Status of the Philippine Fisheries.ppt..

Status of the Philippine Fisheries would be a great help to the students pursuing BS in Fisheries

1. IMPORTANCE: Fish for FoodRice and Products
36%
Fish and Products
12%
Meat and Products
4%
Milk and Milk Products
5%
Vegetables
14%
Fruits
10%
Poultry
2%
Eggs
1%
Starchy Roots and
Tubers
2%
Sugar and Syrups
2%
Other Cereals and
Products
3%
Corn and Products
4%
Miscellaneous
5%
Fish consumption:
36 kg/person/year
(raw, as purchased)
DOST 1993 4th Nutrition Survey
IMPORTANCE: Fish for Food
Intake:
70% of animal protein
30% of total protein
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2. WORLD: Marine Fishery
Resources (FAO, 1999)Maximum levels reached 10-20
yrs ago, declining catch trend
Maximum levels reached a few yrs
ago, stabilized or slightly declining
catch
Catch still follow an increasing trend; largest incidence of
unknown state of exploitation; production estimates unreliable
MAJOR FISH
STOCKS:
6% depleted
16% overfished
44% fully exploited
3% recovering
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3. IMPORTANCE: Philippine
Marine Resources
RESOURCES AREA
A. Marine Resources
1. Total Territorial Water Area (inc EEZ) 220,000,000 ha.
Coastal 26,600,000 ha.
Oceanic 193,400,000 ha
2. Shelf Area (Depth 200 m) 18,460,000 ha.
3. Coral Reef Area 27,000 sq. km
4. Coastline (length) 17,460 km.
B. Inland Resources
1. Swamplands 246,063 ha.
Freshwater 106,328 ha.
Brackishwater 139,735 ha.
2. Existing Fishpond 253,854 ha.
Freshwater 14,531 ha.
Brackishwater 239,323 ha.
3. Other Inland Resources 250,000 ha.
Lakes 200,000 ha.
Rivers 31,000 ha.
Reservoirs 19,000 ha
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4. CONDITIONS: Philippine
Capture Fisheries
•Catch is leveling off
•High fishing effort in the coastal areas
•Increasing pelagic fisheries production
•Open access
•Multi-species
•Highly seasonal
•Continuing damage to crucial habitats
•Existence of destructive fishing practices
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5. Philippine Fish Production 1946-1999
-
250,000
500,000
750,000
1,000,000
1,250,000
1,500,000
1,750,000
2,000,000
2,250,000
2,500,000
2,750,000
3,000,000
194519501955196019651970197519801985199019952000
Year
Metric Tons
Total Fish Production Commercial Production
Municipal Total Municipal: Marine (1976-1987)
Municipal: Inland (1976-1987)Aquaculture Production CONDITIONS: Fish
Production Trend
•Synthetic materials for gears
•Motorization
•Widespread payao use
•PD 704
•Dynamite fishing
•Oil crisis
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6. Fish Production from 1992-1999
-
500,000
1,000,000
1,500,000
2,000,000
2,500,000
3,000,000
1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Year
Metric Tons
Total Fish Production
Commercial Production
Municipal Total
Aquaculture Production CONDITIONS: Fish
Production for the last 8
years
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7. CONDITIONS: Philippine
Fishing Areas1992 1993 1994 1995Average%Share
A. Commercial 804,866 824,356 859,328 893,232 845,446 100.00
West Palawan Waters 131,747 162,455 150,949 187,728 158,220 18.71
South Sulu Sea 136,809 130,535 149,095 180,532 149,243 17.65
Visayan Sea 165,256 131,709 134,537 120,267 137,942 16.32
Moro Gulf 90,820 115,455 102,575 83,352 98,051 11.60
Lamon Bay 23,392 40,314 48,572 55,325 41,901 4.96
Bohol Sea 36,190 27,721 36,981 36,161 34,263 4.05
East Sulu Sea 20,001 49,856 27,431 18,994 29,071 3.44
International Waters31,139 7,579 19,373 44,140 25,558 3.02
Samar Sea 7,308 29,687 30,944 25,602 23,385 2.77
Guimaras Strait 15,144 24,013 30,209 24,163 23,382 2.77
Manila Bay 15,587 20,740 26,222 25,046 21,899 2.59
Tayabas Bay 27,355 13,147 21,661 17,140 19,826 2.35
Sibuyan Sea 14,047 18,868 8,756 20,065 15,434 1.83
Others 90,071 52,277 72,023 54,717 67,272 7.96
B. Municipal 854,687 803,194 786,847 785,369 807,524 100.00
Visayan Sea 92,583 100,647 89,695 88,616 92,885 11.50
Bohol Sea 92,003 86,149 88,312 70,756 84,305 10.44
East Sulu Sea 101,918 71,061 69,498 71,486 78,491 9.72
Moro Gulf 95,295 58,385 71,441 73,938 74,765 9.26
Guimaras Strait 66,202 49,114 53,776 51,332 55,106 6.82
South Sulu Sea 34,266 56,723 42,990 42,019 44,000 5.45
West Palawan Waters 30,673 35,993 40,161 46,948 38,444 4.76
Lamon Bay 35,429 33,982 37,279 41,862 37,138 4.60
Leyte Gulf 28,055 35,739 32,655 49,901 36,588 4.53
Samar Sea 29,786 35,463 37,005 40,236 35,623 4.41
Davao Gulf 24,153 25,990 29,573 33,743 28,365 3.51
Cuyo Pass 27,308 26,677 29,440 25,587 27,253 3.37
Tayabas 20,553 25,469 26,482 17,498 22,501 2.79
Others 176,463 161,802 138,540 131,447 152,063 18.83
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8. CONDITIONS: Fishing
Operation-
50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
300,000
350,000
400,000
450,000
500,000
1945 1950 1955 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000
Year
Metric Tons
Bag Net Hook and Line Purse Seine Otter Trawl Ring Net Danish Seine
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9. CONDITIONS: Species Composition
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