Cabral, Reniel B., Muallil, Richard N., Mamauag, Samuel S., and Atrigenio, Michael P. (2025) Philippine fisheries put food security at risk. Science, 388 (6750). p. 922.

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Abstract

[Extract] On 19 August 2024, the Philippine Supreme Court upheld a Regional Trial Court’s decision (1) allowing commercial fishing in municipal waters, which extend 15 km from the shore. This decision is inconsistent with the provisions of the Philippine Fisheries Code, which grants small-scale fishers preferential access to municipal waters (2), as well as the Local Government Code of 1991 (3) and the 1987 Philippine Constitution (4), which include protections for small-scale fishers. The country’s food security and livelihoods are at risk as a result. A motion for reconsideration has already been filed by the country’s Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (5). The government should continue to seek legal remedies that uphold the rights of small-scale fishers.

Item ID:	86676
Item Type:	Article (Commentary)
ISSN:	0036-8075
Date Deposited:	25 Aug 2025 21:53
FoR Codes:	30 AGRICULTURAL, VETERINARY AND FOOD SCIENCES > 3005 Fisheries sciences > 300505 Fisheries management @ 100%
SEO Codes:	10 ANIMAL PRODUCTION AND ANIMAL PRIMARY PRODUCTS > 1003 Fisheries - wild caught > 100399 Fisheries - wild caught not elsewhere classified @ 100%
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