Maderazo, Mario (2016) Supporting the fisheries commission's community fisheries watchdog committees; Legal review of the Bantay Dagat program in the Philippines. University of Rhode Island and SSG Advisors.
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The Bantay Dagat (BD) or “sea guardian” program is a community-based law enforcement institution in the Philippines that engages fisherfolk in coastal villages or barangays on a volunteer basis to support the detection and enforcement of illegal fishing in coastal waters. The BD program has been highly effective and has been formally institutionalized in coastal and fishery law enforcement in existing national laws and local ordinances in the Philippines. The BD draws on the participation of communities in the management and protection of coastal and marine ecosystems, and it supplements the capacity—in terms of limited personnel and resources to patrol vast coastlines—of LGUs in conducting law enforcement activities. However, while the basic objectives of the program are the same across the Philippines, different national agencies and local government units (LGUs) have taken different approaches to integrating the BD into local law enforcement activities. This review presents the various aspects of the BD’s implementation, including organization, membership, operations, benefits for volunteers, and explores the challenges encountered in the design and implementation of the BD. It then identifies the legal foundations of the BD and describes how it was organized, developed and implemented in the Philippines. On these premises, the nation’s legal framework is discussed, focusing on key and relevant provisions of specific national laws and local ordinances. The review then explores the different modalities of the BD’s operation at the local level and adaptation of the program to different local contexts. Finally, this review presents a number of recommendations to provide insights on how specific challenges for the sustainability and effectiveness of the program can be addressed.
| Item Type: | Documents |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | Philippines, Coastal villages, Marine Ecosystems, Governance, Illegal Fishing, Fisheries Policy |
| Subjects: | Right to Resources |
| Depositing User: | Vivek D ICSF |
| Date Deposited: | 12 Aug 2024 06:45 |
| Last Modified: | 12 Aug 2024 06:57 |
| URI: | http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/19842 |
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