Outreach Report Period Accomplishments January 1 – March 31, 2007
Environmental Education and Good Practices
On-going On-track CIDEA coordinating with two
Peace Corps Volunteers for community and school
environmental awareness; support for BMPs on shrimp farms
continues with bi-weekly visits
Alternative forms of management for the cockle fishery in Aserradores and El Realejo Meet with community to
establish Management Committee and
agreements on the voluntary measures for
management September
2006 Delayed but
on-going Management Committee
established and cooperating with the management regime;
agreements to be signed after completion of trials and according
to new government protocols
Conduct sampling to determine population
density in all study zones September
2006 On-track
First sampling completed; next step of data analysis underway
Conduct extension visits with community to ensure
continuation of management regime in no-
take and fishing areas December
2006 - June 2007
On-track Extension visits continue and
compliance with voluntary no-take zones is good and improving
Work with cockle buyers consolidators to develop
record- keeping system to estimate harvests
October 2006
On-track and on-going
Cockle buyers providing their records to CIDEA to assess the
number of cockles being harvested since March 2007
Visit cockle collectors in Maderas Negras area in
Aserradores to disseminate results of study
November 2006
Completed Two visits in February and March
2007; residents are now cooperating with no-take zones
Meet with community to evaluate results of
research including commitment verbal to
adopt management system May 2007
and September
2007 On-track
Data from the first six months of implementing no-take areas being
analyzed and discussed with communities
Install sign in Aserradores w management guidelines
December 2006
Completed Sign installed in Aserradores
Finalize governance baseline for Aserradores
December 2006-
February 2007
On-track; slightly
delayed Study in the final stages of editing;
expected publications May 2007
Other activities related to cockle management
Continue collection of growth rate data for
cockles in Padre Ramos October-
December 2006
Re-initiated Data from first study compromised,
due to methodological error; study re-initiated
Science for Management: Water quality of shellfish collection areas and microbial analysis of shellfish meats to improve public health and decision-making for cockle management
Conduct monthly water quality monitoring
June 2006 - May 2007
On-track Water quality monitored and tissue
samples begun in Aserradores, El Realejo, and Padre Ramos.
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