1. Dr. Adelaida L. Palma, Phd National Inland Fisheries Technology Center Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Tanay, Rizal Nheden Amiel D. Sarne Livestock and Fisheries Division, Agriculture Staff National Economic and Development Authority Pasig City Inland Fisheries Management in the Philippines Seminar on Inland Fisheries Management New Delhi, India, 21- 26 September 2005

5. Percent share to Gross National Product and Gross Domestic Product by industrial origin, 2002 – 2004 INDUSTRY AT CURRENT PRICES AT CONSTANT PRICES 2002 2003 2004 2002 2003 2004 AGRI., FISH, FORESTRY 14.15 13.81 14.28 18.71 18.4 18.19 a. Agriculture 11.97 11.69 12.08 14.87 14.48 14.17 b. Fishery 2.14 2.07 2.13 3.78 3.84 3.93 c. Forestry 0.04 0.05 0.07 0.06 0.07 0.09 INDUSTRY SECTOR 29.8 29.72 29.68 31.5 30.96 30.75 SERVICE SECTOR 49.81 49.58 49.25 43.1 43.18 43.67 GDP 93.76 93.11 93.22 93.31 92.53 92.61 GNP 100 100 100 100 100 100

6. Contribution of fisheries to total agricultural gross value added (GVA), 2002 – 2004

7. Volume of fish production, by sector 1990 – 2003 (in MT)

8. In terms of employment, the fishing industry has provided employment to around 1.6 million or 5% of the country’s labor force (NSO, 2002)

9. INLAND FISHERIES : a situationer Major Inland Fishery Resources Name of Lakes Location Area (ha) 1. Laguna de Bay Laguna and Riza l 90,000 2. Lake Lanao Lanao del Sur 34,700 3. Taal Lake Batangas 23,400 4. Lake Mainit Surigao del Norte 14,000 Agusan del Norte 5. Naujan Lake Oriental Mindoro 10,900 6. Lake Buluan Maguindanao 6,500 Sultan Kudarat 7. Lake Bato Camarines Sur 3,800 8. Lake Buhi Camarines Sur 1,800 9. Lake Dapao Lanao del Sur 1,000 10. Lake Sebu South Cotabato 964 TOTAL 187,064

10. Contribution of inland fisheries to the total fisheries production, 2003. Type of Inland Fisheries Production (MT) % of total Value ('000) PhP % of total INLAND FISHERIES PRODUCTION 221,999 6.13 7,504,714 6.26 Inland Aquaculture 88,707 2.45 3,925,956 3.28 Fish Cage 52,832 1.46 2,597,983 2.17 Fish Pen 35,875 0.99 1,327,973 1.11 Capture Fisheries 133,292 3.68 3,578,758 2.99 TOTAL Fisheries Production 3,619,282 119,866,236

11. Inland Fisheries Production, 1994 – 2003.

12. Inland municipal fisheries production of mollusk and tilapia, 1992 – 2001.

15. Strategies for the Management of Inland Waters September 15, 2009

22. 5. Strengthening of the institutional and organizational arrangements among the various agencies involved in inland fisheries management.

24. 7. Community mobilization and participatory resource management which involves the development at the community level to ensure the integration of fisheries in the whole frame of local development. Creation of the Fisheries and Aquatic Resource Management Councils (FARMC) to advise and assist the local government units in the management, conservation and protection of the fishery resources within the respective municipal waters.

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