity areas like estuaries &
wetlands
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34. Coastal Management Program
Resource Protection
 Alliance-Based Coastal Law
Enforcement in support of
LGU BDV/BKV
 Marine wildlife enforcement
training
 Enforcement (Apprehension-
Prosecution) of Fishery Law
Violators
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35. Coastal Management Program
Resource Protection
 Organization of Provincial Inter-
Agency Task Force for Coastal
Environmental Protection
(PIATFCEP)
 Capacity enhancement of Police
Desk Officer and TFI
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36. Coastal Management Program
WORKING HAND IN HAND
FOR A BETTER
ENVIRONMENT
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