The McKeough Marine Center (MMC) and the Macajalar Bay Development Alliance Project Management Office (MBDA PMO) conducted a training needs assessment in Coastal Law Enforcement (CLE) to the 14 member-LGUs, and a mapping survey of coastal areas where illegal activities are ongoing.

The training was attended by the technical working group (TWG) members of the MBDA including the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), PNP Maritime Group, and the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG).

In the last quarter of the year, MMC and the MBDA PMO organized a 3-day CLE Training in each of the 4 clusters of LGUs. The training was conducted by the Philippine Maritime Group and the PCG.

This training is part of MMC’s project entitled “Enhancing Resiliency to Climate Change in Macajalar Bay,” funded by the German organization, Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and the Adaptation to Climate Change and Conservation of the Coast Areas (ACCCoast), with counterparts from the MBDA and MMC. The project aims to enhance the resiliency of Macajalar Bay by establishing a network of marine protected areas while capacitating the LGUs in the protection and management of the network.