Rapid Appraisal of a Fisheries Management System (RAFMS)
The RAFMS approach was adopted to complement the PDAM in the participatory diagnosis. RAFMS focuses on fisheries management systems and considers the broader context of socio-economic, biophysical, and institutional dimensions. Results indicate five crucial issues to be addressed by IBAMO: (1) depleted fishery resources and low fish catch; (2) degraded fishery habitats; (3) lack of alternative livelihood; (4) limited institutional capabilities including lack of effective fisheries monitoring program; (5) lack of harmonization of fisheries laws and ordinances.
• Stakeholders active participation in the stakeholder consultation; results from participatory diagnosis
To verify the collected data, the summary and highlights of the results were presented and validated through a Stakeholder Consultation with participants of relevant provincial/city/municipal executives and key officials of Misamis Occidental.