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8/18/2019 EnviSci Presentation

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Coral Poachingin the

Philippine

By:

Aika Fore M. GarciaLLB 2C


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• Coral• Coral Reef • Poaching• Muro-ami

Imporan !erm"


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Coral Reef"

• #Rainfore" of he $ea%• &'cien in capuring

nurien" an( "unligh

an( hen cycling hemfor he u"e of (i)erenorgani"m"

• I i" e"imae( ha *

"+. km of healhy coralreef" can pro(uce 2,on" of "h per year


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Philippine CoralReef"

!he Philippine coral reef area i" e"imae(a 2/ ,,, "+. km. an( ho" o more han 2/,,, "pecie" of "h/ 0/,,, "pecie" ofmollu"k"/ 1 "pecie" of coral"/ 3* "pecie"

of 4oom-li5ing algae/ an( hou"an(" of


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Imporance of Coral Reef" oMankin( an( he

&n5ironmenBio(i5er"iyCoa"al Proecion

Me(icine !ouri"m&conomy


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Coral Reef a Ri"k

• 6f he 2/,,, "+.km of coral reefonly 17 are in

e8cellen con(iion• Philippine i" one of

he 3 counrie" 9ih

5ery high e8po"ureo coral reef hrea4u lo9-me(ium

a(apion capaciy


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Coral Poaching

La" May 2,**/in he coa" ofCoa4ao/ 2*/

*3 4lack coralpiece" a4ou ;hecare"< 9erereco5ere( 4yauhoriie".


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&conomic co": Phph =0Million> 20 year" or morefor he"e coral" o gro9

Boun( o China or &urope

?eman( of muli-4illion(ollar marine ornamenal

in(u"ry for e8oic(ecorai5e piece"

Increa"ing populariy of

coral-accene( @e9ellery


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• Local" 9ere u"e( o har5e" he coral"

for he poacher" hrough he u"e ofillegal "hing pracice"

• ear municipal 9aer"> @uri"(icion of

municipal auhoriie"• Long coa"line"> #Illegal Por"%• In"pecion of Package" 9ere only (one

9hen he"e are 4eing loa(e( in he"hip

• !he poacher" ha( alrea(y ee from hePhilippine 4efore hey ha( 4een

charge(> La8iy in he pro"ecuion

In5e"igaion


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• Repu4lic Ac 00,

$&C. 3*. Ban on Coral &8ploiaion an(&8poraion

•

nla9ful for any per"on or corporaiono gaher/ po""e""/ "ell or e8poror(inary preciou" an( "emi-preciou"coral"/ 9heher ra9 or in proce""e(

form/ e8cep for "cienic or re"earchpurpo"e".

Penaly: monh" o 2 year"

impri"onmen/ ne of Php 2/,,, o


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• Repu4lic Ac 00,

$&C. 32. Ban on Muro-Ami/ 6herMeho(" an( Gear ?e"ruci5e o CoralReef" an( 6her Marine Ea4ia.

•nla9ful o u"e #Muro-Ami% an( any5ariaion o poun( coral reef" an( oherha4ia

Penaly: 2 year" o *, year"impri"onmen/ ne of Php*,,/,, o

Php0,,/,,> con"caion of cach an(ear


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• Fi"herie" A(mini"rai5e 6r(er o. 2,2 "erie" of2,,,$u4@ec: Ban on Coral &8ploiaion an(&8poraion

“It shall be unlawful for any person or

corporation to gather, possess, sell orexport ordinary, precious and semi- preciouscorals whether raw or in processed form.”

The Secretary of Agriculture may issue a special permit to research institutions to gather anycoral in a limited uantity.

Penaly: "i8 monh" o 2 year" impri"onmenan( a ne of Php 2/,,, o Php 2,/,,,


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• Fi"herie" A(mini"rai5e 6r(er o. 2,2 "erie" of2,,,$u4@ec: Banning "hing 4y mean" of #muro-ami% an( he like (e"ruci5e o coral reef"an( oher marine ha4ia

It shall be unlawful to !sh in "hilippine watersby means of “muro-ami” and “#aya#as”or their $ariations which are destructi$e tocoral reefs, seagrass beds and other marine

habitat.

Penaly: 2 year" o *, year" impri"onmen an(a ne of Php *,,/,,, o Php 0,,/,,,


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Analy"i"• Philippine" i" rich in

marine life 9hich i" our"ource of li5ing hu"/ 9emu" proec i

•

Change" in he la9"pecically Repu4lic Ac00, or he Fi"herie" Co(e

• Lack of coor(inaion

4e9een auhoriie"• Lack of poliical 9ill from

auhoriie"


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• Pro5i(e li5elihoo(program" for local"> co-managemen 4e9eenlocal an( naionalauhoriie"

• Pro5i(e "ricer penalie">pu"h for9ar( he $enae

Bill ha aim" o amen(he penalie" in heFi"herie" Co(e

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