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Despite the importance of the Philippines coastal fishing sector, and government support for fishers’ preferential access to coastal waters, the country’s small-scale fishers are among the poorest and most marginalized people in the country.
May 6, 2020 · A tribute to the hard working Filipino fishermen. More than a million Filipino fishermen start their day at sunrise, casting nets into the water to catch fish that will feed their family...
Jun 27, 2014 · For the average Filipino, no meal is complete without fish. Fish and seafood are main sources of nutrition and this has always been reflected in the Filipino culinary culture. Filipino cuisines such as the paellas, adobo, sinigang and tapa, all have seafood as main ingredients.
Oct 27, 2021 · Municipal fisheries have increasingly contributed to the value of fish production in the Philippines, earning more than P100 million in 2019, according to a Philippine Statistics Authority...
Mar 5, 2023 · MANILA, Philippines — Access to decent working and living conditions is needed for the country’s small-scale fishers to flourish and be productive, according to a report that highlighted the...
Jul 11, 2021 · MASINLOC, the Philippines — The fishermen along the western coast of Luzon Island, in the Philippines, have known for generations that the seas, the tides and the weather can determine their...
Feb 21, 2017 · In the northeastern part of the Philippines, lifelong fisherman Rodel Bolaños rises before the sun in Mercedes’ Caringo Island. It is 4:30am as he heads into San Miguel Bay in his sun weathered boat. It’s crab fishing season and the tides wait for no man.
Mar 6, 2024 · With over 36,289 kilometers of shoreline littered with tidal flats and shallow reefs, the Philippines has a place for every sport fisherman. Some of the common inshore fish caught are: Bigeye scad (Matang baka)
Oct 5, 2022 · INFANTA, Pangasinan — Fisherman Mariel Villamonte had spent years plying the turquoise waters of Scarborough Shoal in the West Philippine Sea for snapper and grouper—until a Chinese coast guard vessel water cannoned his boat.
Sep 17, 2021 · But Capt. Joy Betinol, a 53-year-old fisherman, and his team did not mind. The day before, they left their homes in Infanta, Pangasinan for Scarborough Shoal, some 119 nautical miles away. But...
