Overview of the Philippine Fisheries_A.pptx

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). Top 10 Commodities o Seaweed remained the top commodity produced in terms of volume with a record of 1,343,706.55 MT in o 2021. Followin the ranking were (10.51% milkfis g tuna ), (10.88% (8.75%), h ), tilapia and o sardine In terms of value, s milkfish recorded the (8.00% highest with a contribution ). of Php 51.5 million. Tuna Export • In terms of volume, exported tuna and tuna products registered 91,754 MT, 89.09% of which were either prepared, preserved or dried. from bulk the of • Japan gotproducts the largest previously held Philippines, tuna amounting to 14,972 Germany, by MT. Seaweed Export • In 2021, seaweed exports reached 30,170 MT with corresponding value of PhP 207.18 billion. • USA, Netherlands, and Spain were the top countries of destination with 29.78%, 7.76%, and 6.50%, respectively Shrimp/Prawn Export • Shrimps and Prawns contributed 2.41% of the total export value in 2021. • Of which, 82.02% were exported as Frozen while the remaining 17.98% were exported as fresh or chilled, dried, and prepared and preserved. • The destinations of these products include USA, Japan, China, Korea, France, Guam, Major Destinations • Out of 258,374 MT that was exported in 2021, 18.89% was exported to China, 18.03% to USA and 10.61% to Japan. • Others were exported to Germany, Netherlands, Spain, and Hongkong. Import Volume and Value • The country’s volume of imported fish and fishery products in 2021 reached 533,235 MT, equivalent to a total value of PhP 36.89 billion. • The majority of the total fish imports were fish, crustaceans, mollusks, and other prepared or preserved forms, which recorded 478,843 MT or PhP 32.72 billion. • The remaining 10.20% were shells, miscellaneous fishery Major Fishery Import • Tuna had the highest cost of imports, comprising 33.67% of the total CIF value for imports. • The majority of the imported tuna came from Papua New Guinea, Taiwan, and Nauru, sharing 18.23%, 4.16%, and 2.97% of the total volume imported. • Mackerel, the second highest imported commodity for 2021, came from China and Japan. Import Origins o Out of 533,235 MT of imported fish and fish products, 73.29% originated from China, Papua New Guinea, Vietnam, Japan and Thailand 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.