Tag Archives: philippines

SEAFDEC advocates collaboration with DA-BFAR for sustainable fisheries and aquaculture

SEAFDEC officials led by the Secretary-General, Dr. Suttinee Limthammahisorn, together with the Policy and Program Coordinator of the SEAFDEC Secretariat, Dr. Worawit Wanchana; Project Planning and Management Division Head of Training Department (SEAFDEC/TD), Mr. Isara Chanrachkij; Chief of Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC/AQD), Mr. Dan Baliao; and AQD senior staff paid a …

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Fisheries Country Profile: Philippines 2025

2025 Information Updated The Republic of the Philippines is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia consisting of 7,641 islands with a total land area of 301,000 km². The Philippines is situated at the western edge of the Pacific Ocean, between 4°N and 21°N latitude and 116°E and 127°E longitude. The …

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Country Fisheries Trade: Philippines

By Jennifer Viron, 2019 Regional Fisheries Policy Network (RFPN) Member for Philippines INTRODUCTION The Philippines is located within the coral triangle, which dubbed the archipelagic country as the center of the center of marine biodiversity (Carpenter and Springer, 2005). The country has a total land area of 301,000 km2 and has a …

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Fisheries Country Profile: Philippines (2018)

by Mr. Napoleon Salvador J. Lamarca 2017 Regional Fisheries Policy Network (RFPN) Member for the Philippines INTRODUCTION The Philippines is an archipelago that consists of 7,641 islands with a total land area of 301,000 km2. The total area of marine waters including EEZ is 2,200,000 km2 and the total length …

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