State of the Mangroves: Bani

I. Tambac Bay, Lingayen Gulf – 8.56km.
Brgys. : San Miguel
Aporao II. Olanen bay, West Philippine Sea – 4.87 km. Brgys.: Colayo Centro Toma Dacap Sur San Simon

Municipal Population – 46,225 (NSO 2010)
Coastal Area – 6,294 Has.
Coastal Population – 10,868

PRIMARY SOURCE OF INCOME:
Tambac Bay:
1. Aquaculture
2. Salt Making
3. Farming
4. Fishing
Olanen Bay:
1. Fishing
2. Charcoal Making
3. Farming

SOCIAL PROBLEMS:
1.Municipal water boundary disputes at Tambac Bay. - As per NAMRIA Map, Alaminos City and Bolinao common Coastal Terminal Point is at the Bani estuary ‘Wawa” thereby making Bani as a non - coastal municipality.
2.Lax implementation / enforcement of fishery, coastal and forestry – related laws and ordinance. - Declining fish catch due to overfishing. - Denuded forest due to cutting trees for charcoal. 3. Illegal structures along riverine and coastal areas - Residential houses, piggeries, toilets and piggeries along coastal areas triggers water pollution.
4.Erosions, siltation and sedimentation of river system and coastal areas - These are causes of eutrophication of rivers.
5.Poor Waste Management -Inefficient garbage collection. Only 1 garbage truck is catering the town. 6. Natural Hazards - Flood prone areas in coastal and riverine barangays facing Tambac Bay. - Tsunami and erosion prone areas in coastal barangays facing Olanen Bay.
7.Absence of Municipal Tourism Plan - Though Bani is making a name in ecotourism because of Bangrin MPA, scenic beaches, class A cave, tourism remains a low priority of the LGU.

1.Erosion and sedimentation - Shallowing of rivers, 5 rivers in Bani drain to a common estuary causing its shallowing and poor inefficient flow and ebb of tidal water.
2.Flooding - Occurs in low lying barangays causing escape of fish stocks, reduced palay production and endanger lives of residents. 3. Storm Surge, Waves and Typhoons - The strongest Typhoon Emong lashed the municipality in 2009, forced coastal and riverine communities evacuate in higher grounds to save their lives.

Area of old Mangroves Stands - 2,018 hectares Area planted within the last 10 years - 37.05 hectares reforestation - 32.41 hectares riverine reforestation
Mangrove Distribution in the municipality of Bani

1.Source of Food - Fish, Prawn, Crabs, Shellfish and others. 2. Source of Charcoal 3. Tourism - Bangrin Mangrove Marine Protected Area (MPA) was declared the 13th Bird Watching Site of the Philippines in 2008 and Accredited Tourism Facility in 2009. 4. Serves as nursery ground of aquatic resources. 5. Protection of coastal areas and communities from storm surge and typhoons.

TAMBUYOG AWARD:
2009 Bangrin Federation as Model Barangay Fisherfolk Organization for MPA Management
Awarded by the Provincial Government of Pangasinan

ACCREDITATION: (To be merged with slide no. 11)
Bangrin MPA Accredited as an ECOTOUR FACILITY by the Department of Tourism, Region I on December 28, 2009

CITATION:
2009 Philippine Wetlands Conservations Award Special Citation was given to the Municipality of Bani.
Given by DENR, Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau, Central Office, Quezon City on 2nd day of February 2010

AWARDEE:
Bangrin MPA as 2nd Place Most Outstanding MPA in the 2011 MPA Awards “Para El Mar”.
Given on Aug. 30, 2011at Bahay ng Alumni

Most Outstanding LGU-CRM Implementer CY 2013 Municipal Category
HALL OF FAME AWARDEE
Awarded by the Regional Development
Council-1 on April 2, 2014 at
San Fernando City, La Union

Mangrove Production: 1. Wood 2. Fishes 3. Prawn 4. Crab 5. Shellfish
Barangay Residents Earning Income From Mangrove Products:
San Miguel, Aporao, Garrita, Banog Norte, Luac, Tugui Grande, Masidem, Poblacion and Ambabaay.

Conversion into Fishponds
Effects of the Decline:
1. Declining Fish Catch
2. Polluted River Water
3. Coastal and Rive Line Erosion
4. Climate Change

1. Formulation and Implementation of CRM/ICM PLAN
- IEC on National Greening Program.
- Continuation of mangrove reforestation and upland watershed reforestation.
-Inclusion in the proposed MFO amendments the prohibition of fishpond development in Bani.
- Sustaining activities of the Marine Protected Areas
- Regulation on fishery activities i.e. reduction of number of fyke nets for more than 200 to only 34 units in rivers only.; observance of legal mesh size – 3cm.; observation of closed season for closed seasons for fyke nets.
- Authorized fishing
- Provision of livelihood Projects
- Enactment and implementation of SWM ordinance.
- Prohibition of construction of illegal structures along the riverbanks

Bangrin Mangrove Marine Protected Area (MPA) - 37.05 hectares

-Declared Marine Protected Area through
-Mun.Ord. # 01 s. 2001 with approved Management Plan
- Manager – Bangrin Federation of Bani, Inc.

Year
LOCATION
Distance (km.)
No. Planted
Species
No. Survived
Survival
Actors
Source of Fund
2007
Banog River
0.34
850 seedlings
A. marina
289
34%
Bigkis Lakas ng Brgy. Masidem
UPMERF-Sagip LGP
Don Cayo Creek & Quinaoayanan Creek,(Poblacion)
0.224
500 seedlings
Avicennia species
170
34%
UPMERF-Sagip LGP
Bani River (Luac)
0.612
150 seedlings
Avicennia species
51
34%
UPMERF-Sagip LGP
Don Cayo River (Masidem)
0.444
1,000 seedlings
Avicennia species
340
34%
UPMERF-Sagip LGP
2008
Don Cayo River (Ambabaay)
0.8
400 propagules
R. mucrunata
384
96%
Bigkis Lakas ng Bry. Masidem
NEDA-KR2
Bani River (Masidem)
1.6
800 propagules
R. mucrunata
448
56%
NEDA-KR2
Bani River (Banog Norte)
0.6
300 propagules
R. mucrunata
159
53%
NEDA-KR2
Bani River (Aporao)
1
500 propgules
R. mucrunata
115
23%
NEDA-KR2
Putot Lagoon
0.8 has
2,000 seedlings
A. marina
760
38%
NAGKASAMA
LGU-Bani
2009
Putot Lagoon
0.8
650 seedlings
A. marina
NAGKASAMA
LGU-Bani
2010
Don Cayo River (Masidem)
0.306
53
R. mucrunata
53 seedlings
100%
LGU-Bani
Banog Norte Tributary
0.2
100
R. mucrunata
100 seedlings
61%
LGU Bani
2011
Garrita River
0.457
499
B. cylindrica
252 seedlings
20%
Garrita Fisherfolks Assn.
LGU Bani
209
R. mucrunata
94 seedlings
45%
400
Exoecaria agallocha
12
Heretiera littoralis
4
Lumnitzera racemosa

Year 2012
LOCATION
Distance (km.)
No. planted
Species
No. Survived
Survival
Actors
Source of Fund
15-Mar
Garrita River
0.88
63 seedlings
67 seedlings
310 seedlings
A. Marina
E. Agallocha
L. Racemosa
63 seedlings
67 seedlings
310 seedlings
100%
Garrita BFARMC
LGU Bani
April
Bani River Aporao portion
1.25
2,500 propagules
R. mucrunata
400
Aporao FAI
BFAR-DENR-Tanim Kalikasan- KASAMMBA-LGU
April
Bani River Luac portion
0.075
150 propagules
R. mucrunata,
150
100%
Luac BFARMC
April 7, 8, 14 &15
Don Cayo River Poblacion portion
0.15
300 propagules
R. mucrunata
300
100%
POFSA and Poblacion FARMC
April 7, 8, 14 &15
Don Cayo River Masidem portion
1.02
510 propagules
R. mucrunata
0
0%
April 7, 8, 14 &15
0.95
1,200
R. mucrunata
1,200
100%
March 4-6
Don Cayo River Masidem portion
0.1
300 propagules
R. mucrunata
300
100%
MAFA
April
Embarcadero River, San Miguel portion
0.75
1,500 propagules
R. mucrunata
1,100
73%
NAGKASAMA
March
Garrita River, Garrita & San Miguel portion
1.5
3,000 propagules
R. mucrunata
3,000
100%
Garrita Fisherfolks Assn. and BFARMC
Year 2013
LOCATION
Distance (km.)
No. planted
Species
No. Survived
Survival
Actors
Source of Fund
April
Ambabaay Creek
0.5
1,000 propagules
B. cylindrica
867
87%
Ambabaay BFARMC
April
Ambabaay Creek
0.25
500 propagules
R. mucrunata
333
67%
Ambabaay BFARMC
3-Dec
Putot Lagoon
0.7
14,000 propagules
R.apiculata
NAGKASAMA
DENR NAtional Greening Program
14-Feb
Bani River Aporao portion
0.32
640 seedlings as replacement
R. apiculata
640
100%
AFAI
LGU Bani
February
Bani River Tugui Grande Portion
0.5
1,000 propagules
R. mucrunata
Elpedio Ignacio
March
Bani portion Luac portion
0.25
500 propagules
R. mucrunata
LUFA
February- March
Don Cayo River Masidem Portion
2.5
5,000 propagules
R. mucrunata
Solomon Camba Sr. Cresencia Cervania, Maria Lupenia Calisaaan, Reynante Calisaan
February - March
5.25
10,050 propagules
R. mucrunata
POFSA
February - March
Garrita River
7.5
17,000 propagules
R. mucrunata
BFARMC, Garrita
April
0.6
2,400 propagules
POFSA
May
Don Cayo River (Masidem portion)
0.214
428 propagules
R. mucrunata
BFARMC, Masidem

Year 2013
Location
# of Propagules/seedling Planted
Species
Area (Has.)
No. Survived
Survival (%)
Actor
Source of Fund
2007
Bangrin MPA
4,951 seedlings
A. marina
1
1,683
34%
AFAI & NAGKASAMA
UPMERF-Sagip LGP
2,700 propagules
R. mucrunata
1
918
34%
AFAI
UPMERF-Sagip
2008
Bangrin MPA
10,000 propagules
R. mucrunata & R. apiculata
1.3
4,500
45%
Bangrin Federation
NEDA KR2
2,500 seedlings
R. mucrunata
1
375
15%
Bangrin Federation
PMA Class 72
2,500 seedlings
R. mucrunata
1
482
19.30%
AFAI
PGU Pangasinan
2,000 seedlings
R. mucrunata
1
40
2%
PASS, Alaminos Students
Hundred Islands Rotary Club
2009
Bangrin MPA
845 seedlings
R. mucrunata
1
541
64%
NAGKASAMA
LGU-Bani
1,459 seedlings
R. mucrunata
1
AFAI
PMA Class 72
725 seedlings
R. mucrunata
1.3
43%
AFAI
LGU-Bani
1,725 seedlings
R. mucrunata
1
84%
AFAI
PGU Pangasinan
2010
Bangrin MPA
N
O
N
E
2011
Bangrin MPA
N
O
N
E
2012 March
Bangrin MPA near Wild Duck Avenue
14,250 propagules
R. mucrunata
0.3562
9,120
64%
NAGKASAMA
BFAR-DENR-Tanim Kalikasan-KASAMMBA-LGU
March
Bangrin MPA near Heron Boulevard
15,240 propagules
R. mucrunata
0.381
10,973
72%
AFAI
18-May
Bangrin MPA
355seedlings
S. alba
0.02
355
100%
AFAI & NAGKASAMA
PCV VEG
445 seedlings
R. mucrunata
445
100%
AFAI & NAGKASAMA
PCV VEG
23-Oct
10,000 propagules
R. apiculata
0.25
7,400
74%
AFAI
4-Dec
6,000 propagules
R. apiculata
0.15
AFAI
DENR National Greening Program
10-Dec
11,000 propagules
R. apiculata
0.275
AFAI
DENR National Greening Program
Dec.14-15
3,360 seedlings
R.mucrunata
Replacement planting
AFAI
LGU-Bani

Year 2013
Location
# of Propagules/
seedling Planted
Species
Area
(Has.)
No.
Survived
Survival
(%)
Actor
Source of Fund
17-Jan- 12
Bangrin MPA
1,200 seedlings
R.mucrunata
5,200
5,200
NAGKASAMA
LGU-Bani
Jan 28- 29
Bangrin MPA
4,000 seedlings
R.mucrunata
NAGKASAMA
LGU-Bani
13-Feb
Bangrin MPA
2,000 propagules
R.mucrunata
0.162
NAGKASAMA
16-Feb
Bangrin MPA 5,247 was planted last Oct. 23, 2012. Cost of planting already paid Maintenance fee for payment.
23,247
R.mucrunata
0.45
AFAI
21-Feb
Bangrin MPA
14,500 propagules
R. mucrunata
0.362
AFAI
22-Feb
Bangrin MPA
9,000 propagules
R. mucrunata
0.245
AFAI
1-Mar
Bangrin MPA
7,300 propagules
R. mucrunata
0.182
AFAI
6-Mar
Bangrin MPA
12000 propagules
R. mucrunata
0.3
13-Mar
Bangrin MPA
2,000 propagules
R. mucrunata
0.05
NAGKASAMA
16-Mar
Bangrin MPA
5,000 propagules
R. mucrunata
0.125
NAGKASAMA
19-Mar
Bangrin MPA
3,000 propagules
R. mucrunata
0.075
NAGKASAMA
20-Mar
Bangrin MPA
5000 propagules
R. mucrunata
0.125
NAGKASAMA
22-Mar
Bangrin MPA
3000 propagules
R. mucrunata
0.075
NAGKASAMA
5-Apr
Bangrin MPA
3000 propagules
R. mucrunata
0.075
NAGKASAMA

-With a total of 23.05 has. Coastal & 30.71 has. riverine reforestation
-Increases fish catch from 2.0 kgs. in 1995 it becomes 3.25 kgs. in 2000 and becomes 6.68 kgs. in 2007;
-Serves as nursery ground for fishes, crustaceans, shell fish; feeding on litters and detritus;
-Serves as sanctuary for shore birds;
-Serves as buffer weakening gusty winds and water surge in times of typhoons;
-Absorbs organic nutrients from solid waste flowing down from Bani to Tambac Bay;
-Reduces river bank erosion/siltation from the 5 river system draining to the estuary
-Mangrove reforestation as a livelihood increases the income of fishermen.

Future Plans
1. Conduct of periodic IEC/advocacy on coastal habitats protection and resources management;
2. Formulation of specific management plan for primary coastal habitats;
3. Establishment and maintenance of MPA/MS and nature reserves;
4. Enactment of ordinance and/or enforcement of relevant national and local laws;
5. Adoption/ implementation of best practices in coastal management, i.e., mangrove and seagrass rehabilitation/restoration.

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