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Item Diversity and population structure of sea cucumber species in Taklong Island Marine Reserve, GuimarasBearnod, Christine F. (Division of Biological Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines Visayas, 2014-04)The increasing demand of sea cucumbers in the market leads to the global exploitation of this animal. Marine reserve protects the marine biodiversity and teaches the people in the communities to manage their marine resources wisely. This study examined the diversity, species characteristics and population structure of sea cucumbers in five sites around Taklong Island Marine Reserve namely, Binabaywan, Kalirohan, south side of 2nd sandbar, north side of 2nd sandbar and Tarakpan. The species composition and abundance were determined through transect walks and plot along transects. Sea cucumber density was estimated by randomly positioned 1 square meter plots in each site. There were 11 sea cucumber species found. There were 9 species under Order Aspidochirota all in 1 Family Holothuriidae and 2 species in Order Apodida in 1 Family Synaptidae. A total of 64 individuals were sampled in 5 sites. The most widespread and the dominant species was the non-commercially valuable Synapta maculata (n = 32) followed by the low-value Holothuria pulla (n = 9) and Holothuria atra (n = 8). Kalirohan had the most number of species (Σs = 6) and individuals of sea cucumbers. The low number of holothurian species encountered in the Marine Reserve might be due to the limited sites surveyed, cryptic behaviour of the species and the possibility of poaching in the area.Item History and character of tinda in Oton and Miag-ao, Iloilo (1900-2008)Arceño, Clarisse D. (Division of Social Sciences , College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines Visayas, 2009-03)History and Character of Tinda in Oton and Miag-ao, Iloilo (1900-2008) delves into the historical, economic, and social realms of the tindas in Oton and Miag-ao. This is to generate information on local history which will in return provide the townspeople a better understanding of a vital part of their regular life- the tinda. This study traced the history of the two tindas, determined and described the venues and the existing infrastructures in these markets, determined the goods and services being sold in the tinda and described the interaction of the vendors and customers in the exchange of these goods and services, identified the factors affecting the practice and development of the tindas, described the market days of both towns and compared the tinda in Oton and Miag-ao based on the characters of tinda that were identified. The researcher employed oral history method through interviews and documentary method from the materials gathered in Oton and Miag-ao Municipal Hall and different libraries to gather both primary and secondary data. Photo-documentation was employed as well. There were no specific boundaries in the market of Oton in the past so that the vendors were just scattered in the vicinity until its concretization. The market of Miag-ao had no permanent site until 1912. From that year on until 1934, the market place used to be in the present cattle market. It was in 1935 that the market was transferred to its present location. The infrastructures present in the market were gradually increasing through time. In the past, the structures used to be made of nipa and wood materials. Later on, concrete materials were used while double-storey buildings were preferred to have more space without using additional land area. At the start of the American occupation, the quantity of goods and services available in both markets were just few in number. Due to some factors, the goods and services offered expanded. Generally, the vendors as well as the customers of the tinda are also the residents of each town especially from the poblacion area as the market is located in the town proper. However, some of them may also come from the barrio, the neighboring town and other provinces as well. In interacting with each other, the vendor and the customers follow their own principle. The vendors want to attract as many customers at the same time earn as much profit. On the other side, the customers just want to pay less or have more of the goods. The market day is unlike any other days because more customers and vendors, especially the bolanteros go to the market. Also, more goods are available during this day. Development of the tindas occurred because of the increase in the population, improvement in technology, communication and transportation. The markets of Oton and Miag-ao are different because there was a change in the location of the market of Miag-ao, while in Oto,n there was none. Also, concretization came earlier in Oton. However, the tindas are quite similar to each other in the remaining aspects discussed. However, the tindas are quite similar to each other in the remaining aspects discussed.Item Marketing of milkfish in Iloilo CityDe la Gente, Alice Joan S. (Division of Social Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines Visayas, 1991)This study describes the marketing practices, costs, net farm price received by the producers, gross margin received by the middlemen and the problems encountered in milkfish marketing in IIoi1o City. Primary data was gathered from 24 producers who were interviewed about their 1ast harvest and 56 midd1emen who were interviewed about their last week's transaction. Of the total volume sold by the producers (30360kg , 86.83% went to the commission men. The highest price, P55/kg, was received by the producers from the institutional buyer, while the lowest price, p38.48/kg, was received from the commission men. The marketing costs received were P5.40/kg and P5.61/kg by the producers who sold locally and in Manila, respectively. The commission men's fee accounted for the largest share of marketing costs of both the producers who sold locally (P2.36/kg) and in Manila (P2.50/kg). The net farm prices received were P35.30/kg and P33.72/kg by producers who sold milkfish locally and in Manila, respectively. The producers whose milkfish were sold in Manila received a lower average price with higher marketing costs. By market function, seven types of middlemen were identified: commission man, buyer-seller, wholesaler, wholesaler-shipper, buyer-seller-retailer, wholesaler-retailer, and retailer. The middlemen sold a total volume of 57070.5kg inside (64.037%) and outside (35.977%) the survey area. The commission men sold the highest volume (34.71%) of milkfish. The wholesaler-retailers received the highest average selling price of P47.75/kg. The wholesaler-shippers had the highest gross margin ( P8.22/k kg) while the wholesaler—retailers who sold outside the survey area had the highest net return ( P3.97/ kg ) The low price of milkfish was the main problem of both producers and middlemen. The milkfish marketing involved many channels, primarily brought about by the presence of too many types of middlemen who practiced intertrading among each other. Thus, there was a duplication of the performance of marketing practices among types of middlemen, which increased the marketing costs and correspondingly raised the prices of milkfish.