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SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES MANAGEMENT PROJECT (SFMP) Study Tour to the Philippines June 2015 This publication is available electronically on the Coastal Resources Center’s website at http://www.crc.uri.edu/projects_page/ghanasfmp/ For more information on the Ghana Sustainable Fisheries Management Project, contact: USAID/Ghana Sustainable Fisheries Management Project Coastal Resources Center Graduate School of Oceanography University of Rhode Island 220 South Ferry Rd. Narragansett, RI 02882 USA Tel: 401-874-6224 Fax: 401-874-6920 Email: [email protected] Citation: SSG Advisors. (2015). Study Tour to the Philippines, 2015, The USAID/Ghana Sustainable Fisheries Management Project (SFMP), Narragansett, RI: Coastal Resources Center, Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island and SSG Advisors. GH2014_POL018_SSG. 42 pp Authority/Disclaimer: Prepared for USAID/Ghana under Cooperative Agreement (AID-641-A-15-00001) awarded on October 22, 2014 to the University of Rhode Island and entitled; the USAID/Ghana Sustainable Fisheries Management Project (SFMP). This document is made possible by the support of the American People through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The views expressed and opinions contained in this report are those of the SFMP team and are not intended as statements of policy of either USAID or the cooperating organizations. As such, the contents of this report are the sole responsibility of the SFMP Project team and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government. Cover photo: Ghanaian study tour participants board a fishing boat in the Philippines. i Detailed Partner Contact Information: USAID/Ghana Sustainable Fisheries Management Project (SFMP) 10 Obodai St., Mempeasem, East Legon, Accra, Ghana Brian Crawford Chief of Party [email protected] Najih Lazar Senior Fisheries Advisor [email protected] Patricia Mensah Communications Officer [email protected] Bakari Nyari Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist [email protected] Don Robadue, Jr. Program Manager, CRC [email protected] Justice Odoi USAID Administrative Officer Representative [email protected] Kofi.Agbogah [email protected] Thomas Buck StephenKankam [email protected] [email protected] SSG Advisors Hen Mpoano 182 Main Street 38 J. Cross Cole St. Windy Ridge Burlington, VT 05401 Takoradi, Ghana (802) 735-1162 233 312 020 701 Victoria C. Koomson Andre de Jager [email protected] [email protected] CEWEFIA SNV Netherlands Development Oganization B342 Bronyibima Estate #161, 10 Maseru Road, Elmina, Ghana E. Legon, Accra, Ghana 233 024 427 8377 233 30 701 2440 Lydia Sasu Donkris Mevuta [email protected] Kyei Yamoah DAA [email protected] Darkuman Junction, Kaneshie Odokor Friends of the Nation Highway Parks and Gardens Accra, Ghana Adiembra-Sekondi, Ghana 233 302 315894 233 312 046 180 Gifty Asmah Peter Owusu Donkor [email protected] Spatial Solutions Daasgift Quality Foundation [email protected] Headmaster residence, Sekondi College #3 Third Nautical Close, Sekondi, Western Region, Ghana Nungua, Accra, Ghana 233 243 326 178 233 020 463 4488 For additional information on partner activities: CRC/URI: http://www.crc.uri.edu CEWEFIA: http://cewefia.weebly.com/ DAA: http://womenthrive.org/development-action-association-daa Daasgift: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Daasgift-Quality-Foundation- FNGO/135372649846101 Friends of the Nation: http://www.fonghana.org Hen Mpoano: http://www.henmpoano.org SNV: http://www.snvworld.org/en/countries/ghana SSG Advisors: http://ssg-advisors.com/ Spatial Solutions: http://www.spatialsolutions.co/id1.html ii ACRONYMS BCRMF The Batangas Coastal Resources Management Foundation BERT Batangas Environment Response Team BFAR Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources DSWD Department of Social Welfare and Development ECOFISH Ecosystems Improved for Sustainable Fisheries FC Fisheries Commission FEU Fisheries Enforcement Unit GCLME Guinea Current Large Marine Ecosystem ICT Information Communications Technology IUU Illegal Unreported Unregulated LGUs Local Government Units MCS Monitoring, Control and Surveillance MOFAD Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development MPA Marine Protected Area NFRDI National Fisheries Research and Development Institute NGO Non-Governmental Organization PG-ENRO Provincial Government Environment and Natural Resources Office PNP-MG Philippine National Police-Maritime Group PPP Public-Private Partnerships SCS-SFMP Sulu-Celebes Sea Sustainable Fisheries Management Project SFMP Sustainable Fisheries Management Project SSG SSG Advisors USAID United States Agency for International Development VIP-MKBA Verde Island Passage-Marine Key Biodiversity Area WARFP West Africa Regional Fisheries Development Program iii TABLE OF CONTENTS Acronyms ........................................................................................................................... iii Background on Study Tour Leader ......................................................................................1 Acknowledgements ..............................................................................................................1 Executive Summary .............................................................................................................1 Background and Tour Objectives ....................................................................................1 Key Points and Lessons Learned .....................................................................................2 Closed Seasons for Rebuilding Key Fisheries .............................................................2 Cash for Work and Alternative Livelihoods ................................................................3 Working with Diverse Stakeholders to Improve Fisheries Management ....................3 Study Tour Day 1 .................................................................................................................4 Summary of Presentations ...............................................................................................4 Q&A Highlights ...............................................................................................................7 Study Tour Day 2 .................................................................................................................8 Summary of Presentations ...............................................................................................8 Q&A Highlights .............................................................................................................12 PG-ENRO Discussions ..............................................................................................12 Mabini Discussions ....................................................................................................13 Study Tour Day 3 ...............................................................................................................13 Summary of Activities ...................................................................................................13 Study Tour Day 4 ...............................................................................................................15 Summary of Presentations .............................................................................................15 Study Tour Day 5 ...............................................................................................................17 Summary of Activities ...................................................................................................17 Study Tour Day 6 ...............................................................................................................20 Summary of Presentations .............................................................................................20 ICT Partnerships of ECOFISH ..................................................................................20 Wrap-Up Discussions ................................................................................................21 Concluding Remarks and Next Steps ................................................................................24 Annex: Study Tour Agenda ...............................................................................................27 iv BACKGROUND ON STUDY TOUR LEADER Mr. Romy Trono has more than 30 years of leadership as well as management and technical experience in biodiversity conservation in the Philippines. In his capacity as former Country Director of two of the largest NGOs in the Philippines (WWF and Conservation International) he has conceptualized, fund-raised, managed, and completed over 100 projects and initiatives in both terrestrial and marine ecosystems on threatened species conservation, fisheries management, protected areas, biodiversity corridors, and large scale conservation for hotspots, ecoregions, and seascapes. He recently completed his term as the Regional Project Manager of the Sulu-Celebes Sea Sustainable Fisheries Management Project (SCS- SFMP). He is the Sustainable Fisheries Consultant of SSG Advisors for Ghana SFMP. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This trip was made possible through the generous support of the USAID/Ghana Sustainable Fisheries Management Project (SFMP) and the World Bank West Africa Regional Fisheries Development Program (WARFP). EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Background and Tour Objectives The USAID/Ghana Sustainable Fisheries Management Project (SFMP) works closely with the Government of Ghana and diverse fisheries