Date: 15-19
July 2013
Venue: Quezon Province, Philippines
Objectives:
1. To
introduce the knowledge and experience on practical approach to community-based
fisheries management to fisheries/field officers of Philippines,
2. To
strengthen practical competence in planning and implementing the applicable coastal
fishery management plans,
3. To enhance
the HRD of fisheries officers to organized the community-based management with
knowledge of community-based and rights-based fisheries management training
course for local fishermen group.
SEAFDEC
continue promote the community-based fisheries management in SEAFDEC's Member
Countries. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Philippines also
requested SEAFDEC to conduct an on-site training course on
Practical Approach to Community-based Fisheries Management in Coastal Areas of Philippines particularly the coastal towns of
Quezon Province bordering Tayabas Bay.
The training
was attended by the representative from 1) Provincial Fisheries Officer of
Quezon Province, 2) BFAR RFO IV - A Planning/Production/FRMD Officers, 3) BFAR
Central Office Staff Coordinator/FRMD/Legal. The training was started by introduction
of the status of community-based fisheries management of Region IV-A which was introduced
by RD Esmeralda Manalang. After that, SEAFDEC staff gave an presentations on: 1. The importance of resource management
for sustainable fisheries, 2. Appropriate
Monitoring Control and Surveillance need for resource management in conjunction
with community-based fisheries management, 3. Community-based
fisheries management: Importance of autonomous fisheries management by
community, 4. How to introduce and facilitate
community-based fisheries management to fisheries community, 5. Rights-based fisheries management and support
system (Extension work) by government, 6. Importance
of fisheries data collection Information for sustainable fisheries management
and concept and effective methodology on data collection, 7. Improving management of financial and
economic activities including promotion of alternative livelihood in fishing communities,
8. Ecosystem approach to fisheries management.
After
lecturing, The workshop on how to organize community-based management was
conducted by divided into 3 session; session 1: Problems on the resource management through the application of the MCS of
the Fisher Folk Association, session 2: Financial problems of the Association,
session 3: Problems on the operation/implementation/functioning of Association
and other matters that need to be strengthen.
In course evaluation, the resources person acknowledged
the participants for their knowledge/skill as well as actively participation.
The participants were very appreciated and thank to SEAFDEC for organizing this
training course. Moreover, the participants also suggesstion that it should
be include the topic on the status of coastal resource condition in Philippines
as well as the training course on fiinancial management should be organized for
the officers.
