An Overview of Fisheries and Aquaculture in the Philippines

Albaris Tahiluddin; Ertuğrul Terzi

doi:10.35229/jaes.944292

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Filipinler'deki Balıkçılık ve Su Ürünleri Yetiştiriciliğine Genel Bir Bakış

Öz

Filipinler dünya su ürünleri sektörüne önemli katkı sağlayan ülkelerden birisidir. 2018 yılında, su ürünleri yetiştiriciliği, yerel ve ticari balıkçılık gibi üç sektörden toplam üretim yaklaşık 4,36 milyon ton olmuştur. Bununla birlikte Filipinler, en çok su ürünleri üreten ülkeler arasında 13. sırada ve dünya çapında deniz yosunu üreten ülkeler arasında 4. sırada yer almıştır. Ülkenin su ürünleri sektöründen elde ettiği toplam ihracat kazancı 1,6 milyar Amerika doları olmuştur. Filipinler su ürünleri sektörü ulusal ekonomiye önemli katkı ve geçimini su ürünleri ile sağlayan yaklaşık 2 milyon Filipinli balıkçıya gelir sağlayan bir sektördür. Bu derleme, Filipinler'deki balıkçılık ve su ürünleri yetiştiriciliğine genel bir bakış sunmayı amaçlamaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

su ürünleri yetiştiriciliği , ticari balıkçılık , su ürünleri sektörü , yerel balıkçılık , Filipinler.

An Overview of Fisheries and Aquaculture in the Philippines

Abstract

The Philippines is one of the significant contributors to world fisheries. In 2018, the total production from three sectors, e.g., aquaculture, municipal, and commercial fisheries, was about 4.36 million MT. With this, the Philippines ranked 13th as the top fish-producing country and placed 4th as the major seaweed producer worldwide. The total export earnings of the country from the fisheries sector was US$1.6 billion. The Philippine fisheries sector is an essential contributor to the national economy, providing income from foreign exchange and livelihood sources to almost 2 million Filipino fisherfolks. This review aimed to provide an overview of fisheries and aquaculture in the Philippines.

Keywords

aquaculture , commercial fisheries , fisheries sector , municipal fisheries , Philippines

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Primary Language

English

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Journal Section

Review

Authors

Albaris Tahiluddin
0000-0002-3237-3552
Türkiye

Ertuğrul Terzi ^*
0000-0003-2811-6497
Türkiye

Publication Date

December 31, 2021

Submission Date

May 28, 2021

Acceptance Date

September 5, 2021

Published in Issue

Year 2021 Volume: 6 Number: 4

DOI

https://doi.org/10.35229/jaes.944292

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https://izlik.org/JA57EA28FA

APA

Tahiluddin, A., & Terzi, E. (2021). An Overview of Fisheries and Aquaculture in the Philippines. Journal of Anatolian Environmental and Animal Sciences, 6(4), 475-486. https://doi.org/10.35229/jaes.944292

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