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11 years after it was established, the KMM – KAGANA Marine Protected Area

11 years after it was established, the KMM – KAGANA Marine Protected Area has very good coral cover, abundant coral recruits, but there is no spill over effect of fishes that is supposed to happen. Where have all the fishes gone?. Home to 42 species of reef fishes,

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11 years after it was established, the KMM – KAGANA Marine Protected Area

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  1. 11 years after it was established, the KMM – KAGANA Marine Protected Area has very good coral cover, abundant coral recruits, but there is no spill over effect of fishes that is supposed to happen. Where have all the fishes gone?

  2. Home to 42 species of reef fishes, 36 genera of corals,14 species of mangroves and 8 species of seagrasses – (DOST – PCMARD PacSea 4) LGU Lianga – Rare, Inc. Pride Campaign for Sustainable Fishing Campaign site: KMM – KAGANA Marine Protected Area Barangay Ganayon, Lianga, Surigao del Sur, Philippines Area: NTZ = 43.33 has + buffer zone = 88.73 has = 132.06 has Habitats: Coral, Seagrasses and Mangroves The MPA is one of the MPAs of Lianga Bay and an integral part of the ICRM efforts that address the urgent issues in marine protection and conservation.

  3. Where have all the fishes gone? Human and Biological Threats have driven away fishes from the MPA. • Overfishing • Illegal fishing using dynamite, fine-meshed nets and compressor • MPA intrusion • Habitat destruction • Coral bleaching due climate change • Presence of crown of thorns

  4. The Target Audience for Pride Campaign • high level of community participation • already aware of environmental protection • has strong sense of ownership of the MPA

  5. LGU Lianga PRIDE Campaign Team LGU Officials and TWG KMM KAGANA MPA Management Council

  6. A fully capacitated PO - fishermen, conscientious stakeholders, supportive LGU and partner agencies, active law enforcers will result to a well- managed MPA. Eventually…. Fishes will come back to live in the MPA! .

  7. A call to campaign for Sustainable Fishing in Lianga! From: Liaflora O. Orcullo Conservation Fellow Cohort 2, Philippines

  8. Own definition of Theory of Change • A theory of change is a framework containing concepts that carries the plan of activities in a given time with given targets to address issues/ concerns or threats in the community, the utmost objective is to create change in behaviour so that a new norm of behaviour that is desired to achieve the target is formed.

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