Community-Based Resource Management and Food Security of the Northern Guimaras Strait

The Northern Guimaras Strait in the inland Visayas sub-region is regarded as a major fishing ground for blue crabs, a top export commodity, but the fishery is threatened by the use of destructive gears such as gill nets and trawl fishing. In 2004, WWF-Philippines facilitated the completion of participatory coastal resources assessments covering a 54-km coastline and 37,187 hectares of municipal waters in the four towns of the Northern Guimaras Strait. The enactment of the Provincial Blue Crab Ordinance sets the policy framework for sustainable management of blue crab fishery. The next phase will focus on developing a coastal resources management plan and expanding into replication sites. The project is supported by a grant from the UK Embassy and WWF-Philippines.To know more about this project,
please email etongson@wwf.org.ph