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Marshall City. Community Sciences Since October 2010. Presented by: Alex T. Koijee Marshall City Community Sciences Volunteer. Community Volunteers. GROUP PHOTO. Community Sciences Leadership. Procedures undertaken. Data collected to date. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Marshall City
Community Sciences Since October 2010
Presented by: Alex T. Koijee
Marshall City Community Sciences Volunteer
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Community Volunteers Name Stakeholder Group
Nod Koijee County Coordinator LAFA
Amanda Siafa Secretary, Fish monger Association
Comfort Willie Fanti fish monger
Kwesi Kaya Advisor Ghana Community
Rev. Joseph Mathews Pastor, Church of Pentecost
Alex T. Koijee Fisheries Inspector, BNF
John Z. Binda Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization
Sampson Doe Chairman LAFA
MacArthur Williams Teachers’ Association
Emmanuel Bentil Pastor
Helena Weah Fish monger
Musu Ballah Chairlady Women wing (LAFA)
Alvin Wright Sanitation
George Bangar Pastor
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Community Sciences Leadership
Position Name
Community Sciences Chief Nod Koijee
Deputy Community Sciences Chief Amanda Siafa
Logistics Manager Kwesi Kaya
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Procedures undertakenProcedures
Fish Monitoring
Air Temperature
Wind and Rain
Trawling
Water Surface
Shoreline Survey
Tide Level
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Data collected to date
• Marshall City community volunteers have been monitoring since October 2010
• We present the findings from our October monitoring report
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Findings from the October 2010 Monitoring Report
• Fish monitoringRecorded by: Emmanuel BentilParticipants: Alvin Wright, Kwesi Kaya, Alex Koijee $ Joseph MathewsDate: October 25, 2010
Boat 1 Boat 2Name of boat captain
Peter Kwesi Emmanuel Nyenneh
Type of boat Kru canoe (paddles) Kru canoe (paddles)Number of crew members
1 (one) 1 (one)
Location where most fish was caught
Over Kru beach, Marshall Kparukpacon fishing area
Distance to that location:
40 (forty) minutes 1 (one) hour
Gear Type Number of Gear Used
Boat 1 Boat 2
Beach Seine Bottom gill net 5 heads of net 5 heads of netCast nets
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• Air Temperature
Findings from the October 2010 Monitoring Report
Recorded by : George Bangar
Participants : Alvin Wright
Date : October 25, 2010
Time : 10:38am
Landmark used: Armonk Tree
30 Degrees Celsius
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Findings from the October 2010 Monitoring Report
• Wind and Rain
• Water Surface
Recorded by : Alex T. Koijee
Participants : George Bangar, Alvin Wright &Joseph Mathews
Date : October 25, 2010
Time : 10:43am
Landmark used: Kru beach, Marshall
1. Wind Direction 1. Wind type
N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW Light, Moderate, Strong
1. Type of Rain Today 1. Number of Rain Days in Past Week
Light, showers, storm, none 1, 2, 3,4, 5, 6, 7
Recorded by : Alex T. Koijee
Participants : Kwesi Kaya, Emmanuel Bentil &Joseph Mathews
Date : October 25, 2010
Time : 10 :45 am
Landmark used: Kru beach, Marshall
Flat, Choppy, Small waves, Big waves (Size:1.5 meters)
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• Trawling
Findings from the October 2010 Monitoring Report
Recorded by : George Bangar
Participants : Alvin, MacArthur & Emmanuel Bentil
Date : October 25, 2010How many trawlers were seen around 3 nautical miles near your community in the past 7 days?
5 (five) trawlers
Names of people who lost gear because of trawlers in the past month and items lost:
Name Items lostGeorge WakaMamie Smith
14 heads of net12 heads of net
List here any Identification Numbers of the trawlers that were seen fishing in your locality over the past 7 days. These Identification Numbers can be gathered either by Community Science monitors or by fishermen who were out fishing.
Seta – 70)Seta – 65) – Inter-Burgo Fishing CompanySeta – 60)Twin trawlers)- Chinese company
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• Shoreline Survey
Findings from the October 2010 Monitoring Report
Recorded by : Alex T. KoijeeParticipants : Joseph, Emmanuel, George & KwesiDate : October 25, 2010Landmark used: Kru beach, MarshallHuman Data Observed (Y/N)? NUMBER seen?
Human Feces No 1-5 ; 6-10 ; 11-15 ; more
Boats on shore yes 1-5 ; 6-10 ; 11-15 ; more
OtherWildlife
Birds No 1-5 ; 6-10 ; 11-15 ; more
Turtles No 1-5 ; 6-10 ; 11-15 ; more
Crabs No 1-5 ; 6-10 ; 11-15 ; more
Dead fish No 1-5 ; 6-10 ; 11-15 ; more
Dead birds No 1-5 ; 6-10 ; 11-15 ; more
Shells Yes 1-5 ; 6-10 ; 11-15 ; more
OtherDebris Debris found (Y/N)? Number of items (#)
Plastic bag Yes 1-5 ; 6-10 ; 11-15 ; more
Plastic bottles Yes 1-5 ; 6-10 ; 11-15 ; more
Old fishing nets Yes 1-5 ; 6-10 ; 11-15 ; more
Rope Yes 1-5 ; 6-10 ; 11-15 ; more
Wood Yes 1-5 ; 6-10 ; 11-15 ; more
Seaweed Yes 1-5 ; 6-10 ; 11-15 ; more
Other Coconut hauls ,rubber cups, pieces of reefs & old chair
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Findings from the October 2010 Monitoring Report
• Tide Level Recorded by : George Bangar
Participants :MacArthur, Emmanuel, Alvin & Joseph
Date : October 25, 2010
Time : 11:02 am
Landmark used: Armonk Tree
62.7 (meters)
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Most pertinent procedure and whyMost Pertinent Procedures Why
1. Fish monitoring Educates us of fish growth
2. Tide Level Teaches us to know about any danger
3. Shoreline survey It makes us to keep our beaches clean
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How community volunteers share findings with the community at large
Now
Plans for the future
The community volunteers share findings at large by going from house to house and from town to town
Community meetings
Developing a community information board/center By using local radio station
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What you like most about the program
1. Make us to know whether our fish is growing or not
2. Helps keep our community clean
3. Helps us to protect our livelihood
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The difficulties with the program
1. Lack of moving equipment when there is suspicions on sea and on the rivers
2. Need a loud speaker for a town crier for meetings
3. Government does not react on the report/complaints from the field
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How the Coordinator can help you to:
• Increase the number of volunteers1. By motivating the first volunteers in providing them with lunch2. Encouraging them to keep on their monitoring as it is in the best interest
OF THE COUNTRY AND THE WORLD AT LARGE3. Having meetings and resolving dispute amongst the volunteers
• Improve the communication on findings of Community Sciences to community members1. By going from house to house2. Always announcing report to the community after monitoring3. Having stakeholder meetings to discuss issues affecting the monitoring
and the community