A tale of two seas: Closed season is a mixed bag for Philippine sardines industry
A tale of two seas: Closed season is a mixed bag for Philippine sardines industry Since 2011, the Philippine government has imposed a closed fishing season on various major fishing grounds during the sardine spawning season. Implemented during the tail end of the year until March the following year, the closed fishing season has been both a boon and bane for communities. In the sardine capital of the Zamboanga Peninsula in the country’s south, the ban has boosted catch sizes for artisanal fishers, while in the Visayan Sea in the central Philippines, catches have dwindled. Experts point to...
Source: mongabay.com