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COASTAL HABITATS & FISHERY

RESOURCES

CORON, PALAWAN

FISHERY RESOURCES Similar to municipalities of Taytay and El Nido, the coastal habitats

and fishery resources of the municipality of Coron are continuously

being degraded.

The identified physical threats are the:

(1) cutting of mangroves for household use and charcoal

making, and

(2) use of destructive and illegal fishing methods such as

cyanide, Danish seine, and drive-in net.

Residents claim that these illegal and destructive fishing methods

are usually done by non-resident fishers and still continue due to

weak law enforcement.

Generally, the trend in catch of all gears over the past three years is

decreasing and has badly affected the income of fisher-families.

STATUS OF COASTAL HABITATS: MANGROVES

Legend:

Clearing Illegal Fishing Activities Household Use Commercial Use

Charcoal Production Natural Causes

Pollution and Dumping of Garbage

Legend:

Clearing Illegal Fishing Activities Household Use Commercial Use

Charcoal Production Natural Causes

Pollution and Dumping of Garbage

Number of HHIs = 152 Table 4.2

Areal extent and perceived condition of mangroves in selected coastal barangays of Coron, Palawan

# Selected coastal

Barangay

Areal Extent of

Mangroves (ha)a

Perceived Conditionb

1. Barangay 1 5.95 -

2. Barangay 6 104.95 -

3. Banuang Daan 5.88 Good

4. Bulalacao 165.81 Good

5. Cabugao 30.60 Excellent

6. Malawig 0.57 Excellent

7. Marcilla 221.18 Good

Total 534.94

aWith data from the Palawan Council for Sustainable Development Staff (2006b) and concurred

during the FGD

aPerceived condition of mangroves as revealed in the FGD. It has four categories: Excellent (≥76%

cover), Good (51-75%), Fair (26-50%), and Poor (≤25%) from Deguit et al., 2004

Table 4.3

Uses of mangrove in selected coastal barangays of Coron, Palawan

# Type of Use

Barangay Bgy1 Bgy6 BDa Bul Cab Mal Mar

1. Fishing √1 √

1 √

1

2. Gleaning √1 √

1 √

1 √

1

3. Household use √1

4. Protection from waves and wind √

5. Spawning ground of fish √

Legend: Bgy1 – Barangay 1; Bgy6 – Barangay 6; BnD – Banuang Daan; Bul – Bulalacao

Cab – Cabugao; Mal – Malawig; Mar – Marcilla

1With users from other barangays

STATUS OF COASTAL HABITATS: SEAGRASS BEDS

Number of HHIs = 152

Legend:

Natural Causes Gleaning Illegal and Destructive Fishing Anchorage

Pollution and Garbage Dumping Tourism-Related

Legend:

Natural Causes Gleaning Illegal and Destructive Fishing Anchorage

Pollution and Garbage Dumping Tourism-Related

Table 4.5 Uses of seagrass in selected coastal barangays of Coron, Palawan

# Type of Use


1. Fishing √1

2. Gleaning √ √1 √

1 √

1 √

1

3. Habitat of fish √

4. Spawning ground of fish √

Legend: Bgy1 – Barangay 1; Bgy6 – Barangay 6; BnD – Banuang Daan; Bul – Bulalacao Cab – Cabugao; Mal – Malawig; Mar – Marcilla


Table 4.4 Areal extent and perceived condition of seagrass beds

in selected coastal barangays of Coron, Palawan

# Selected coastal

Barangay

Areal Extent of

Seagrass Beds (ha)a


1. Barangay 1 1.51 Reclaimed

2. Barangay 6 19.05 - 3. Banuang Daan 21.3 -

4. Bulalacao 469.43 Pristine

5. Cabugao 197.36 Pristine

6. Malawig 335.20 Pristine

7. Marcilla 61.08 Pristine

Total 1,104.93

aWith data on dense seagrass from the Palawan Council for Sustainable Development Staff (2006b)

and concurred during the FGD

bPerceived condition of seagrass beds as revealed in the FGD. It has four categories: Pristine,

Disturbed, Altered, and Emergent (Fortes, 1989 as cited by Deguit et al., 2004).

Please see Appendix 4-C for description of categories

STATUS OF COASTAL HABITATS: CORAL REEFS

Table 4.6 Areal extent and perceived condition of coral reefs in selected


# Selected coastal

Barangay

Areal Extent of

Coral Reefs (ha)a


1. Barangay 1 - -

2. Barangay 6 4.83 - 3. Banuang Daan 102.19 Poor

4. Bulalacao 2,861.68 Good

5. Cabugao 1,137.36 Poor

6. Malawig 181.70 Fair

7. Marcilla 379.68 Fair

Total 4,667.44

aWith data from the Palawan Council for Sustainable Development Staff (2006b) and concurred

during the FGD

bPerceived condition of coral reefs as revealed in the FGD. It has four categories: Excellent (≥76%

cover), Good (51-75%), Fair (26-50%), and Poor (≤25%) from Deguit et al., 2004

Table 4.7 Uses of coral reef in selected coastal barangays of Coron, Palawan

# Type of Use


1. Diving √1

2. Fishing √1 √

1 √

1 √

1 √

1 √

1

3. Protection from waves √

4. Tourism √





Legend:

Illegal and Destructive Fishing Natural Causes Pollution and Dumping of Garbage

Legend:

Illegal and Destructive Fishing Natural Causes Pollution and Dumping of Garbage

STATUS OF COASTAL HABITATS: BEACHES

Table 4.9 Uses of beach in selected coastal barangays of Coron, Palawan

# Type of Use Barangay

Bgy

1 Bgy

6 BnD Bul Cab Mal Mar

1. Bathing √ √ √

2. Jetty/Wharf √

3. Picnic area √ √

4. Recreation √ √ √

5. Seaweed farming √

6. Tourism development √ √ √

Legend: Bgy1 – Barangay 1; Bgy6 – Barangay 6; BnD – Banuang Daan; Bul – Bulalacao Cab – Cabugao; Mal – Malawig; Mar – Marcilla


Legend:

Pollution and Garbage Dumping Stone and Pebble Gathering Natural Causes Beach Erosion

Sand Quarrying Soil Erosion - Upland

Legend:

Pollution and Garbage Dumping Stone and Pebble Gathering Natural Causes Beach Erosion

Sand Quarrying Soil Erosion - Upland

Table 4.8 Approximate length and perceived condition of beach systems


# Selected Coastal

Barangay

Length of

Coastline (km)a

Length of

Beachline (km)a


1. Barangay 1 None

2. Barangay 6 -

3. Banuang Daan 3 Excellent

4. Bulalacao 5 Excellent

5. Cabugao - Excellent

6. Malawig 1 Excellent

7. Marcilla - Excellent

Total

aExcluding the islets

bFishers’ perceived condition of beach systems (Excellent, Good, Fair, and Poor)

FISHERY RESOURCES: NUMBER OF FISHERS

Out of 78 boats

recorded:

• 88.5% - Motorized

• 53.8% - Registered

• 69.2% - ≤ 3 GT

DESC

RIP

TIO

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OF B

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Table 4.10

Number of fishers in selected coastal barangays of Coron, Palawan

# Selected Coastal

Barangay Population

a No. of Fishers

b % of Fishers

to Male

Populationb

1. Barangay 1 4,073

2. Barangay 6 2,070

3. Banuang Daan 818 4. Bulalacao 2,818

5. Cabugao 1,831

6. Malawig 556

7. Marcilla 1,179

Total 13,345

a2010 Census of Population and Housing, NSO

bEstimate is based on FGD and 2010 Census of Population and Housing, Male Category aged

18 years old and over; about 51.8% of Coron population in 2007 are male, of which

48.4% are aged 18 years old and over.

Table 4.11 Categories of engine horse power used by fishers in selected

Coastal barangays of Coron, Palawan

# Engine Horse Power No. of

Samples %

Rank

1. 10 and Below 39 50 1

2. 11 - 20 21 27 2 3. Missing/No Information 18 23 -

Total 78 100

MAJOR FISHING GEARS USED

Table 4.12 Major fishing gears used in selected coastal barangays of Coron, Palawan

# Type of Gear

Barangay

Bgy

1

Bgy

6 BnD Bul Cab Mal Mar Total

1. Hook and line (Kawil) √ √ √ √ √ √ 6

2. Bottom set gillnet (Labat palubog) √ √ √ √ √ √ 6

3. Spear-gun (Pana) √ √ 2

4. Fish Corral (Baklad) √ 1

5. Driftnet (Lambat palutang) √ 1



DOMINANT SPECIES HARVESTED BY TOP 3 GEARS

Table 4.13 Dominant species caught by top three fishing gears used


Fishing Gear Used Species Caught

Habitat Local Name Common Name Scientific Name

1. Hook and line Lapu-lapu

Ulpot

Kanuping

Dugsu

Bisugo

2. Bottom set

gillnet

Danggit

Mulmol

Salay-salay

Samaral

Kalapato

3. Spear-gun Samaral

Danggit

Kanuping

Mulmol

Tauban

Legend:

SEASONALITY OF MAJOR FISHING GEARS

Marcilla

Malawig

Marcilla

Malawig

Cabugao

Bulalacao

Banuang Daan

Barangay 6

Barangay 1

Marcilla

Malawig

Cabugao

Bulalacao

Banuang Daan

Barangay 6

Barangay 1

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Hook & line

Seasonality of Major Fishing Gears in Selected Coastal

Barangays of Coron, Palawan

Bottom set gillnet

Spear-gun

FISHING GROUND CHARACTERISTICS

Table 4.14

Fishing ground characteristics of major gears used in selected coastal barangays of Coron, Palawan

# Type of Gear Water Depth (m) Bottom Characteristics

1. Hook and line 10 - 60 Mud, sand, rock, coral reef (live fish)

2. Bottom set gillnet 5 - 40 Mud, sand, near rocky bottom,

3. Spear-gun 5 - 15 Coral reef, rock

TREND IN FISH CATCH

PERCEIVED CHANGES IN MARINE RESOURCES

Table 4.15

Perceived changes in marine resources in selected coastal barangays of Coron, Palawan

# Changes in Marine Resources

Number of Barangays, n = 7

Better in 2012 Better in

2009-2011 No Change

1. Fish Size 5 1

2. Fish Abundance 5 1

3. Clams (Tridacna) Abundance 1 4 1

4. Sea Turtle Abundance 5 1

5. Grouper (Lapu-lapu) Abundance 6

6. Coral Abundance & Diversity 5 1

FISHERY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ISSUES

Table 4.16

Summary of fishery-related resource management issues in selected coastal barangays of Coron, Palawan

Category of

Issues Mangrove Seagrass Corals Beach

Resource Use - Except for Banuang Daan,

there is a

continuing

mangrove harvesting for

household use

and charcoal

- Illegal and destructive

fishing

- Pollution and garbage

dumping

- Conversion of seagrass beds

into other uses

(Barangay 1)

- Illegal and destructive

fishing methods

such as the use

of dynamite, sodium cyanide;

Hulbot-hulbot

and Muro-ami in Cabugao;

Linteg in

Marcilla

- Pollution and garbage

dumping

- Conversion of beach into other

uses (Banuang

Daan)

Resource Access - Incursion of

commercial

fishers such as Purse seine

(Pangulong) in

Marcilla, Danish

seine (Hulbot-hulbot) in

Malawig and

Marcilla

PROBLEMS IN FISHING

Table 4.17

Summary of problems in fishing at selected coastal barangays of Coron, Palawan

# Problems in Fishing Possible Causes Possible Solutions

1. Degraded/destroyed habitat, low and declining fish catch

- Use of of illegal and destructive fishing methods

and gears such as sodium

cyanide, and dynamite, among others

- Enforce the law, arrest violators and confiscate all

illegal fishing paraphernalia

2. Lack of financial capital to

sustain fishing - Income from fishing is not

enough to finance for the next trip and/or improve

fishing equipment

- Government subsidy or low-

interest financing support from private institutions

- Increase livelihood

opportunities such as farming, livestock raising,

mariculture, organizing an

association or cooperative

3. Lack of supply of quality

seaweed cultivars (Marcilla) - Seaweed cultivars from

mature plants are susceptible

to diseases resulting to low yield

- Development of new

technology such as seaweed

tissue culture

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