Review of Related Literature and Studies

This chapter provides an overview of relevant literature and studies related on the development

of Fish port. This first part discusses the development of municipal fishing port. The second part

discusses the elements of a municipal fish port. The third part focuses on the problems arising in
the

development of fishing port.

Introduction

A fish port is a facility that serves as the center of fishing operations and provides space for

fishermen to operate. One of the things that suggest how well performing the local fishermen and

fishing activities on certain place were the presence of a fish port (Multazam,2000). Ports in the

Philippines are classified as: Fishing ports which is either municipal or regional and are primarily
served

as the fishing industry and function as the main collection and distribution center of fish; Feeder
port

which are the linkages between nearby small islands and urban areas that typically serve small

passenger and fishing boats; and Commercial port which are either for private used or owned and

operated by the government that cater vessel with a weight of more than 30 tons (Israel, 2000)

Development of Municipal Fish Port

Maybe we all want our fishing port to have a beautiful and innovative design and new

technology. We know that the Philippines has beautiful seas and marine resources. With the new

design and equipment, the Filipinos will have more importance to strengthen the source of fish

and transpotation using boats and ships.

Fishports: Service Centers for a Changing Industry
ByRobert F. Goodwin*

An casual waterfront observer observer needs to aware of the intricate but unseen linkages
that tie the vessel to the modern urban harbor as securely as the lines that tie its hull to the
pier. These linkages are streams of goods and services; services that flow between shore-
based establishments and vessels. This chapter considers them as packages of marine
services: repair and maintenance services, equipment and supplies, consumable provisions;
and business, financial, and information services. A major metropolitan harbor servicing a
large and diverse fleet of vessels provide a full competitive range of marine services,
whereas a rural port harboring a limited number of vessels may supply only the most
rudimentary services. Oceangoing cargo vessels, tugboats, recreational smallcraft, and other
floating equipment swell the market demand for similar marine services in a large urban
port and the marine service businesses, which developed in response to that market demand,
also serve the fishing fleets.

Elements of Municipal Fish Port

Problems in the Development of Fish Port

The construction of fishing port ate planned in expectation of future developments in the fishing

industry. Although fishing ports are highly needed for countries economic development in the
field of

fishing industries, issues and concerns on them were currently arising. One of these issues were

underutilization of existing ports in which are assessed by comparing the usage projection when
it was

planned and its actual usage on its operation (Israel, et.al., 2000). A probable reason for this

underutilization falls under unavailability or limited programmed equipment and absence of

essential

facilities which is a key indicators of properly utilized fish ports, especially in post-harvest
facilities such
as ice plants and cold storage. However, fish port were planned and should be well-equipped,
another

observed factors for underutilization is declining fish catch which is certainly true and serious
problem

when there will be less fish to land and process in the ports resulting to underutilization (Israel,
2000).

Additionally, improvement on environmental management practices in fishing ports particularly

in

wastewater and solid waste disposal must be properly observed as it help prevent the port from

becoming the breeding areas of diseases which will affect the marine ecosystem. This issues
depends on

port management on mitigating negative environmental impacts without disrupting the growth of

economic progress by promoting management suitability with nature (Parmawati, 2019).

Conclusion