Definition of Fishing

Fishing is the harvesting of fish and fishery resources.

Fishing Grounds
Geographical locations where fishing activities conducted.
Classification
Marine Water Bodies
Ocean
An ocean is a vast body of salt water that separates or surrounds
continents.
from Greek, Okeanos (Oceanus)
a major body of saline water, and a principal component of the hydrosphere.
Approximately 71% of the Earth's surface (an area of some 361 M km
2
is
covered by ocean, a continuous body of water that is customarily divided
into several principal oceans and smaller seas.
Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean
Sea
a smaller division of the ocean, partially enclosed by land (or sometimes a
very large lake such as the Caspian Sea and the Dead Sea).
Gulf
An arm of the ocean that reaches into land.
Bay
A body of water that is partly enclosed by land, smaller than a gulf.
Channel
a narrow deep waterway connecting two larger bodies of water.
Freshwater Bodies
Lakes
A body of fresh water, surrounded by land. It is from Latin lacus.
Rivers
A long body of water that flows downhill in a natural channel.
Streams
Reservoirs
Dams.
Irrigation canals
Ponds
Ex. La Mesa Dam, Pantabangan Dam
Philippine Fishing Grounds
Resources Area
A. Marine Resources
1. Total Territorial Water Area 220,000,000 ha
a. Coastal 26,600,000 ha
b. Oceanic 193,400,000 ha
2. Shelf Area (200 m depth) 18,460,000 ha
3. Coral Reef Area 27,000 km
2
Coastline (length) 17,460 km
B. Inland Resources
1. Swamplands 246,063 ha
a. Freshwater 106,328 ha
b. Brackishwater 139,735 ha
2. Existing Fishpond 253,854 ha
a. Freshwater 14,531 ha
b. Brackishwater 239,323 ha
3. Other Inland Resources 250,000 ha
a. Lakes 200,000 ha
b. Rivers 31,000 ha
c. Reservoirs 19,000 ha
Some Important Fishing Grounds
Seas
Sulu Sea Palawan/Mindanao
Sibuyan Sea Aklan/Masbate/Romblon
Bohol Sea Bohol
Samar Sea Samar/Masbate/Leyte
Visayan Sea Panay/Negros/Cebu/Masate
Camotes Sea Cebu/Leyte/Bohol
Bays
Lamon Bay Quezon/Camarines Norte
Tayabas Bay Quezon
Illana Bay Lanao del Sur/Maguidanao
Manila Bay Manila/Bataan/Cavite
Sibugay Bay Zamboanga del Sur
Iligan Bay Misamis Occ./Lanao del Norte
Channels
Babuyan Channel Cagayan/Babuyan Is.
Jintotolo Channel Capiz/Masbate
Maqueda Channel Camarines Sur/Catanduanes
Straits
Tablas Strait Tablas Is./Mindoro Or.
Mindoro Strait Palawan/Mindoro Occ.
Taon Strait Cebu/Negros
Cebu Strait Cebu/Bohol
Iloilo Strait Iloilo/Guimaras
Passages
Burias Pass Burias Is./Camarines Sur
Ticao Pass Ticao Is./Sorsogon
Lakes
Laguna de Bay Laguna & Rizal
Lanao Lake Marawi City, Lanao del Sur
Taal Lake Batangas
Mainit Lake Agusan del Norte/Surigao del Norte
Naujan Lake Calapan, Mindoro Or.
Buluan Lake Sultan Kudarat/Maguindanao
Lake Bato Iriga City, Camarines Sur
Major River System
Rio Grande de Cagayan (Cagayan River) - Cagayan
Agno River Nueva Ecija/Pangasinan/Tarlac
Abra River Benguet/Ilocos Sur/Abra
Rio Grande de Pampanga Nueva Ecija/Pampanga/Bulacan
Rio Grande de Mindanao Bukidnon/Cotabato/Misamis Or.
Agusan River Davao/Agusan del Norte/Agusan del Sur
Fishing Zones
Philippine Fisheries Code of
1998 (RA 8550)
municipal fishing as fishing
without vessels or with vessels
of 3 GT or less
commercial fishing as fishing
with vessels of more than 3 GT
1. Municipal Fishing Ground
waters within 15 km from the
shoreline including
freshwater bodies
2. Commercial Fishing Ground
waters beyond 15 km from
the shoreline up to 200
na. mi. (Phil. Territory,
Exclusive Economic Zone)
Temporal Variations
Seasons in the Philippines
1. Dry Season Northeast monsoon
season, November to April
2. Wet Season Southwest
monsoon season, May to October