This report presents the result of reviewing and evaluating BSC data collected by the Philippine’s National Stock Assessment Program in Regions 5, 6, and 7, where the country's main BSC fishing grounds are. It provides an overview of the analysis options viable for these regions (traditional or conventional stock assessment but also relatively new and potentially useful analytic approaches) and determines new reference points for the fishery. Assessments conducted indicate that the BSC stock in the Visayan Sea is highly overfished. Some of the assessment models used indicate the need for reduction of fishing effort by about half (49%) from the 2018 level and an increase in length-at first capture to 11.5 cm from the current 9.75 cm captured by bottom-set gillnets and crab pots/traps, the dominant gears exploiting BSC in the Visayan Sea.
This report presents the result of an in-depth sector analysis for the Blue Swimming Crab (BSC) commodity sector in the Philippines, as well as a review of the implementation of the earlier Blue Swimming Crab Management Plan (BSCMP), with intended activities up to 2015. It investigates and identifies the weaknesses, threats, and gaps, of the sector towards sustainable fisheries management for the BSC commodity, as well as the strengths of, and opportunities for, the industry. The different stakeholders and enablers of the BSC supply chain in the Philippines were engaged in participatory discussions. Results from previous research publications, government reports, technical and working papers, and records from private sector were also utilized in the analysis. This report is primarily purposed to support the development of the next-cycle Blue Swimming Crab National Management Plan for 2020 onwards.
This report was developed by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). It was funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF), through the Global Sustainable Supply Chains for Marine Commodities (GMC) project, implemented by the UNDP.
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