31/03/2026
That's a wrap for the ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ก๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ซ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ! We thank our attendees and our sponsor HEIs, ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐๐ง๐๐จ ๐๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ-๐๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐จ๐ฌ, ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐๐ง๐๐จ ๐๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ญ ๐๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ง and ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐๐ง๐๐จ ๐๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ-๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ง๐๐๐ง๐๐จ!
We had three resource speakers for our March webinar who presented their work related to the ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ด๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐บ๐ฎ๐น๐น-๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ถ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ (๐ฆ๐ฆ๐), ๐๐ป๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐, ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ and the ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ผ-๐ฐ๐๐น๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฎ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐. These topics also align with the thematic areas of ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ง๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ฒ, ๐ฆ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ and ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐พ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ under the SSF Guidelines.
In the morning session, ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ณ. ๐ฅ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐ฑ ๐ฃ. ๐ฆ๐ผ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ผ, ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฐ., ๐๐, Faculty, College of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences & Academic Representative, Protected Area Management Board-Sarangani Bay Protected Seascape of Mindanao State University-General Santos, presented "๐๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ข ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ฉ๐: ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ข๐ณ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง". He highlighted the Sarangani Bay Protected Seascape as a nationally recognized protected area that balances marine conservation with economic activities such as tourism, aquaculture, and ship industries. He emphasized the bay's rich biodiversity, which includes hundreds of reef fish species, marine mammals, mangroves, seagrasses, and coral reefs that support ecological stability and productivity. Governance is led by a multi-stakeholder Protected Area Management Board (PAMB), involving government agencies, local officials, NGOs, and academic institutions to ensure inclusive management. The management framework applies zoning - such as strict protection and multiple use areas - and regulatory tools like PAMB clearance and Special Use Agreements to control development and protect ecosystems. ๐ข๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น๐น, ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ต๐ผ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฎ๐น ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ๐, ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ๐น๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ณ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐บ๐ฎ๐น๐น-๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ถ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ด๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐๐ฒ.
๐๐ฟ. ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ ๐๐๐ป ๐ ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฎ-๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐, Professor of College of Fisheries at Mindanao State University-Maguindanao, presented the โ๐
๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ: ๐๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ-๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐
๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฌโ. She discussed the occurrence and increasing abundance of Sargassum blooms, highlighting both their ecological roles and the challenges they pose to coastal communities. She explained the environmental drivers such as nutrient enrichment, climate variability, and changing ocean conditions contribute to the proliferation of Sargassum. While noting negative impacts like coastal nuisance and disruption to fishing activities, she also pointed out potential benefits, including its use as fertilizer and as a source of livelihood products. She further outlined management strategies that emphasize monitoring systems, community-based responses, and the need for stronger policy and research support. ๐ข๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น๐น, ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐บ๐ฎ๐น๐น-๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ถ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐, ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ๐น๐ ๐ต๐ผ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฎ๐๐๐๐บ ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ ๐ณ๐ถ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐, ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ๐.
In the afternoon session, ๐๐ฟ. ๐ฉ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ ๐. ๐๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐, Faculty Member of the College of Marine and Allied Sciences and Program Leader, Socio-Ecological Assessment of the Invertebrate Gleaning Fisheries in the Philippines Towards Evidence-Based Sustainable Resource Governance (GleanPhil Program), presented "๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐
๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐๐ฌ ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐
๐จ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฆ: ๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ง๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ-๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฃ๐๐๐ญ ๐". She presented the preliminary update of the GleanPhil Program, which examines gleaning fisheries as a socio-ecological system by integrating resource, user, and governance dimensions to support evidence-based management. She highlighted that gleaning is often overlooked despite its importance, facing challenges such as data gaps, weak policy recognition, ecosystem degradation, and limited understanding of gender roles. Preliminary findings show that gleaning is widely practiced across coastal habitats, particularly in seagrass areas, with participation mainly from low-income households that rely on it for food and income. The study also reveals gendered dynamics, strong livelihood dependence, and declining invertebrate resources, along with threats such as overharvesting, habitat destruction, and increasing fishing pressure. ๐ข๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น๐น, ๐ด๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ณ๐ถ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐น๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐บ๐ฎ๐น๐น-๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ถ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐, ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฏ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ป๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐น๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐, ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐.
You can access the ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ง๐จ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ฌ here:
๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น๐ (๐๐ป๐ด๐น๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฉ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐): https://tinyurl.com/SSFinfomat
๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ก๐ฆ ๐ญ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด: https://tinyurl.com/PSSFNS1
๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ช๐ถ๐๐ฑ๐ผ๐บ: ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฎ๐น๐น-๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ (๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฏ-๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฐ ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ถ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป): https://tinyurl.com/WavesOfWisdom
Again, thank you and we hope to see you in our ๐๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ซ to be sponsored by ๐๐๐๐ฎ ๐๐๐๐ก๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ง ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐๐ก๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ, and ๐๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ช๐ฎ๐.
