Overview of the Philippine Fisheries_A.pptx
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Municipal and Commercial Fisheries Presented by: Aries Paul Padron What is Fisheries? • 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 including the privil...
Municipal and Commercial Fisheries Presented by: Aries Paul Padron What is Fisheries? • 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 including the privilege to fish or take aquatic resources thereof (RA 8550). • The application of scientific knowledge concerning fish populations to the problems of obtaining optimum production of fishery products, whether stated in tons of factory material or in hours of angling pressure (Everhart et al., 1975). Major Fishing Grounds Seas Sea - great body of salt water that covers much of territorial waters Bays Bay - parts of the sea partially enclosed by land and rich in fishery resources. Is well- marked indentation whose penetration is in such proportion to the width of the mouth as to contain land-locked waters and constitute more than a mere curvature of the coast. An indentation shall not, however, be regarded as bay unless its area is as large as, or larger than, that of the semi-cycle whose diameter is a line drawn across the mouth of that indentation Gulfs Gulf - larger than a bay arm of sea or ocean enclosed by large amounts of land Channels and Passages Channel - a waterway that passes between two land masses, connecting two bodies of water and permitting the passage of boats or larger vessels. Passage - a narrow navigable channel, especially one through reefs or islands and sometimes called a pass. Strai ts Strait - a narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water. Major Lakes Lake - 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. Issues Fisheries Management Areas (FMAs) • Bays, gulfs, lakes or any other fishery areas which may be delineated for fishery resource management purposes. • Under FAO 263, the Philippine Waters is delineated into 12 FMAs, based on considerations of stocks distribution, structure of fisheries and administrative divisions. Closed Fishing Season o Close fishing season in various areas d annually are implemented as a marine conservation measure to allow fish stocks to replenish and recover, ensuring the abundance of such species in the area.
