Season 3

As time passes, the increasing number of fishers and the unrestricted fishing takes a toll on the ecosystem, making it harder to recover. The fishers notice that their marine resources are getting depleted.

The coastal community of (insert name of coastal community) turns to their neighboring communities. They learn from other fishers about Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) or Reserves. These are places in the coastal waters where fishing is not allowed in order to give the marine ecosystem a chance to recover and fishes a chance to reproduce.

Community and local government leaders designate the No- Take Zones. The responsibility of enforcement is given to sea patrols or volunteer guards with close coordination from the local government leaders.

While there still are no catch or gear limitations, traders are

encouraged to buy only adult fish. Leaders hope that fishers will leave juvenile fish to grow big and further populate the ocean.

INSTRUCTION

This season, fishing activities have restrictions.This season, your fishing activities have restrictions. You may not fish in No-Take Zones that are marked by the community and local leaders. There are no catch or size limits and traders are encouraged to purchase only adult fish.

Begin fishing when you hear “GO FISH”, this can be between 10 to 30 seconds and will continue until you hear “STOP”. You may still collect and count the fish in the gear after the "STOP" but cease to continue fishing.

After the fishing season is finished, count the number of adult fish, juvenile fish, and non-fish species/species with important conservation value you landed and report the total number to the Fish Traders.They will record the data in the Fisheries Catch Monitoring Form.

Rules to Remember

1. Leaders will mark No-Take Zones using masking tape. They will enforce the restriction.

2. All fishers and seaweed farmers may fish. They can use any gear.

3. Players can fish for 10 or 30 seconds, depending on the number of players per group.

4. At the end of the round, players need at least 10 adult fish to meet the needs of their families.

5. One Trader will buy only adult fish. The same trader will also record all types of catch in the Fisheries Catch

Monitoring Form. All the players can help count the catch.

6. The other Trader(s) will buy and record everything.

7. There is no need to record illegal fishers’ catch.

8. Return 1/2 of all the catch (includes fishes, non-fish species, and habitat).

REFLECTION

• What happened?

• What is happening to the fish population? Why do you think that is happening?

• Are there still fish in the No-Take Zones or Reserves? What about outside the Reserve?

• Was enforcement effective?

• Did you catch enough to meet your family’ needs?