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General Island Marine Protected Area General Island, Cantilan, Surigao del Sur

General Island Marine Protected Area General Island, Cantilan, Surigao del Sur. Geographical Location. Cantilan is located in the northeastern part of Mindanao; bounded on the north by the Pacific Ocean; located on 9° 11’ - 9° 26’ latitudes and 125° 39’ - 126° 04’ longitudes.

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General Island Marine Protected Area General Island, Cantilan, Surigao del Sur

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  1. General Island Marine Protected AreaGeneral Island, Cantilan, Surigao del Sur

  2. Geographical Location • Cantilan is located in the northeastern part of Mindanao; bounded on the north by the Pacific Ocean; located on 9° 11’ - 9° 26’ latitudes and 125° 39’ - 126° 04’ longitudes. • General Island MPA will be reach by boat from the mainland Cantilan in 45 min. Para el MAR 2011

  3. Legal Basis: Municipal Ordinance No. 16 series of 2005 Size of MPA: Core Zone : 28 Hectares Buffer Zone 1: 9Hectares Buffer Zone 2 : 10 hectares Habitats: Coral reef area Seagrass Management: Description Para el MAR 2011

  4. high density cover of sea urchin Widely observed inside the MPA Noteworthy Flora and Fauna Para el MAR 2011

  5. Flora and Fauna Para el MAR 2011

  6. Management Practices • Governance • Management by Community/PO • Monthly meeting (PO) • 2,000.00 monthly incentives (PO) • Monthly due for Pos • Adopted Management Plan • Annual Budget for CFRM is 125,00.00 • Enforcement • 24/7 patrolling and guarding • 4 members per group per duty • Logbook of duty • MPA logistics (binoculars, life jackets, search lights,etc.) • 9 DFW members of ISLAMDUNK • Guardhouse and maintenance • Marker buoys maintained • Established penalties (based on the provision of the ordinance Para el MAR 2011

  7. Management Practices • IEC • Billboard support by DED • Monitoring and Evaluation • Biophysical Surveys • 8 members of Local MPA Monitoring Team (1 open water divers; 6 PO members ; 1 BrgyTanod; • MEAT/ECOGOV CCEF rating • Socio-economic monitoring (baseline done by rare through KAP Survey) Para el MAR 2011

  8. Benefits: • Less fishing effort (FGD) • Increase catch at areas adjacent to the MPAs (anecdote reports only by the fishers) • Impacts: • Coral cover and fish abundance increases from 2004-2010, but decline in 2010. (fig. 1&2) by FISH Project • Increasing awareness building, institutionalization of the CRM Program in the LGU • Decrease in violations (Police blotter) • Awards / Grants: • Special Access Fund from Fish Project – Establishment of Guardhouse • Due to the good implementation from the previous project a Solar Panel Light was awarded Residents – (50 households) • Fish Cage from BFAR – Caraga Benefits /Impacts Para el MAR 2011

  9. Partner Agencies / Organization Para el MAR 2011

  10. Intrusion of compressor fishing with cyanide from neighboring barangay and municipalities especially during northeast monsoon Siltation from unsustainable forest, upland and agricultural areas including mining Encroachment of commercial fishing within the municipal water Issues and Concerns / Threats Para el MAR 2011

  11. Livelihood development both alternative and MPA-based (i.e. user’s fee system, preferential rights on the use of controlled fishing in the buffer zones • Increase membership of the PO (including youth) • Implementation of Management Plan and Policies • Intensive Campaigns using Rare Pride Campaign strategies to enhance and sustain community buy ins Recommendations Para el MAR 2011

  12. Salamat Karajaw! Visit and / or contact: www.cantilan.net Tele fax ( 0862125175) Mobile: 09195250379 email: che_mravelo@yahoo.com

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