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Enhancing Food Diversification to Address Food Security among Fishermen in Davao Region, Philippines
Coastal fisheries are vital to the country’s economy and provide a livelihood for many households in the Philippines. The fishing sector is a vulnerable group and heavily reliant on fishing for its livelihood. However, the country faced environmental constraints and societal challenges. To feed the growing population, food security must be ensured and nutrition knowledge improved across the fisheries sector and the country.
Strengthening Resilience among Small-Scale Fishers in Coastal Communities in Davao Region
Small-scale fisheries are vital to food security and livelihoods in coastal communities, yet fishing households face multiple environmental, institutional, and livelihood-related risks. This study analyzes vulnerability levels and resilience capacities of fishers across selected municipalities in the Davao Gulf. Fieldwork interviews were conducted using indicators that measure the vulnerability and resilience of coastal communities. Vulnerability was low in Samal (0.15), Sta.
Diversity, Cover, Shoot Density, and Distribution of Seagrasses in the Coastal Areas of Gingoog City, Misamis Oriental, Philippines
DRJ JA 2024-02 2024 Volume No. 15 Issue No. 2 Publisher Davao Oriental State University Editor Edison D. Macusi No. of Pages 20-30 Seagrass is a vital part of the coastal environment because it offers refuge, food, and protection for a variety of animals. Despite its ecological and economic importance, seagrass meadows are under threat globally due to natural and human-caused activities.
Seasonal Fluctuation of Nutrients and Primary Productivity of the Coastal Waters of Culaman, Malita, Davao Occidental, Philippines
DRJ JA 2023-05 2023 Volume No. 14 Issue No. 1 Publisher Davao Oriental State University Editor Edison D. Macusi No. of Pages 55-72 The study was conducted to determine the nutrient and chlorophyll-a concentration of coastal water at Barangay Culaman, Malita, Davao Occidental, between two seasons. One shot sampling was done during the rainy season on November 19, 2017, and November 26, 2017. It was also done during the summer season on March 6, 2018, and March 11, 2018.
Davao Region Mangrove lam (Pegophysema philippiana) Conservation and Management Strategy
Mangrove clam or imbao (Pegophysema philippiana) is an economically important bivalve species that is very common in the vast mangrove forest in the Davao region. This marine mangrove resource is subject to overexploitation and indiscriminate gleaning. Small clams are frequently gleaned in the provinces of Davao Oriental, Davao Occidental, and Davao del Sur negatively impacting the supply of imbao in the market.
Impacts of COVID-19 on the Catch of Small-Scale Fishers and Their Families Due to Restriction Policies in Davao Gulf, Philippines
Introduction COVID-19 and Impact on Fisheries In 2020, COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO, 2020). Countries worldwide have taken several measures to mitigate and flatten the curve of hospitalization and death through travel bans, home confinement, social distancing, local lockdowns, and business closure methods were implemented by governments all over the world (Jomitol et al., 2020; UN, 2020).
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