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The Local Government Code of 1991 devolved responsibility for fisheries licensing and regulation to cities and municipalities (with the exception of leasing public land for fish ponds, which remains with BFAR). RA 8435, the Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization Act, was passed on December 22, 1997, quickly followed by RA 8550, the Philippine ...
The aquaculture sector includes fish, shrimp, and seaweed farms in artificial ponds, inland waters, and nearshore waters. The fisheries sector employs over 2 million people, creates around 1.5% of GDP, and produces 2% of all global fisheries products. It is an important source of domestic nutrition and a net source of exports.
Municipal fisheries off Leyte, Samar, and Sorsogon, as well as within the Malampaya Sound, had been closed to commercial fishing. [26]: 22 Studies in Laguna de Bay from 1961 showed its productivity was decreasing. Towards the end of the decade, while overall value increased, this was due to an increase in fish pens.
The Philippines' Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (Filipino: Kawanihan ng Pangisdaan at Yamang-tubig, [2] abbreviated as BFAR), is an agency of the Philippine government under the Department of Agriculture responsible for the development, improvement, law enforcement, management and conservation of the Philippines' fisheries and aquatic resources.
Aquaculture and fisheries education and training including extension services, conservation of streams, rivers, lakes and other fisheries resources; Aquaculture and fisheries production and development; Business of aquaculture; Fishpond and fisheries culture production and development including related technical, financial and guarantee ...
Aquaculture in the Philippines (which includes fish, shellfish, and seaweed farming) comprises 39% of the country's fisheries sector. The rest of the fisheries sector is composed of commercial and municipal fishing. [60] Some of the more common aquaculture products in the Philippines are bangus, tilapia, catfish and mudfish, and prawns. [60]
In its latest biennial report on the state of world fisheries, the Rome-based Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said global fisheries and aquaculture production in 2022 hit a record 223.2 ...
Commercial fisheries in the Philippines are the fisheries located more than 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from the coast, which are generally fished with boats larger than 3 gross tons. Commercial fishing occurs throughout the country, targeting both large and small pelagic species, especially tuna and sardines, as well as demersal species.