FISHERIES AND

MARINE
RESOURCES IN THE
PHILIPPINES
DESCALLAR
ODULIO
FISHING INDUSTRY
The Philippines is ranked as one of the top fishing nations worldwide

Annual catch of more than 2 million MT of, valued at more than $3 billion
FISH AND MARINE
RESOURCES
PRODUCTION
FISHERIES
CAPTURE FISHERIES - catching or collecting fish and other aquatic animals from
the natural environment

1. Municipal (Small-Scale) Fishing - fishing within municipal waters using

fishing vessels of (3) gross tons or less, or fishing not requiring the use of
fishing vessels.

1. Commercial (Large-Scale) Fishing - using fishing vessels with more than

(3) gross tons
a. Operate within Philippine waters
b. Operates beyond Philippine waters

AQUACULTURE - the husbandry or farming of aquatic plants and animals

Freshwater, brackish waters, marine waters
CAPTURE FISHERIES
FISH PRODUCTION (2011-2015)

YEAR QUANTITY (MT)

2015 4,649,313
2014 4,689,085

2013 4,705,413
2012 4,865,132
2011 4,973,588
FISHING GROUNDS
FISHING GROUNDS
FOOD SECURITY
FOOD CONSUMPTION

Mean One-Day Per Capita Food Consumption (2003)

FOOD GROUP/ CONSUMPTION (g/day) % OF TOTAL FOOD
SUB GROUP INTAKE

Fish Products 104 g/day 11.7%

Meat Products 61 g/day 6.9%

Poultry 20 g/day 2.3%

FISHERFOLK
FISHERFOLK
FISHERFOLK
 LAWS AND
REGULATIONS
Republic Act No. 8550 OR "The
Philippine Fisheries Code of 1998"
Republic Act Brief Description
RA 7586 (1992) Provides for the establishment and management of protected areas in the Philippines.
National Integrated
Protected Areas System
(NIPAS) Act
RA 8550 (1998) Protects endangered species
Philippine Fisheries SEC. 11. Protection of Rare, Threatened and Endangered Species.
Code The Department shall declare closed seasons and take conservation and rehabilitation measures for
[Sec. 11, 97] rare, threatened and endangered species, as it may determine, and shall ban the fishing and/or
taking of rare, threatened and/or endangered species, including their eggs/offspring as identified by
existing laws in concurrence with concerned government agencies.
SEC. 97. Fishing or Taking of Rare, Threatened or Endangered Species.
It shall be unlawful to fish or take rare, threatened or endangered species as listed in the CITES and
as determined by the Department.
RA 9147 (2001) Dedicated to the conservation of the countrys wildlife resources and their habitat for sustainability.
Wildlife Resources
Conservation and
Protection Act
[Chap. 3, Art. 2-5]
RA 8485 (1998) Protects and promotes the welfare of all animals in the Philippines by supervising and regulating the
Animal Welfare Act establishment and operations of all facilities utilized for breeding, maintaining, keeping, treating or
training of all animals either as objects of trade or as household pets.
RA 7160 (1991) Covers the implementation of fishery laws in local governments.
Local Government
Code
RA 8749 (1999) Recognizes the responsibility of local government units to deal with environmental problems
Clean Air Act
RA 9003 Covers the implementation of a systematic, comprehensive and ecological solid waste management
Ecological Solid Waste program.
Management Act
PD 1586 Establishment of an environmental impact statement system, including other environmental
Philippines management related measures and for other purposes.
Environmental Impact
Statement System
RA 10067 (2010) Ensures the protection and conservation of the globally significant economic, biological,
Tubbataha Act sociocultural, educational, and scientific values of the Tubbataha Reefs
Writ of Direct respondent to permanently cease from committing acts or neglecting the performance of a
Kalikasan (2010) duty in violation of environmental laws resulting in environmental destruction or damage
Administrative Order Covers
DAO 55 (1991) Dugong
DENR
DAO 15 (2004) Hawksbill and other turtles
DENR
FAO 185 (1992) All dolphins
BFAR
FAO 185-1 (1997) Ammendment on FAO 185 (1992), by adding
BFAR whales
FAO-193 (1998) Whale sharks and manta ray
BFAR
FAO-208 (2001) Rare, threatened, and endangered species
BFAR
FAO-233 (2010) Aquatic wildlife conservation
BFAR
FAO-233-1 (2011) Ammendment on FAO 233 (2011)
BFAR
Joint AO 1 (2005) Guidelines for cetacean interaction; whale
BFAR-DOT watching
AO 282 (2010) Enhancement of whale shark protection
Malacanang
International Agreement
Rio Declaration on Environment
and Development & Agenda 21
(Section 2, Chap. 17)
United Nations Convention on
the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)
Part XIII
Convention on Biological
Diversity (CBD)
Convention on the International
Trade of Endangered Species of
Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES)
Appendix I, II, III
Convention on Migratory
Species (CMS)
Appendix I, II
CMS MoU Turtles IOSEA
CMS MoU Sharks
CMS MoU Dugong
Brief Description
SEC. 2, CHAP. 17 Protection of the oceans, all kinds of seas, including enclosed
and semi-enclosed seas, and coastal areas and the protection, rational use and
development of their living resources
Part XIII Marine Scientific Research
Article 6 Develop national strategies, plans or programmes for the
conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity or adapt existing strategies for
this purpose
An international agreement between governments aimed at ensuring that the
trade of wild animals worldwide does not threaten their survival. Appendix I
(banned), II (monitored), III (protected in at least one country to control the
trade)
It is an intergovernmental treaty, concluded under the guidance of the United
Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), concerned with the conservation of
wildlife and habitats on a global scale.It aims to conserve terrestrial, aquatic and
avian migratory species throughout their range.
The MoU puts in place a framework through which States of the Indian Ocean
and South-East Asian region, as well as other concerned States, can work
together to conserve and replenish depleted marine turtle populations for which
they share responsibility.
A legally non-binding international instrument that aims to achieve and
maintain a favorable conservation status for migratory sharks based on the best
available scientific information and taking into account the socio-economic
value of these species for the people in various countries.
The MoU is designed to facilitate national level and transboundary actions that
will lead to the conservation of dugong populations and their habitats. The CMP
provides the basis for focused species and habitat-specific activities,
coordinated across the Dugongs migratory range.
PROBLEMS AND
ISSUES
 Illegal and unsustainable fishing

FISHERY Excessive fishing efforts

Increasing number of fishers

MANAGEMEN By-catch and destructive fishing

T Catching of immature/juvenile fish

Poaching/intrusion in prohibited
DEPLETED FISHERY fishing areas
RESOURCESE
Illegal large-scale fishing in
municipal waters or areas
exclusive to small-scale fisher
OVERFISHING
1980s: PH reached the maximum sustainable
yield of its seas

10 out of 13 of the countrys fishing grounds

have been severely overfished or depleted

75% of fishing grounds overfished

illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU)

fishing, mostly from large fishing companies
REGULATION OF OVERFISHING
2015: RA 10654 or the Amendment of Fisheries Code (An Act to Deter and
Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing) and DA signed IRR

Law has more teeth and the necessary mechanisms to curb illegal, unreported
and unregulated fishing, as mandated by the European Union (EU)

harvest control mechanisms to limit fishing efforts and penalties

vessel monitoring system that will tell authorities the time and location of boats
are fishing
 Conversion of fisheries habitats

AQUATIC into other uses

Pollution and siltation

POLLUTION
Red tide occurrence
DEGRADED FISHERY
HABITATS Natural stresses

Destructive fishing
AQUATIC POLLUTION
Water pollution is a major problem in the
Philippines

the Marilao River which runs through the

Bulacan Province and into Manila Bay was on
the 10 Most Polluted Rivers in the World list
and 1 of the 50 dead rivers in the PH
AQUATIC POLLUTION
water pollutions effects cost the Philippines approximately $1.3 billion annually
water pollution in the Philippines is mostly wastewater from the following
sources: industrial, agricultural, domestic sewage, etc.
Affected fish pens, particularly in Laguna de Bay
PROTECTION
OF SPECIES
 CONCLUSION
&
RECOMMENDATION
CONCLUSION
RECOMMENDATION
More funding for research