SAGA OF LEARNING:
THE BOLINAO MARICULTURE EXPERIENCE
LAURA T. DAVID. PH.D.
Laura T. Davida, Davelyn Pastor-Rengelb,
Liana T. McManusc, Evangeline Magdaongd,
Rose Salila, Helen Bangi, Cesar Villanoy,
Maria Lourdes San Diego-McGlonea
Kristina Cordero-Bailey
Marine resources
contribute a
significant portion
to the food supply
of the Philippines
30kg/yr versus
global average of 16kg/yr
The burgeoning
population poses a
grave threat to food
security of the country
• SEAWiFs and MODIS
• LANDSAT
NATIONAL POLICY
Republic Act 8550
(The Philippine Fisheries Code of 1998)
is a legal instrument that encourages
and supports the establishment of
mariculture facilities in waters of all
coastal municipalities .
Mariculture offers a pragmatic solution.
There is however, no established protocol on how
and where these parks will be established
Since it gained
popularity in the 70’s,
episodic fish kills
have plagued this
industry.
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1999:
Bolinao
Municipal
Fisheries
Ordinanc
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Water
Quality
Monitoring
Teams
training
MERSys
Php 500M loss
>1600 structures
P. minimum bloom
Oxygen depletion
Php 100M loss
Increase in SST Boom of
mariculture
Clear Caquiputan Advocacy
Php 50M loss
Low D.O. ,
Neap tide
THE BOLINAO TIMELINE
2002 Fishkill
In Bolinao
500million PhP
loss
[Response to EXTERNAL STRESS]
•AVHRR •TIMELY HARVEST
Potential for Fish Kills exacerbated by too many structures in the water
[Response to EXTERNAL STRESS]
clear Caquiputan channel
Compliance
2006 2010
Excessive Fish Feed compromise nearby
habitats and associated productivity
POTENTIAL IMPACT
[Response to POTENTIAL IMPACT]
Mode of fish feeding
IMPACT to NATIONAL ISSUES
Contributing factors to FISH KILLS include
warming waters, harmful algal blooms,
hypoxia, eutrophication, reduced flushing
rates [EXTERNAL STRESS]
Moreover, each action leading to a fish kill
not only affects the mariculture industry
but also compromises the ability of the
surrounding benthic and pelagic habitat
to be resilient to any additional
pressures [POTENTIAL IMPACT]
http://www.interaksyon.com/article/26539/unlicensed-fish-
cage-owners-given-until-march-29-to-harvest-their-products
POTENTIAL IMPACT
BENEFITS
Pat Hocchuan; Printed on Manila Bulletin's Picture Perfect
March 11, 2008,
If the country is to make a
concerted effort to secure
our source of food, its
planning and management
of its mariculture needs to
be science-based.
POLICY IMPLEMENTATION
