The municipality of Del Carmen showed that it is serious in the implementation of fisheries law and ordinances when it organized the fish wardens and the People's Organizations (POs) in all its villages.  The local government and the Center for the Development of Indigenous Science and Technology or locally known as SIKAT, a non-government organization and a member of the Locally Managed Marine Area (LMMA) Network,  provide the fish wardens support in form of training, honorarium and provision of supplies.  The fish wardens , in partnership with law enforcers, are instrumental in the apprehension of illegal fishers and illegal mangrove cutters and in significantly lowering down the number fishermen practicing said illegal activities.  The people’s organizations were also trained and deputized by the LGU and were instrumental in the protection of designated protected areas. Sugba Lagoon likewise became a “no-fishing” zone. These efforts helped in slowly restoring the marine resources of Sugba Lagoon, and of Del Carmen.