9 million MT food
We are a country About 82 million fish produced in
Filipinos needs to
of more than 105 Filipinos eat fish eat at least 38.2kg 2017 (capture and
million people fish/year aquaculture)
FISH is MORE
VALUABLE
than GOLD.
FOOD
In aquaculture
We are 92% 40% post- (fish farming),
SECURITY is a
food fish harvest 70% of overhead MATTER of
sufficient loss/wasted cost is feeds NATIONAL
SECURITY.
FISH SUFFICIENCY LEVEL BY
REGION
FISH-EATING
PRODUCTION FISH
II
REGION POPULATIO
(‘000 MT) SUFFICIENCY (%)
N (‘000)
I
I 4,000 162 124 CAR
II 2,700 56 59
III 9,000 275 91 III
IVA
IV-A 11,500 353 99
IV-B 2,300 493 166 V
Per Capita Fish Consumption (kg) 38.2 38.2 38.2 38.2 38.2 38.2
High Seas
EEZ
Territorial waters
Distant
Municipal Waters for Commercial Fishing water fishing
waters
*coral reefs
Mainland *seagrass beds
*mangroves
▸ Payao Development
Program
▸ FB Pagbabago –
provision of fiber glass
fishing boats
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Expected
production 7,000 7,500 8,000 9,000 10,000
(MT)
Budget Req’t.
(million) PhP38 PhP41 PhP43 PhP47 PhP54
✓ Coordination and
collaboration with the local
government units
✓ Malinis at Masaganang
Karagatan (MMK)
▸ We need to develop
broodstocks for priority
aquaculture species
✓ Establishment of multi-
species hatcheries
▸ We need to aggressively
promote Philippine fisheries
products to gain bigger
market share
✓ Participation to trade
exhibits (local and
international)
TIER 1 5,872,789
TIER 2 14,061,352
TOTAL 19,934,141
FY2019 PRIORITY ITEMS