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Closed Season and the Distribution of Small-Scale Fisheries Fishing Effort in Davao Gulf, Philippines

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  • Edison D. Macusi

    (Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences (IALS), Davao Oriental State University (DOrSU), Mati City 8200, Davao Oriental, Philippines
    Fisheries Catch Assessment Project, Davao Oriental State University (DOrSU), Mati City 8200, Davao Oriental, Philippines)

  • Andre Chagas da Costa-Neves

    (The International Master of Science in Marine Biological Resources (IMBRSea Program), University of Ghent, 9000 Ghent, Belgium)

  • Christian Dave Tipudan

    (Fisheries Catch Assessment Project, Davao Oriental State University (DOrSU), Mati City 8200, Davao Oriental, Philippines)

  • Ricardo P. Babaran

    (Institute of Marine Fisheries and Oceanology, College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, University of the Philippines Visayas, Miagao 5023, Iloilo, Philippines)

Abstract

The Davao Gulf supports various livelihoods and activities for small-scale and commercial fisheries. However, facing a declining catch, a closed season was implemented to arrest the decline. This study aimed to describe the Davao Gulf fisheries, determine the movement patterns of fishing boats during closed and open seasons, and quantify and compare their catch and their fishing distances. Boat tracking was combined with catch logbook monitoring of fishers and supplemented with interview surveys (N = 35) and mapping surveys (N = 167), including the use of secondary catch data. Results from the interviews showed that the average age of the fishers was 45 years old, with 27 years of fishing experience using motorized boats with 8 HP engines. Their average catch was 7 kg per trip dominated by big-eyed scad ( Selar crumenophthalmus ), frigate tuna ( Auxis thazard ), roundscad ( Decapterus spp.), skipjack tuna ( Katsuwonus pelamis ), and yellowfin tuna ( Thunnus albacares ). There were highly significant differences between the volume of catch of small-scale fishers and commercial fishers after the closure in 2014 (278 t vs. 80 t; p < 0.001) and between the species caught ( p < 0.001). Fishing activities were associated with a speed class of 0–1 km/h, while the average moving speed was 5.28 km/h. Fishing ground overlap was common among fishers from the same port of origin but not fishers of different ports. Some fishers move farther away from their port during the closure period. Our study provided a better understanding of fishing effort distribution in the Davao Gulf.

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  • Edison D. Macusi & Andre Chagas da Costa-Neves & Christian Dave Tipudan & Ricardo P. Babaran, 2023. "Closed Season and the Distribution of Small-Scale Fisheries Fishing Effort in Davao Gulf, Philippines," World, MDPI, vol. 4(1), pages 1-16, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jworld:v:4:y:2023:i:1:p:4-55:d:1037166
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