BFAR says geopolitical tension affecting fish production in WPS

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00:00It's no secret the Chinese, with all their military might, hardware and weaponry, have

00:05put fear in the hearts of the fisherfolk who cast their nets in the disputed waters of

00:10Ayungan and Scarborough Shoals for a living and are being eternally harassed and bullied

00:15day in and day out.

00:17A drop of 7,000 metric tons in the first half of this year's catch than in the previous

00:22year tells it all.

00:25Our Claisel Cordelia gets us up to speed on developments.

00:30The tailing of a Chinese missile ship to two vessels from the Bureau of Fisheries and

00:34Aquatic Resources while conducting a maritime patrol in the West Philippine Sea.

00:40The laser targeting of the agency's airplane during a bomb-in awareness fight last week.

00:46These are just a few of the many incidents of illegal, coercive, aggressive and deceptive

00:50actions by China in the West Philippine Sea.

00:54According to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, geopolitical tensions have

00:58impacted fish production in the West Philippine Sea.

01:01Data from the Philippine Statistics Authority show that fish catches in the West Philippine

01:06Sea fell to 101,000 metric tons in the first half of 2024.

01:12This represents a drop of almost 7,000 metric tons compared to 108,392 metric tons during

01:18the same period last year.

01:21Geopolitical situation, which we can say that's one of the reasons.

01:27There are other reasons like the increase in fuel, and the airline that passed by, which

01:35affected the migration pattern of fish.

01:39We don't intend to actually ignore this fact that the contribution of the West Philippine

01:53Sea to the overall production of our national production declined.

01:58So we are taking this seriously.

02:01The B-4 will strengthen its presence in the West Philippine Sea with a planned acquisition

02:07of a 50-meter steel multi-mission offshore vessel and an additional multi-purpose refrigerated

02:13cargo vessel valued at P1.5 billion.

02:17In addition, more than P665 million worth of boats and other fishing equipment is currently

02:24under the beads and procurement process of the B-4, which will eventually be distributed

02:29for the Layag West Philippine Sea program.

02:32This aims to enhance the capacity of fishermen in the West Philippine Sea.

02:36The government has exhausted all the necessary efforts to actually address the issue.

02:46We will not stop implementing programs that will help our fishermen, as far as improving

02:55our capacity in terms of monitoring, control and surveillance.

02:59Despite the situation, the B-4 assures

03:30that the fishing season is expected in Davao Gulf, Palawan, and other areas in the country

03:44to facilitate fish stock reproduction.

03:47While this may temporarily reduce the local supply of fish, the arrival of imported fish

03:52approved by B-4 is anticipated to fill in the gap.

03:56Ge-le-zel-por-de-la for the new and better Philippines!

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