Opportunities and challenges to fisheries policy in the Philippines today
Issue Date
6-2020
Abstract
A framework on the structure and dynamics of fisheries management is described. It is used to identify four opportunities and two challenges for fisheries policy in the Philippines if it were to rationally harness fisheries as fulcrum for sustainable food and protein security in the country in the next 10-30 years. This is, when climate conditions in the country (and in the world) may reach ireversible changes per some reports. Four specific recommendations on the focusing policies are presented if the Philippines were to achieve a more environmentally-anchored (“greener”) management of fisheries: reconciling and balancing public and private sector interests over fisheries; providing incentives for “green investments” on fisheries; ensuring the economic and ecological sustainability of culture fisheries as a pressure-easing complement to capture fisheries, and rationalizing land use to improve the viability of culture fisheries.
Source or Periodical Title
Journal of Environmental Science and Management
ISSN
0119-1144
Volume
23
Issue
1
Page
111-126
Document Type
Article
Frequency
semi-annually
Physical Description
graph, tables
Language
English
Subject
fisheries policies, fisheries management, opportunities, capture-culture fisheries complementation, green investment, climate resilience
Recommended Citation
Malayang, Ben S. III; Oracion, Enrique G.; Bomediano, Mylah R.; Calumpong, Hilconida P.; Abesamis, Rene A.; and Montebon, Roberto D., "Opportunities and challenges to fisheries policy in the Philippines today" (2020). Journal Article. 5570.
https://www.ukdr.uplb.edu.ph/journal-articles/5570
Digital Copy
https://jesam.sesam.uplb.edu.ph/index.php
En – AGROVOC descriptors
FISHES; CAPTURE-BASED ACQUACULTURE; FISHERY POLICIES; FISHERY PRODUCTION; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; CAPTURE FISHERY ECONOMICS