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Management depends on having the right information to base decisions on. Fish Forever works with fishers, traders and communities to collect reliable information on fish catch and other indicators of fisheries and habitat health and making sure that this data is analyzed and available to management bodies
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Based on the data, discuss and select the best fisheries management intervention to address the issue of overfishing and juvenile catch from the options below.
Option A – Remain at status quo
Option B – Allow hook and line only
Option C – Allow fine mesh net only
Option D – Swap gears (take fine mesh nets from fishers and give hook and lines instead)
Option E – others (please specify)
Case Study: Municipality of Malipayon
You are a part of fisheries management body of Malipayon, and your task, along with your mayor, is to come up with well-informed fisheries management decisions based on research data.
Fish catch is regularly monitored as fishers and traders are required to submit their catch data to the Municipal Fisheries Officer. The MFO then consolidates, analyzes the data and submit the results to the mayor and the management fisheries management body.
The Management body holds a meeting to discuss this data and make decisions to ensure that their fish stocks are kept at a sustainable level. You are expected to share your policy recommendation during the meeting.
REFLECTION
1. What particular information helped you arrive at your decision?
2. How do you feel about your decision?
3. Why is it important to have reliable data in making decisions in fishery management?
4. How might we help communities arrive at sound decisions in fishery management?
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