The Department of Agriculture chief mulls more fish harvest control to revive overexploited seas in the Philippines

게시됨 2024년 6월 25일

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Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. has suggested reducing fishing efforts for certain species due to overexploitation of the country's fisheries resources. He also highlighted the contribution of municipal and illegal fishing to this issue. To address the problem, the government implements closed fishing seasons annually. Furthermore, Secretary Tiu Laurel advocated for aquaculture as a solution to make up for the shortfalls caused by overexploitation, citing the need to diversify fishing methods. Recent data shows a slight decline in fisheries production in the Philippines over the past year.

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Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. on Tuesday raised the possibility of further enhancing fish harvest control as he noted that the country’s fisheries resources are nearly depleted. "For deep sea fisheries, commercial fisheries like galunggong, sardines, unfortunately, I have to say we have to relax or reduce fishing efforts because it’s nearly depleted and overexploited,” Tiu Laurel said at a news forum in Taguig City. “In order to have more fish in the future, we have to control our harvest and time area closures to revive our fishing grounds,” the agriculture chief said. Every year, the government through the DA-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources implements closed fishing seasons in Philippine waters such as the Visayan Sea, off the coast of Zamboanga Peninsula and Palawan to allow fish species to reproduce. The DA chief said the overexploitation of fisheries in the country was not only caused by commercial fishing but also municipal fishing as well as ...

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