Mangrove zonation and utilization by the local people
in Ajuy and Pedada Bays, Panay Island, Philippines
Abstract The study was conducted in order to establish and describe the mangrove zones and the
resource uses in Ajuy and Pedada Bays, Panay Island, Iloilo, Philippines. Plot or quadrat method
coupled with informal community folk interviews were done. Cluster and principal component
analyses indicated four mangrove zones: Zone 1 – Avicennia–Sonneratia zone; Zone 2 – Avicennia–
Rhizophora zone; Zone 3 – Avicennia–Excoecaria–Bruguiera–Ceriops zone; and Zone 4 – Avicennia
zone. Fishpond establishment was the main dominant activity. Additionally, subsistent and
apparently sustainable localized fuel wood gathering was still evidently practiced by the fisherfolks.
With the bays’ natural mangrove landscape greatly deformed and transformed, the study recommends
two strategies which could serve as its turning point leading to a more sustainable utilization
and conservation of the mangroves. First we recommend the creation of a landscape corridor and
secondly, adoption of a mangrove aquasilviculture system as an alternative to the current extensive
fishpond practice. Implementation of these two strategies can be facilitated by a strong biodiversity
education program and a local ordinance.
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