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[104]: 6 In 2019, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources issued FAO 263, dividing Philippine waters into 12 Fisheries Management Areas. [81] In 2022, there were 2,302,648 fisherfolk registered with BFAR, of which 50.96% were in capture fisheries, 11.27% in aquaculture, 11.18% in gleaning, 6.83% in vending, and 1.96% in processing.
Philippine fisheries face a mixture of environmental, socioeconomic, and institutional challenges. Environmental damage to fisheries habitats has occurred alongside fishery depletion. [70]: 345 Coral reef quality has degraded across the country, and by 2014 no coral reefs in the country had 75% or more of their area being covered by live coral ...
In 2022, there were 2.35 million metric tons of aquaculture products created in the Philippines, 54.15% of all fisheries products in the Philippines, with a total value of around PhP 124.00 billion. The biggest item by volume was seaweed, which made up 65.8% of aquaculture production.
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.
Following is a sortable table of the world fisheries' harvest in 2022. ... Philippines: 1,771,247 2,349,252 ... Fisheries and Aquaculture 2005 statistics;
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.
Tilapia production in Brazil increased 3 - 4 percent in 2022. Philippines: 267,735 In the Philippines, several species of tilapia have been introduced into local waterways and are farmed for food. Tilapia fish pens are a common sight in almost all the major rivers and lakes in the country, including Laguna de Bay, Taal Lake, and Lake Buhi.
Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) Bureau of Soils and Water Management (BSWM) Bureau of Agricultural and Fisheries Engineering (BAFE), new bureau under R.A. No. 10601; Formerly-attached bureaus: Bureau of Agricultural Statistics (BAS) (now under the Philippine Statistics Authority)