EVALUATION

B. To document the progress of implementation in terms of achieving its key results, and
analyze the factors and conditions that enhance or diminish achievement of results; and
C. To analyze the main challenges in implementing the relevant strategies, and the extent to
which the project was able to address these challenges.
The SOW also defined the 12 evaluation questions:
1. To what extent and under what conditions did an increased fish provision lead to better
employment for fishing among households?
2. To what extent and under what conditions did a reduction in pressures lead to increases in
fish stocks?
3. To what extent and under what conditions did increased enforcement effort and
effectiveness lead to pressure reduction?
4. To what extent and under what conditions have public-private partnerships (PPPs)
contributed to ecosystem approach to fisheries management (EAFM) outcomes?
5. To what extent and under what conditions are the enabling conditions in place to establish
enterprises and for them to generate household income?
6. To what extent and under what conditions did income from enterprises lead to decrease in
household fishing effort?
7. To what extent and under what conditions did the provinces facilitate inter-LGU fisheries
management interventions?
8. To what extent and under what conditions did increased capacity of national government
agency (NGA) lead to implementation of national and local policies?
9. To what extent and under what conditions did local government units (LGUs) move from
fisheries management to EAFM?
10. To what extent and under what conditions did LGU policies and regulations lead to right
sizing of fishing effort at the LGU level?
11. To what extent and under what conditions did social capital and leadership catalyze/create
movement of LGUs from startup fisheries management to EAFM?
12. To what extent and under what conditions did the studies inform development of EAFM?
In July 2015, USAID/Philippines commissioned Sustainable Development Solutions Corp. (SDS),
a Philippine development consulting firm, to conduct the MPE of ECOFISH Project. As part of
this contractual obligation, SDS dispatched a team of experts, referred here as the MPE team.
EVALUATION METHODS AND LIMITATIONS
The MPE team employed a mix of evaluation methods: (1) key informant interview (KII); (2)
focus group discussion (FGD); (3) secondary data review; and (4) documents verification on
site. The MPE sites covered only four of eight MKBAs being assisted by the project: Calamianes
Island Group (CIG), Danajon Reef (DR), South Negros (SN), and Verde Island Passage (VIP).
The site selection targeted the locations of marine protected areas (MPAs) in four MKBAs. The
municipalities and MPAs covered by this MPE include:
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