OceanExpert ID : 21463
National Fisheries Research and Development Institute
NFRDI
Corporate 101 Mother Ignacia Street South Triangle Quezon City
Quezon City
1100 Metro Manila
Philippines
Type
Government
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Telephone
283725063
Fax
(028)352-3596
Activities
Sound fisheries management requires sufficient information on population dynamics and biometrics to estimate maximum sustainable levels of exploitation. Marine capture fisheries resources are considered close to full exploitation worldwide with about half of them fully exploited, one quarter over exploited, depleted or recovering from depletion and one quarter only with some capacity to produce more than they presently do (FAO, 2015). In the Philippines, most of the traditional fishing grounds have been showing signs of overfishing. Changes in species composition and reduction of size of fish caught are signs of depletion and indications of overfishing.
Clark Adrian ABAO
Researcher
Suzette BARCOMA
Science Research Specialist 2