Abstract
Purpose: The study aims to determine the volume of pelagic fishes’ catch landed in the Concepcion Fish Port after the close season. This study’s formulations supported the status of marine protected areas in Concepcion’s municipality, specifically in Poblacion, as to its sustainability for market and entrepreneurship. Methods: This study employed a descriptive survey research design. The participants were purposively selected fishers using commercial and municipal boats but residents of Concepcion’s Municipality. The data gathering was made through documentation and calculation of fish caught and identifying local, English, and scientific names. Results/Application: Results showed that commercial and municipal fishing boats were allowed to fish in Concepcion Municipal water. The fishing gears for municipal fishing boats used were boat drive-n net (DIN) or palubog, drift gillnet (DGN) or pamu, fish trap (FT) or bobo, encircling gill net (EGN) or likos, bag net (BGN) or baskal. Furthermore, with about 31 species of different marine resources, DIM topped the list, followed by DGN in a total of 22 species, FT 11, and both EGN and BGN only recorded one specie for municipal fishing gears. While in commercial fishing gear, ST has 27 marine species, 18 for RNAC, 9 for RNFF. The records revealed 54 species of pelagic and 12 other marine organisms caught in the Concepcion waters. The top 5 pelagic fishes dominated the lists were Sardinella lemuro or Bali sardinella (Tuloy), weighing almost 52,611.5; Scolopsis taenioptera or Lattice monocle bream (Opo-opos), weighs around 3,585.1 kilogrsm. Then, Gerres oyena or Common Silver Body (Latab), 2,104.2 kilograms; Scomberomorus commerson or Narrow barred Spanich Mackerel (Tangigue), 1,708.5 kilograms; and, Selaroide leptulepsis or Yellow Stripe Scad (Balinuan), 1,457.2 kilograms. For non-pelagic, the top of the survey was Phoyololigo duvauceli or Indian squid (Lokus) weighs around 5,000 kilograms. The results showed closed season is an effective way for fish reproduction of different pelagic fishes in the Visayan Sea. Keywords: Visayan sea; catch volume; Pelagic fish; Pelagic zone; fishing gears
Highlights
The Philippines dubbed as the ”Center of the Center,” the country is located in the hotspot called the ”Coral Triangle.” Besides the unique coral reefs, the abundance of seagrass beds, mangrove, beach forest, diverse fishes, invertebrates, seaweeds, and other marine species, makes the country rich with biodiversity than any region in the world
An estimated 47,520.60 kilos of the volume of catch using municipal fishing gears and an estimated 29,487 kilos of assorted types of pelagic fishes were caught within fourteen days using commercial gears the open season
The two general types of gears identified in the municipality of Concepcion that were utilized in catching different species of pelagic fishes are commercial and municipal gears
Summary
The Philippines dubbed as the ”Center of the Center,” the country is located in the hotspot called the ”Coral Triangle.” Besides the unique coral reefs, the abundance of seagrass beds, mangrove, beach forest, diverse fishes, invertebrates, seaweeds, and other marine species, makes the country rich with biodiversity than any region in the world. Besides the unique coral reefs, the abundance of seagrass beds, mangrove, beach forest, diverse fishes, invertebrates, seaweeds, and other marine species, makes the country rich with biodiversity than any region in the world. Records show 468 scleractinian corals, 1,755 reef-associated fishes, 648 species of mollusks, 19 species of seagrass, and 820 species of algae. The country is ranked the secondhighest seagrass diversity in the world (1). Crabs, seaweeds, pearls, and fishes are the country’s top resources(2). The current situations, natural calamities, and human intervention are reducing our resources little by little. One problem like the El Nino caused to increase in phytoplankton biomass and coral bleaching and might lead to the fish kill, seaweed diseases, and a threat to a marine mammal
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