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A fish market in Cubao, within the Metro Manila capital region. Over 70% of the population lives near the coast, and consumption of seafood has increased as the population has grown. [3]: 1 In 2011 per capita consumption averaged 32.7 kg. [9] As of 2020, fisheries-related products made up 11.68% of all nutritional intake.
Southeast Asian coral reefs have the highest levels of biodiversity for the world's marine ecosystems. They serve many functions, such as forming the livelihood for subsistence fishermen and even function as jewelry and construction materials. [2] Corals inhabit coastal waters off of every continent except Antarctica, with an abundance of reefs ...
Besides severe health concerns, water pollution also leads to problems in the fishing and tourism industries. [33] The national government recognized the problem and since 2004 has sought to introduce sustainable water resources development management (see below). [34] Only 10% of the total population is connected to a sewer network. [35]
Coral reefs are dying around the world. [1] Human activities have substantial impact on coral reefs, contributing to their worldwide decline. [2] Damaging activities encompass coral mining, pollution (both organic and non-organic), overfishing, blast fishing, as well as the excavation of canals and access points to islands and bays.
A fishery is socially sustainable if the fishery ecosystem maintains the ability to deliver products the society can use. Major species shifts within the ecosystem could be acceptable as long as the flow of such products continues. [2] Humans have been operating such regimes for thousands of years, transforming many ecosystems, depleting or ...
Territorial waters and exclusive economic zone of the Philippines. The Philippines is an archipelagic state whose over 7,000 islands of roughly 300,000 square kilometres (120,000 sq mi) [1] are surrounded by 36,289 kilometres (22,549 mi) of coastline [2]: 15 supporting a large coastal population.
Fish pens congest water bodies, and divert resources from the natural ecosystem. This can affect not only wild fish populations, but also crustaceans and mollusks. [6] While less immediately damaging to the benthic environment than fish pens, fish cages still cause the introduction of excess nutrients.
Mangroves in Lobo, Batangas established as an "Eco-Park" for local recreation and nature conservation. Mangrove ecosystems represent natural capital capable of producing a wide range of goods and services for coastal environments and communities and society as a whole. Some of these outputs, such as timber, are freely exchanged in formal markets.