Bunaken Join Patrol

Join Patrol System

Started at March 2004:
4 systems being develop :

1. Bunaken – ManadoTua Patrols
2. South Patrols
3. Molas–Wori Patrols
4. Mantehage–Nain Patrols

Personnel :

AREA
Community
Rangers
Water police

Bunaken– ManadoTua
24
9
4

South
18
9
2

Molas–Wori
10
12
2

Mantehage– Nain
15
6
2

Results:

• Severals fish bombing cases been processed in court and fish bombing activities reduced dramatically inside the park since 2004
• Life reef fish pen inside the park (result from cyanide fishing) been dismantled with several compressors confiscated and been trialed
• Several dugongs, green turtles and hawksbill turtle been released.
• Zonation violation reduced
• Mangroves cutters and seller network cracked and confiscated thousands of mangroves trees
• Better coordination with the Fisheries Department that now the permits for fishing in North Sulawesi exclude the National Park.