Explore the World of Fisheries in the Philippines

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Which country had the highest volume of fish imports in 2021?

Spain

Netherlands

Germany (correct)

Hongkong

Which country was the largest exporter of tuna to the Philippines?

Papua New Guinea (correct)

Nauru

Taiwan

Japan

Which country had the highest cost of fish imports in 2021?

Germany

Spain (correct)

Hongkong

Netherlands

Which country did the majority of the imported mackerel come from in 2021?

Japan Signup and view all the answers

What percentage of the total fish imports were shells and miscellaneous fishery products in 2021?

10.20% Signup and view all the answers

What percentage of the total volume of fish and fish products imported in 2021 originated from China, Papua New Guinea, Vietnam, Japan, and Thailand?

73.29% Signup and view all the answers

What was the trade deficit in terms of volume for the Philippines in 2021?

274,818 MT Signup and view all the answers

What percentage of the total intake of each Filipino is composed of fish products?

11.68% Signup and view all the answers

Which fishery product had the highest increase in price per kilogram from 2018-2021?

Shrimp (sugpo) Signup and view all the answers

How many Fisheries Management Areas (FMAs) are there in the Philippine Waters?

12 Signup and view all the answers

Which sector of Philippine fisheries operates within municipal waters and uses fishing vessels of three gross tons or less?

Municipal marine fisheries Signup and view all the answers

What is the total coastline length of the Philippines?

18,000 km Signup and view all the answers

How many fish species are commercially important in the Philippines?

2,645 Signup and view all the answers

Which sub-sector of Philippine fisheries involves raising and culturing fish in fresh, brackish, and marine water areas?

Aquaculture operations Signup and view all the answers

What is the rank of the Philippines in terms of fish and aquatic products production globally?

8th Signup and view all the answers

How many species of seaweeds are found in the Philippines?

1,082 Signup and view all the answers

Which type of marine fisheries in the Philippines operates beyond municipal waters using fishing vessels more than three gross tons?

Commercial marine fisheries Signup and view all the answers

How many species of coral reef are found in the Philippines?

550 Signup and view all the answers

What is the total area of territorial water (including EEZ) of the Philippines?

2,200,000 km2 Signup and view all the answers

How many species of sharks and rays are found in the Philippines?

648 Signup and view all the answers

Which country is the 11th largest producer of aquaculture in the world?

Philippines Signup and view all the answers

What is the percentage contribution of aquaculture to the total fish production in 2021?

52.88% Signup and view all the answers

Which region had the highest production in commercial capture fisheries?

Region IX Signup and view all the answers

What was the percentage decrease in total fisheries production from the previous year to 2021?

3.46% Signup and view all the answers

Which sub-sector exhibited the highest fisheries production in terms of volume in 2021?

Aquaculture Signup and view all the answers

What was the top commodity produced in terms of volume in 2021?

Seaweed Signup and view all the answers

What was the top producing species among aquaculture species in 2021?

Seaweed Signup and view all the answers

What was the top fishery export in terms of quantity?

Tuna and tuna products Signup and view all the answers

Which country was the largest destination for exported tuna and tuna products?

Japan Signup and view all the answers

What was the percentage contribution of seaweed exports to the total fisheries production value in 2021?

18.80% Signup and view all the answers

Which sub-sector of Philippine fisheries operates within municipal waters using fishing vessels of three gross tons or less?

Municipal marine fisheries Signup and view all the answers

How many species of seaweeds are found in the Philippines?

3,212 Signup and view all the answers

What is the rank of the Philippines in terms of fish and aquatic products production globally?

8th Signup and view all the answers

What was the top fishery export in terms of quantity?

Fish Signup and view all the answers

What is the total coastline length of the Philippines?

18,000 km Signup and view all the answers

Which type of marine fisheries in the Philippines operates beyond municipal waters using fishing vessels more than three gross tons?

Commercial marine fisheries Signup and view all the answers

How many Fisheries Management Areas (FMAs) are there in the Philippine Waters?

18 Signup and view all the answers

What was the top producing species among aquaculture species in 2021?

Fish Signup and view all the answers

Which fishery product had the highest increase in price per kilogram from 2018-2021?

Crustaceans Signup and view all the answers

Which region had the highest production in commercial capture fisheries?

Mindanao Signup and view all the answers

Which country is the largest producer of aquatic plants, seaweeds, and million MT or 4.19% of the total world production of 35.82 million MT?

Philippines Signup and view all the answers

What is the rank of the Philippines in terms of marine annual catch, with a contribution of 1.89 million tons or 1.89% of the world’s catch?

3rd Signup and view all the answers

Which industry group in the Philippines contributes the highest percentage to the total GVA at current prices?

Fisheries Signup and view all the answers

What is the top fishery activity in the Philippines, covering 50.03% of all registered fisherfolks?

Capture fishing Signup and view all the answers

What is the total fish production in 2021?

4,248,261.40 MT Signup and view all the answers

Which region had the highest production in commercial capture fisheries in the Philippines?

Region IX Signup and view all the answers

What was the percentage decrease in total fisheries production from the previous year to 2021?

3.46% Signup and view all the answers

Which sub-sector exhibited the highest fisheries production in terms of volume in 2021?

Aquaculture Signup and view all the answers

What was the top commodity produced in terms of volume in 2021?

Seaweed Signup and view all the answers

What percentage of the fish exports were fish, crustaceans, mollusks, and other prepared or preserved forms in 2021?

79% Signup and view all the answers

Which country was the largest importer of fish and fishery products from the Philippines in 2021?

Germany Signup and view all the answers

What was the total value of fish and fishery products imported by the Philippines in 2021?

PhP 36.89 billion Signup and view all the answers

Which commodity had the highest cost of imports among fish and fishery products in 2021?

Tuna Signup and view all the answers

Which country was the largest source of imported tuna for the Philippines in 2021?

Papua New Guinea Signup and view all the answers

What percentage of the total volume of imported fish and fish products in 2021 originated from China, Papua New Guinea, Vietnam, Japan, and Thailand?

73.29% Signup and view all the answers

What was the trade deficit in terms of volume for the Philippines in 2021?

274,818 MT Signup and view all the answers

What is the average annual consumption of fish and fish products per Filipino?

34.27 kg Signup and view all the answers

Which fishery product had the highest increase in price per kilogram from 2018-2021?

Shrimp Signup and view all the answers

Which major fishing ground is described as a narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water?

Straits Signup and view all the answers

How many Fisheries Management Areas (FMAs) are there in the Philippine Waters?

12 Signup and view all the answers

Which country was the largest importer of fish and fishery products from the Philippines in 2021?

China Signup and view all the answers

What was the top producing species among aquaculture species in 2021?

Seaweeds Signup and view all the answers

What was the top commodity produced in terms of volume in 2021?

Fish Signup and view all the answers

What was the percentage contribution of seaweed exports to the total fisheries production value in 2021?

40% Signup and view all the answers

What percentage of the total intake of each Filipino is composed of fish products?

30% Signup and view all the answers

What was the top fishery export in terms of quantity?

Tuna Signup and view all the answers

Which country did the majority of the imported mackerel come from in 2021?

China Signup and view all the answers

Which major fishing ground is described as a narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water?

Straits Signup and view all the answers

Which type of marine fisheries in the Philippines operates beyond municipal waters using fishing vessels more than three gross tons?

Commercial capture fisheries Signup and view all the answers

What is the average annual consumption of fish and fish products per Filipino?

20 kilograms Signup and view all the answers

Which country was the top destination for exported tuna and tuna products in 2021?

Japan Signup and view all the answers

What was the percentage contribution of shrimps and prawns to the total export value in 2021?

2.41% Signup and view all the answers

What was the total volume of seaweed exports in 2021?

30,170 MT Signup and view all the answers

Which country had the highest volume of seaweed imports in 2021?

China Signup and view all the answers

What percentage of the total fish exports were prepared, preserved, or dried in 2021?

78.09% Signup and view all the answers

What was the top commodity produced in terms of value in 2021?

Milkfish Signup and view all the answers

What was the percentage contribution of aquaculture to the total fish production in 2021?

44.58% Signup and view all the answers

What was the percentage decrease in total fisheries production from the previous year to 2021?

4.32% Signup and view all the answers

Which sub-sector of Philippine fisheries operates within municipal waters using fishing vessels of three gross tons or less?

Municipal Fisheries Signup and view all the answers

What was the top fishery export in terms of quantity in 2021?

Tuna Signup and view all the answers

Which country was the largest importer of fish and fishery products from the Philippines in 2021?

China Signup and view all the answers

What percentage of the total fish exports were prepared, preserved, or dried in 2021?

10.20% Signup and view all the answers

What was the top commodity produced in terms of volume in 2021?

Tuna Signup and view all the answers

How many Fisheries Management Areas (FMAs) are there in the Philippine Waters?

12 Signup and view all the answers

Which major fishing ground is described as a narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water?

Strait Signup and view all the answers

Which sub-sector of Philippine fisheries operates within municipal waters using fishing vessels of three gross tons or less?

Municipal Fisheries Signup and view all the answers

What was the total coastline length of the Philippines?

36,289 kilometers Signup and view all the answers

Which country did the majority of the imported mackerel come from in 2021?

China Signup and view all the answers

Which fishery product had the highest increase in price per kilogram from 2018-2021?

Seaweed Signup and view all the answers

What was the trade deficit in terms of volume for the Philippines in 2021?

533,235 MT Signup and view all the answers

Which country was the top destination for Philippine seaweed exports in 2021?

USA Signup and view all the answers

What was the percentage contribution of shrimps and prawns to the total export value in 2021?

2.41% Signup and view all the answers

What was the top commodity produced in terms of volume in 2021?

Seaweed Signup and view all the answers

Which country had the highest cost of fish imports from the Philippines in 2021?

USA Signup and view all the answers

Which major fishing ground is described as a narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water?

Major Destinations Signup and view all the answers

What was the percentage contribution of seaweed exports to the total fisheries production value in 2021?

30.17% Signup and view all the answers

What is the rank of the Philippines in terms of marine annual catch in the world?

1.89 million tons Signup and view all the answers

What was the top fishery activity in the Philippines in terms of registered fisherfolks?

Municipal Fisheries Signup and view all the answers

Which sub-sector of Philippine fisheries involves raising and culturing fish in fresh, brackish, and marine water areas?

Aquaculture Signup and view all the answers

What was the top producing species among aquaculture species in 2021?

Milkfish Signup and view all the answers

Which body of water is defined as a great body of salt water that covers much of territorial waters?

Sea Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe an indentation in the coast that is as large as, or larger than, a semi-cycle whose diameter is a line drawn across the mouth of that indentation?

Bay Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe a waterway that passes between two land masses, connecting two bodies of water and permitting the passage of boats or larger vessels?

Channel Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe a narrow navigable channel, especially one through reefs or islands?

Passage Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe a narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water?

Strait Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe an inland body of water, an expanded part of a river, a reservoir formed by a dam, or a lake basin formerly covered by water?

Lake Signup and view all the answers

Which term refers to all activities relating to the act or business of fishing, culturing, preserving, processing, marketing, developing, conserving, and managing aquatic resources and the fishery area?

Fisheries Signup and view all the answers

Which term refers to the application of scientific knowledge concerning fish populations to the problems of obtaining optimum production of fishery products?

Fisheries Signup and view all the answers

How many Fisheries Management Areas (FMAs) are there in the Philippine Waters?

12 Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of implementing a closed fishing season?

To allow fish stocks to replenish and recover Signup and view all the answers

What are the possible areas that can be delineated as Fisheries Management Areas (FMAs)?

Bays, gulfs, lakes, or any other fishery areas Signup and view all the answers

Under which FAO number is the Philippine Waters delineated into Fisheries Management Areas (FMAs)?

FAO 263 Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of a closed fishing season?

To prevent overfishing Signup and view all the answers

What factors are considered in delineating Fisheries Management Areas (FMAs) in the Philippine Waters?

Stocks distribution, structure of fisheries, and administrative divisions Signup and view all the answers

What is the main purpose of delineating Fisheries Management Areas (FMAs)?

To regulate fishing activities Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary objective of implementing a closed fishing season?

To allow fish stocks to replenish and recover Signup and view all the answers

What types of fishery areas can be delineated as Fisheries Management Areas (FMAs)?

Bays, gulfs, lakes, or any other fishery areas Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Fish Imports and Exports

China had the highest volume of fish imports in 2021
The largest exporter of tuna to the Philippines was Vietnam
The country with the highest cost of fish imports in 2021 was Japan
The majority of imported mackerel came from China in 2021
Shells and miscellaneous fishery products accounted for 21.62% of the total fish imports in 2021
34.66% of the total volume of fish and fish products imported in 2021 originated from China, Papua New Guinea, Vietnam, Japan, and Thailand
The trade deficit in terms of volume for the Philippines in 2021 was 345,131.81 MT

Fisheries in the Philippines

13.62% of the total intake of each Filipino is composed of fish products
The Philippines has 12 Fisheries Management Areas (FMAs)
The municipal fisheries sector operates within municipal waters using fishing vessels of three gross tons or less
The total coastline length of the Philippines is 36,289 kilometers
There are 2,000 commercially important fish species in the Philippines
Aquaculture involves raising and culturing fish in fresh, brackish, and marine water areas

Fish Production and Industry

The Philippines is the 12th largest producer of fish and aquatic products globally
There are over 200 species of seaweeds found in the Philippines
The industry group that contributes the highest percentage to the total GVA at current prices is wholesale and retail trade
The top fishery activity in the Philippines covers 50.03% of all registered fisherfolks
The total fish production in 2021 was 2,534,111.69 MT
The region with the highest production in commercial capture fisheries was the Western Visayas region
The top producing species among aquaculture species in 2021 was milkfish

Trade and Exports

The top fishery export in terms of quantity in 2021 was tuna
The largest destination for exported tuna and tuna products was Japan
Seaweed exports accounted for 13.91% of the total fisheries production value in 2021
The top commodity produced in terms of volume in 2021 was milkfish
The top commodity produced in terms of value in 2021 was shrimp

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