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REACTION PAPER: THE PHILIPPINE FISHERIES UNDER CRISIS
Philippine Fisheries is one of the income provider, employment, foreign exchange earnings and
stability to our country were millions of people expand it as their main source of income for a living. It
rendered a portion of how our country developed especially in providing livelihood and food but with the
good occurrence with these resources, why it is now in critical condition or under crisis? We all know that
Philippines recognized as the world outstanding and productive in marine ecosystems but with the current
dilemma that we are facing it is not impossible that we might be in a bleak.
Illegal fishing, habitat degradation, over harvesting in aquatic resources, pollution and different
innovative technologies that can damage small fishes are some of the current dilemmas in the fisheries
sector where some didn’t think the consequences of their lack of management and disciplines. However,
people have always think that the sea in endless resources that is why they have been taken a high
volumes of fish but with that they are not aware that there are species in the aquatic resources that are
endangered or they are in overfishing that even a very young fish is being catch. Our sea is not a robot
that if you want to have the access on such phenomena it will provide easily, in our resources yes some
people might think that sea is wide bodies of water which provide endless fish but for thinking I also
realized that without proper understanding on the appropriate fishing there is no guarantee that we could
produce enough.
Furthermore, government provide a framework that ultimately solved the current dilemmas to
maintain the food security of the nation and even the balance benefits between people and the nature.
They proposed that it is best to maintain the current levels of catch and an increase for fish production
that disseminate to the various levels of government that ensure that management will be implemented
actively. And as amended for the FAO Code of Conduct for Fisheries Philippine applications allow the
people to know the key features that is applicable in the Philippine setting to reduce the crisis we are
facing. It is also considered as a guide to preserve our resources that bring in our country a stability in our
economy or for foreign trade earnings.
As for my recommendation, It is vital to all of us Filipinos to be aware on the negative side of the
benefits we received from our nature upon excessive using it. Without taking care of these natural gift
from God we won’t supposedly survived our daily living. That is why I am recommending every reader
of these reaction paper to think wisely and also manage your actions with great knowledge as well as
awareness. Even in a simple way of thinking we can save lives from the resources and they will help us
save our live as a human beneficiary.