EVALUATION

ANNEX V: FINDINGS ON THE 12 EVALUATION QUESTIONS
Evaluation Questions
To what extent and under
what conditions…
1. Did an increased fish
provision lead to better
employment for fishing
among households?
MPE Findings
ECOFISH is currently analyzing the results of their socio-economic survey
to correlate better employment with increased fish provision. To measure
better employment, the ECOFISH project uses proxy indicators such as
improved seafood consumption, improved awareness on threats to marine
resources, improved household savings, use of friendly fishing gears and
decreased economic costs in fishing including time travel to fishing grounds.
Based from ECOFISH data comparing benchmark and midterm information,
there has been an increased in terms of the net profit (58% in SN, 51% in
CIG), expenditures (37% in SN, 89% in CIG)) that can be translated to
more income, better seafood diet (18% in SN, 89% in CIG)), enforcement
(40% in SN, 10% in CIG) that can be translated to increase in food supply,
awareness (15% in SN, 44% in CIG) and environmental perception (79% in
SN, 86% in CIG). The latter two can be translated to compliance.
2. Did a reduction in
pressures lead to
increases in fish stocks?
Majority of the respondents in DR (72.4%) and SN (82.1%) indicated that
there was a decrease in the use of destructive fishing methods akin to
decrease in fishing pressures when ECOFISH started providing assistance.
On the other hand, majority of the respondents in VIP (60.9%) and CIG
(51.6%) did not feel any change (Annex IV Table E8). The main reason for
this is that the latter two MKBAs are already enforcing their fisheries laws
even before the start of the ECOFISH project. CIG was included under the
FISH project while VIP has been assisted by other NGOs in the past.
For DR and SN, 6.9% and 3.6% of the respondents, respectively, felt an
increase in their catch while 17.4% of the respondents in VIP also reported
some changes (Annex IV Table E1).
The science based study related to this was the seasonal closure of small
pelagics in Balayan Bay in December of 2015. In the first closure, significant
increase in the fish density was observed months after the closure.
3. Did increased
enforcement effort and
effectiveness lead to
pressure reduction?
Pressure reduction resulting from increased enforcement effort was
acknowledged by all of the respondents in VIP and 31% in DR.
In SN and CIG, all of the FGD respondents said otherwise (Annex IV Table
E3). While some of the respondents in CIG (45.2%) and SN (28.6%)
acknowledged that there was a change in enforcement effort (Annex IV
Table E2), the compliance remained the same. In some MKBAs, women
played a major role in enforcement, either as informants or in fisheries
registration. In Tingloy, Mabini (VIP), there were 10 female bantay dagat
members. In Tubigon (DN), two out of the 20 enforcers were females
(Annex IV Table E20).
4. Have PPPs contributed PPPs direct link to EAFM outcomes are based or linked to conservation
measures and/or direct social enterprise building.
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