Introduction

The mangrove ecosystem are one of the

ecosystem that found in coastal areas.
Mangroves is a type of forest that growing
along tidal mudsflat and along shallow water
coastal areas extending in land along rivers ,
streams and their tubutaries , where water is
generally brackish. It is tress and shrubs that
grow in saline coastal habitats in the tropics
and subtropics mainly between latitude 25N
and 25S.
As a fisheries student , it is important for us to
know why and how mangroves contribute in
our economy and ecosystem. Mangroves
protect the environment by protecting coastal
areas and community from those storms
surge, waves , timber, building materials and
serves as a shelter and hatchery for
mullosks , crustaceans and other species in
marine and brackish
organisms like fish,
crabs, shrimps and any other organisms that
live it on .

METHODOLOGY:
This mangroves assesment was done
at sitio Manhak, brgy. Guinyaan Looc
Romblon on October 14, 2016 at 8:00 AM
until 10:00 AM.

METHOD USE :
transect line plot method
1. Establishing transect from shoreline
where mangroves start to seawards.
2. Making a 10X10 plo3. Identifying
mangroves by its classification and
putting it on marker.
4. Counting the num.of seedlings inside
the plot.
5. Counting the numbers of sapling.

MATERIAL :

 Trasect
Notebook and pen
Rope / straw

Conclusion
We conducted a mangrove assesment at
Looc Romblon, we therefore conclude that in
our plot in station 1 at Manhak, Looc
Romblon ,there have many seedlings of family
rhizophoracaea that grows along in sandy and
muddy soil , but inin 2nd station at Malbog,
Looc Romblon our plot having matute trees
that belonging in family avicenniacaea that
grows in muddy soil .
It is not easy to identify a mangroves
because of the high tide , maybe it is better if
the assesment is conducted during low tide
for the easy identification .

Result and Discussion

MANGROV
ES
OT

PL CLASSIFICAT GIRTH SUBSTRA

ION
( matu TE
(No. Of
re
individua
trees )
ls)

Seedlings

Sapling

51

Rhizophora
apiculata

13

Rhizophora
mucronata

153

Avecennia
marin

Rhizophora
mucronata
19

Avecennia
marin

Mature
trees
Sonneratia
alba
Avicennia
officinalis
Avicennia
rhumpiana
Luminitzera
racemosa
Aegiceras
corniculata

SEEDLINGS :
Density=no.of
individual/area

=153+51+13
seedlings/100m
=217
seedlings/100m
=2.17
seedling/m

SAPLING :
Density=no.of individuals/Area
=19 saplings / 100 m
=0.3 saplings / m
Using this formula , we solve the numbers of
seedlings, saplings and mature tress, and got
up to that there are 2.17 seedlings/ m ; 0.3
sapling/m .

Mangroves
Assessmen
t
Submitted by:
Justhin Marie M. Caoda
Cherrilyn C. Machado
Ma. Luz Rico
Candy Oriendo
Maricar Mangaya
Jeff Adam Padilla
Reynand Pastor
Dennis Ibabao
Jenel Galangera
Fidel Mangallanes
Esperanza Medina
Egie Boy Mortos

Submitted by:

Mr. Enrique
Magracia
Instructor