This Comprehensive National Fisheries Industry Development Plan (CNFIDP) 2021-2025 focuses on the Philippines' fisheries sector development over a five-year period. The Plan serves as a guide to both policy makers and program implementers towards the sustainable management and development of the country’s fisheries and aquatic resources. The CNFIDP 2021-2025 seeks to improve the productivity of the fisheries sector, while empower stakeholders, especially fisherfolk, towards food security, inclusive growth, and global competitiveness. The Strategic Goals include: Ensuring food security through increased fish production and supply; Promoting economic growth by enhancing competitiveness in local and international fish markets; Adapting to climate change to protect marine biodiversity and support sustainable fisheries. The CNFIDP 2021-2025 outlines strategies and actions across various subsectors to promote sustainable development in the Philippines' fisheries industry. The strategies proposed for capture fisheries include: Strengthen Anti-Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing (IUUF) Measures; Adopt Ecosystems Approach in Fisheries Management (EAFM) in all FMAs; Identify, plan and implement appropriate and socially acceptable fisheries management tools in the FMA, in accordance with EAFM and supported by scientific information; Set Reference Points/ Harvest Control Rules based on scientific information, for the sustainability of top fisheries stocks; Promote appropriate fishing technologies; Improve wellbeing of members of the commercial fisheries sector and their households; etc. The strategies proposed for aquaculture include: 1. Secure quality fry/seed supply through coordinated investments in propagation facilities (broodstock hatchery, nurseries, laboratories); 2. Institutionalize Good Aquaculture Practices (GAqP) for key commodities and promote sustainable aquaculture; 3. Assure quality and traceability of aquaculture inputs and outputs; 4. Invest on species with high commercial potential; 5. Optimize operation of mariculture parks; 6. Ensure climate/disaster resilience of the aquaculture sector. The trade and marketing subsector seeks to prioritize interventions, such as market linking, capability development and improving access to credit.
Philippines · 2022-02-01