SEA FOOD

SCARCITY
Marine Life Denudation
Bountiful Ocean Crystal Water
Devastated
Coral Reefs

Over Fishing
 ILLEGAL FISHING METHOD

Muro Ami

Cyanide

Dynamite

Bottom Trawling

Bycath
Familiar with
that wastes?
RA 8550 (1998) Protects endangered species
Philippine Fisheries Code SEC. 11. Protection of
[Sec. 11, 97] Rare, Threatened and
Endangered Species.
The Department shall
declare closed seasons and
take conservation and
rehabilitation measures for
rare, threatened and
endangered species, as it
may determine, and shall
ban the fishing and/or
taking of rare, threatened
and/or endangered species,
including their
eggs/offspring as
identified by existing laws
in concurrence with
concerned government
agencies.
SEC. 97. Fishing or Taking
of Rare, Threatened or
Endangered Species.
It shall be unlawful to
fish or take rare,
threatened or endangered
species as listed in the
CITES and as determined by
the Department.

Source: Myharbornature.com
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REASONS FOR HAVING AN ILLEGAL FISHING?
1. Lax regulatory systems in the issuance of fishing permits
MONEY
When there are no serious penalties, the idea of (illegal, unreported and Future G
unregulated fishing) IUU fishing is very profitable.
2. . Lack of enough funds or resources for surveillance and tracking
Financially weak states set other priorities other than marine fishing
surveillance
3. Economic and social circumstances.
Research shows that a lot of the fishermen involved in illegal fishing are
mostly from the developing nations with a slow growing- economy and
poor living conditions
4. Lack of proper supervising, control and surveillance activities.
- Lack of knowledge regarding fish populations and quotas in a universal
standard.
- Little to no rules regarding fishing practices, which encourage fishing
fleets to bypass areas that do have regulations. This is the case in most
international waters.
- Problems with customs and importation clearance bodies where the
provenance of fish is not questioned
5. High demand for IUU fish
When the prices of fish rise, so does the need to get them illegally and the
financial gains from IUU fishing searching for the creatures that go for high
prices.
 They say, prevention is
PREVENTION better than cure but what if
we cannot prevent it because
it was happening already?
All we need to do is to
save it before it is too late.

CURE
ALTERNATIVE SOLUTION…
 SCIENTIFIC STUDY
ON SAVING THE OCEAN
Mind Your Carbon 7. Support
Footprint and Be an Ocean- Organizations
Reduce Energy Friendly Pet Owner Working to Protect
Consumption the Ocean

Make Safe, Don't Purchase

Influence Change in
Sustainable Items That Exploit
Your Community
Seafood Choices Marine Life

Use Fewer Plastic Help Take Care of Travel the Ocean

Educate Yourself About Oceans Products the Beach Responsibly
and Marine Life
You Can Join…

• The Ocean Conservancy

• Sea Shephard Conservation
• Society Coral Reef Alliance
• Coral Restoration Foundation
• Project AWARE Foundation
• The Nature Conservancy
• World Wildlife Fund

Help saving ocean , now!

“Life is life’s greatest gift. Guard the life of another creature as you would your
own because it is your own. On life’s scale of values, the smallest is no less precious
to the creature who owns it than the largest."
— Lloyd Biggle Jr., Writer