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Marshall City

Community Sciences Since October 2010

Presented by: Alex T. Koijee

Marshall City Community Sciences Volunteer

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Community Volunteers Name Stakeholder Group

Nod Koijee County Coordinator LAFA

Amanda Siafa Secretary, Fish monger Association

Comfort Willie Fanti fish monger

Kwesi Kaya Advisor Ghana Community

Rev. Joseph Mathews Pastor, Church of Pentecost

Alex T. Koijee Fisheries Inspector, BNF

John Z. Binda Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization

Sampson Doe Chairman LAFA

MacArthur Williams Teachers’ Association

Emmanuel Bentil Pastor

Helena Weah Fish monger

Musu Ballah Chairlady Women wing (LAFA)

Alvin Wright Sanitation

George Bangar Pastor

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GROUP PHOTO

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Community Sciences Leadership

Position Name

Community Sciences Chief Nod Koijee

Deputy Community Sciences Chief Amanda Siafa

Logistics Manager Kwesi Kaya

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Procedures undertakenProcedures

Fish Monitoring

Air Temperature

Wind and Rain

Trawling

Water Surface

Shoreline Survey

Tide Level

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Data collected to date

• Marshall City community volunteers have been monitoring since October 2010

• We present the findings from our October monitoring report

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Findings from the October 2010 Monitoring Report

• Fish monitoringRecorded by: Emmanuel BentilParticipants: Alvin Wright, Kwesi Kaya, Alex Koijee $ Joseph MathewsDate: October 25, 2010

Boat 1 Boat 2Name of boat captain

Peter Kwesi Emmanuel Nyenneh

Type of boat Kru canoe (paddles) Kru canoe (paddles)Number of crew members

1 (one) 1 (one)

Location where most fish was caught

Over Kru beach, Marshall Kparukpacon fishing area

Distance to that location:

40 (forty) minutes 1 (one) hour

Gear Type Number of Gear Used

Boat 1 Boat 2

Beach Seine  Bottom gill net 5 heads of net 5 heads of netCast nets    

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• Air Temperature

Findings from the October 2010 Monitoring Report

Recorded by : George Bangar

Participants : Alvin Wright

Date : October 25, 2010

Time : 10:38am

Landmark used: Armonk Tree

30 Degrees Celsius

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Findings from the October 2010 Monitoring Report

• Wind and Rain

• Water Surface

Recorded by : Alex T. Koijee

Participants : George Bangar, Alvin Wright &Joseph Mathews

Date : October 25, 2010

Time : 10:43am

Landmark used: Kru beach, Marshall

1. Wind Direction 1. Wind type

N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW Light, Moderate, Strong

1. Type of Rain Today 1. Number of Rain Days in Past Week

Light, showers, storm, none 1, 2, 3,4, 5, 6, 7

Recorded by : Alex T. Koijee

Participants : Kwesi Kaya, Emmanuel Bentil &Joseph Mathews

Date : October 25, 2010

Time : 10 :45 am

Landmark used: Kru beach, Marshall

Flat, Choppy, Small waves, Big waves (Size:1.5 meters)

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• Trawling

Findings from the October 2010 Monitoring Report

Recorded by : George Bangar

Participants : Alvin, MacArthur & Emmanuel Bentil

Date : October 25, 2010How many trawlers were seen around 3 nautical miles near your community in the past 7 days?

5 (five) trawlers

Names of people who lost gear because of trawlers in the past month and items lost:

Name Items lostGeorge WakaMamie Smith

14 heads of net12 heads of net

List here any Identification Numbers of the trawlers that were seen fishing in your locality over the past 7 days. These Identification Numbers can be gathered either by Community Science monitors or by fishermen who were out fishing.

Seta – 70)Seta – 65) – Inter-Burgo Fishing CompanySeta – 60)Twin trawlers)- Chinese company

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Findings from the October 2010 Monitoring Report

• Trawling Cont’d

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• Shoreline Survey

Findings from the October 2010 Monitoring Report

Recorded by : Alex T. KoijeeParticipants : Joseph, Emmanuel, George & KwesiDate : October 25, 2010Landmark used: Kru beach, MarshallHuman Data          Observed (Y/N)? NUMBER seen?

  Human Feces No 1-5 ; 6-10 ; 11-15 ; more

  Boats on shore yes 1-5 ; 6-10 ; 11-15 ; more

OtherWildlife  

  Birds No 1-5 ; 6-10 ; 11-15 ; more

 

Turtles No 1-5 ; 6-10 ; 11-15 ; more

Crabs No 1-5 ; 6-10 ; 11-15 ; more

Dead fish No 1-5 ; 6-10 ; 11-15 ; more

Dead birds No 1-5 ; 6-10 ; 11-15 ; more

Shells Yes 1-5 ; 6-10 ; 11-15 ; more

OtherDebris      Debris found (Y/N)? Number of items (#)

  Plastic bag Yes 1-5 ; 6-10 ; 11-15 ; more

  Plastic bottles Yes 1-5 ; 6-10 ; 11-15 ; more

  Old fishing nets Yes 1-5 ; 6-10 ; 11-15 ; more

  Rope Yes 1-5 ; 6-10 ; 11-15 ; more

 

Wood Yes 1-5 ; 6-10 ; 11-15 ; more

Seaweed Yes 1-5 ; 6-10 ; 11-15 ; more

Other Coconut hauls ,rubber cups, pieces of reefs & old chair

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Findings from the October 2010 Monitoring Report

• Tide Level Recorded by : George Bangar

Participants :MacArthur, Emmanuel, Alvin & Joseph

Date : October 25, 2010

Time : 11:02 am

Landmark used: Armonk Tree

62.7 (meters)

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Most pertinent procedure and whyMost Pertinent Procedures Why

1. Fish monitoring Educates us of fish growth

2. Tide Level Teaches us to know about any danger

3. Shoreline survey It makes us to keep our beaches clean

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How community volunteers share findings with the community at large

Now

Plans for the future

The community volunteers share findings at large by going from house to house and from town to town

Community meetings

Developing a community information board/center By using local radio station

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What you like most about the program

1. Make us to know whether our fish is growing or not

2. Helps keep our community clean

3. Helps us to protect our livelihood

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The difficulties with the program

1. Lack of moving equipment when there is suspicions on sea and on the rivers

2. Need a loud speaker for a town crier for meetings

3. Government does not react on the report/complaints from the field

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How the Coordinator can help you to:

• Increase the number of volunteers1. By motivating the first volunteers in providing them with lunch2. Encouraging them to keep on their monitoring as it is in the best interest

OF THE COUNTRY AND THE WORLD AT LARGE3. Having meetings and resolving dispute amongst the volunteers

• Improve the communication on findings of Community Sciences to community members1. By going from house to house2. Always announcing report to the community after monitoring3. Having stakeholder meetings to discuss issues affecting the monitoring

and the community