Year established:
1996
Area:
5.00
Management:
Local, community managed
Location:
Carles, Iloilo, Philippines
History:
Late 80s and early 90s – continuous complaints from the community about rampant illegal fishing w/in Bancal Bay 1995 – Participatory Coastal Resource Assessment (PCRA) was conducted with the assistance of BFAR 6 and NIPSC 1996 – creation of Bancal Bay FARMC, Inc. and enactment of Mun. Ord. No. 96-01 establishing a fish sanctuary in Bancal Bay.