Estimating the potential fisheries production of three offshore reefs in the West Philippine Sea, Philippines

• Main Authors: Arceo, Hazel O., Cabasan, Joey P., Luciano, Rhea Mae A., Heyres, Lovely Joy D., Mamauag, Samuel S., Aliño, Porfirio M.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2020
• Subjects: Offshore structures—Spratly Islands; Fisheries—Spratly Islands; Marine Biology
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/11477
• Institution: De La Salle University

Evaluating reef fisheries potential is crucial in understanding the benefits derived from coral reefs. In this study, fisheries production of three offshore reefs in the West Philippine Sea was characterized using both fishery-dependent and fishery-independent approaches. Experimental fishing was do...