Challenges and Opportunities in Implementing the Ecosystem Approach to Small-scale Fisheries Management (EAFM) in Misamis Occidental, Philippines

Lope B. Santos (), Leslie S. Callanta-Mariano (), Len R. Garces (), Maripaz L. Perez (), Angelito C. Alolod (), Idohna Leah J. Buendia (), Alvin G. Tallada () and Judahlyn P. Saceda ()
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Lope B. Santos: Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA)
Leslie S. Callanta-Mariano: Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA)
Len R. Garces: WorldFish - Philippine Country Office
Maripaz L. Perez: WorldFish - Philippine Country Office, SEARCA Building, Los Baños, Laguna
Angelito C. Alolod: WorldFish – Philippines Country Office
Idohna Leah J. Buendia: WorldFish – Philippines Country Office
Alvin G. Tallada: Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA)
Judahlyn P. Saceda: WorldFish – Philippines Country Office

Asian Journal of Agriculture and Development, 2017, vol. 14, issue 2, 17-30

Abstract: This paper presents the challenges and opportunities of small-scale fisheries management in Misamis Occidental, especially in the coastal municipalities of Aloran, Jimenez, Lopez Jaena, Panaon, Plaridel, Sinacaban, Tudela, and Oroquieta City. A site diagnosis was conducted as part of the participatory diagnosis and adaptive management framework to characterize the governance of small-scale fisheries in the area and to determine the potential for adopting the ecosystem approach to fisheries. Stakeholders identified, in order of priority, the following issues affecting fisheries and coastal resource management in Iligan Bay: depleted fishery resources, lack of alternative livelihood, and limited institutional capabilities. In a united response, the local government units in the area formed the Iligan Bay Alliance of Misamis Occidental, through which they explore opportunities to address issues and to restore and sustain the fisheries in Iligan Bay.

Keywords: fisheries management; Iligan Bay Alliance for Misamis Occidental; Ecosystem approach to fisheries; challenges and opportunities in fisheries management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O35 O43 O44 Q01 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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