A food security advocacy group and fisheries stakeholders cited the potential of the West Philippine Sea (WPS) as producer of the country’s food security requirements. Know more:
A food security advocacy group and fisheries stakeholders cited the potential of the West Philippine Sea as producer of the country’s food security requirements.
Tugon Kabuhayan and other fisheries stakeholders also expressed their support behind the holding of the WPS national summit entitled “Tugon ng Lokal at Sambayanan: Buhay at Kabuhayan, Isang Pagsasama-sama para sa Kanlurang Dagat ng Pilipinas” to be held on August 2 to 4, 2023 in Pasay City. This is the combined production for marine capture fisheries of both municipal and commercial fisheries sectors of Regions 1, 3, National Capital Region, 4A, and MIMAROPA with provinces facing the WPS.
“It’s about time that the nation works together to plan for the protection and sustainable utilization of the West Philippine Sea. The WPS should exceedingly be used by Filipinos,” he said. The fisheries industry is a major food source, data from the Food and Agriculture Organization showed, with a total of 178 million tons of fisheries production in 2020, 90 million tons or 51 percent from captured fish and 88 million tons or 49 percent from aquaculture.
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