Sabrina in the Philippines

Sabrina is in the Philippines as part of the Global Summer Internship Program as well as the Global Fisheries Legal Education Program (“GFLEP”). She is researching small scale fisheries and aquaculture in the Philippines, as well as investigating the potential for a future GFLEP in the country.


While visiting Anilao to visit the marine protected areas, I had my first encounter with a tribal group called ‘Badjaos’. In Anilao you often see them walking the beach selling pearls but I quickly learned their history is much more. As a local volunteer, who has opted to share this thought anonymously, later explained their connection with the sea could make them a useful partner in the conservation of the seas. WANDERING...

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To Batangas and Back Again


Posted By on Jun 26, 2014

As I mentioned in my last post, I have recently travelled to Anilao, Mabini, Batangas as well as to the NFRDI research centre in Butong, Taal, Batangas. My time in Anilao focused on the use of marine protected areas (MPAs) as a means of promoting sustainable fisheries and alternative livelihoods for fisherfolk. It was also an excellent reason to get an opportunity to do my intro scuba dive (which for the record did not go as well as I...

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The Adventure Continues

The Adventure Continues


Posted By on Jun 16, 2014

Hello Again! Where have the past two weeks gone!! Apparently time really does fly when you’re having fun! Since getting back to Quezon City from Guiuan, I have split my time between working out of the NFRDI office, meeting with local NGOs and researching the beaches of Boracay. For the record I would like to emphasize that beach research is much more difficult than it sounds!! In QC I had the opportunity to connect with a number...

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Back in Quezon City after spending a week in Guiuan, Eastern Samar. Guiuan was one of areas hardest hit by Typhoon Yolanda. The amount of destruction left behind after the Typhoon literally made me speechless upon our arrival but what left an even bigger impact was the resiliency of the people. Based on the few municipalities I have visited so far, Guiuan’s regulations regarding its municipal fisheries appear to be among the...

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My second week in the Philippines was spent visiting sites outside of Metro Manila. The first stop of the week was to a pair of Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (“BFAR”) sites in Dagupan City. Dagupan City is the major/capital city of Pangasinan province in the north. It is also a city that is renowned for the quality of its farmed milkfish, known locally as bangus. In Dagupan City I visited the BFAR National...

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For eight weeks this summer I will be in the Philippines as part of the Global Summer Internship Program as well as the Global Fisheries Legal Education Program (“GFLEP”). While in the Philippines I am being hosted by the National Fisheries Research and Development Institute (“NFRDI”). During my summer I will have the dual objectives of researching small scale fisheries and aquaculture in the Philippines, as...

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