1. Cyanide Fishing in the Philippines
Rachel Dodgens
Introduction to Coastal Management

2. The Location

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4. The Filipinos Over 600,000 employed by fisheries
4,000 marine aquarium or live food-fish fishermen
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5. The problem Marine aquarium 10-30 million specimens annually
Live food-fish trade
20-25,000 metric tons annually
$1 billion
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6. The Chemical Cyanide kills corals
5,204 mg/L for 10 minutes kills corals in 7 days
520 mg/L kills zooxanthelle and impairs photosynthesis
5 mg/L for several minutes is lethal

7. The Chemical Impairs enzymes Damages organs
, 29 million kg illegally imported
150,000 kg/yr is spread in Philippines
Over a million kg used

8. The Technique Divers use old & makeshift equipment
1 to 5, 20g tablets in a 1 liter squirt bottle
Concentration mg/L from bottle

9. Management Began in mid-1980s NGO’s & government Informing hobbyist
Training fishermen

10. Management Fine-mesh nets Training in cyanide-free fishing Net-skills
Social programs
Testing for cyanide

11. Availability subject to change daily
NOTE: Some species in very limited supply and sizes vary. Please specify (s/m/l)
Certified Cyanide-Free Fish
from the EcoVitality GoodFish(TM) Program
[Why this is important]
Fish are held a minimum of 2 weeks, and generally eating flake before we ship.
Availability subject to change daily
NOTE: Some species in very limited supply and sizes vary. Please specify (s/m/l)
Certified Cyanide-Free Fish
from the EcoVitality GoodFish(TM) Program
[Why this is important]
Fish are held a minimum of 2 weeks, and generally eating flake before we ship.
Availability subject to change daily

12. Gavin Hughes