UP & MRCI Marine Wildlife Questionnaire 2026

  • UP & MRCI Marine Wildlife Questionnaire 2026

  • Thank you for taking our survey!

    The data you provide here will help protect your natural resources and ensure that your children and grandchildren continue to experience the same productive seas and marine wildlife that you have. We want to keep the ocean healthy and the fisheries productive for future generations. Your involvement today will help us to do that.

    The information we collect here is being used to plan research, conservation, education, and environmental protection efforts. There will be no negative consequences, punishments, or reports to authorities for reporting the catch or harvest of protected species. That information will only be used to help us plan community engagement and education efforts in places where such take is occurring. 

    Please provide as much detail as you like. Names and contact information are particularly important so that we can follow up with knowledgeable local community members when we conduct onsite research in the future. As such, we ask you to please leave your name and phone number if you are willing to answer questions or assist in research in the future.

    This survey will take about 15-20 minutes to complete. You may save your answers at the bottom of each page and come back later if you need more time.

    Please let us know in the Notes and Comments section at the end of the survey if you have any recommendations. Please share the survey to any knowledgeable and experienced fisherfolk you know. The more responses we get, the more we learn.

    If you have any questions or concerns, or you would like to learn more about our work, visit marinereptileconservation.com or send us an email at marinereptileconservation@gmail.com.

  • Personal Information

  • Format: (000) 000-0000.
  • Highest Education Completed*
  • Please check the box(es) if you are any of the following

  • General Fishing Information

  • How many years have you been fishing here?

  • Sea Turtles / Pawikan

  • Click for Pawikan ID Guide

  • Are you a member of a Bantay Pawikan chapter or other turtle protection group?
  • When did you last see one? (Please select the closest answer)
  • Where did you last see one?
  • How many pawikan have you seen together?

  • Pawikan Nesting

  • Have you seen turtles nesting or hatching on the beach in this barangay?
  • If you saw baby turtles, what color were they?
  • What time(s) of year have you seen turtles lay eggs here?
  • What time(s) of year have you seen baby turtles hatch here?

  • Jellyfish

  • When did you last see a jellyfish? (Please select the closest answer)
  • Where did you last see a large jellyfish (more than 20cm across)?
  • What time of year do you see large numbers of jellyfish here? (check all that apply)
  • What size groups do you see jellyfish in?

  • Marine Mammals

  • Philippine Marine Mammal Field Guide

  • What size groups do you most often see Marine Mammals in?

  • Whale Sharks and Manta Rays

  • Sharks & Rays of the Philippines Guide (pages 6 & 7)

  • What size groups do you usually see them in?

  • Thank you for taking the time to answer our survey. Your answers help us understand the movements of endangered species and protect marine biodiversity for future generations to come. Salamat po.

  • Notes and Comments:

  • Should be Empty: