Lesson 4 & 5 - Value of the Aquatic Ecosystem & Fisheries Sectors Flashcards
A term which describes the range of variation among microorganisms, plants, fungi, and animals
Biodiversity
The rich aquatic ecosystem of the Philippines is considered being the ____ because it provides us with abundant sources of fish and fishery products.
“World’s center of marine biodiversity”
It has been considered as a staple food for humans; an important source of protein, nutrients, and energy, particularly in poorer nations
Fish
It can provide 50-60% of an adult’s daily protein requirement
150g of fish protein
The global human population has been projected to reach over ____ people by 2050, and over ____ by 2100.
9 billion, 10 billion
Global fish production in 2018 has reached ____.
179 million tonnes
About ____ of fish were used for human consumption. The remaining ____ were destined for non-food uses, mainly to produce fishmeal and fish oil
156 million tonnes, 22 million tonnes
About __ of Filipinos are estimated to live in coastal areas
70%
The number of fish production, and the amount contributed by the fisheries sector to the country’s economy in 2015
4.65 million metric tons, 4.33 billion dollars
Some benefits obtained from aquatic ecosystems:
- Water source
- Fish and seafood
- Transportation routes
- Renewable energies (tides, waves, and wind)
- Non-renewable resources (natural gas, oil, gravel, sand, etc.)
- Pharmaceutical ingredients and other biochemical products
Refers to all kinds of harvesting of naturally occurring living resources in both marine and freshwater environments
Capture fisheries
Harvesting using a fishing gear
Capture fisheries
Any instrument or device and its accessories utilized in taking fish and other fishery species; can be active or passive
Fishing gear
A fishing device characterized by gear movements, and the pursuit of the target species is towing, lifting and pushing the gears, surrounding, covering, dredging, pumping and scaring the target species to impoundments
Active fishing gear
Characterized by the absence of pursuit of the target species; lft in place for a period before retrieval and may either attract fish using bait or may passively wait for a fish to swim into a net or trap
Passive fishing gear
Marine waters included between 2 lines drawn perpendicular to the general coastline from points where the boundary lines of the municipality touch the sea at low tide and a third parallel with the general coastline including offshore inlands and 15 km from such coastline
Municipal waters
Also known as the NIPAS Law
Republic Act 7586
Where two municipalities are so situated on opposite shores that there is less than 30km of marine waters between them; the third line shall be equally distant from opposite shore of the respective municipalities
Municipal waters
Two classifications of fishing in Philippine marine waters
- Municipal fishing
- Commercial fishing
Fishing within municipal waters using fishing vessels of 3 gross tons (GT) or less, or fishing not requirung the use of fishing vessels
Municipal fishing
The taking of fishery species by passive or active gear for trade, business, or profit beyond subsistence or sports fishing
Commerical fishing
Three classifications of commerical fishing
- Small scale commercial fishing
- Medium scale commercial fishing
- Large scale commercial fishing
Fishing with passive or active gears utilizing fishing vessels of 3.1 GT up to 20 GT
Small scale commercial fishing
Fishing utilizing active gears and vessels of 20.1 GT up to 150 GT
Medium scale commercial fishing
