| Indicator 1 |
Fishing Operator |
| Definition |
A fishing operator is a person who takes the technical and administrative responsibility of managing the day-to-day fishing operation. He/she is responsible for making major decisions, including the management and supervision of hired workers in his/her fishing operation. He/she may do the catching or gathering of aquatic products alone or with the members of his household. He/she may not do the catching or gathering of aquatic products but may employ others to do the job for him/her. He/she may be the owner of the fishing boat and/or fishing gear.
A fishing operator on “own account” is the owner who is solely responsible for the technical decisions and implementation of plans involving when and where to go out fishing, what fishing gears/accessories/devices to use, and other fishing activity and who is responsible for the consequences that may result from the fishing operation. He/she may hire workers to do the job for him/her and may own a boat/vessel and/or fishing gears
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| Method of Computation / Estimation Procedure |
See attached:
2012 CAF Barangay Explanatory Text
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| Indicator 2 |
Municipal Fishing Operation
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| Definition |
Municipal fishing operation carried out without the use of boat/vessel or with the use of a raft or a boat/vessel of three gross tons or less.
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| Method of Computation / Estimation Procedure |
See attached:
2012 CAF Barangay Explanatory Text
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| Indicator 3 |
Legal Status of the Fishing Operator
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| Definition |
Legal status of the fishing operator refers to the form of organization under which the municipal fishing activity is undertaken. The operator may operate as an individual proprietor, partnership, corporation, cooperative, other private institution or government corporation/institution.
1. Individual proprietor is when the holding is operated by a person on his/her own account who may be the landowner, lessee, tenant or owner/lessee with hired manager.
2. Partnership is a form of business organization and ownership, whether or not registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), that results from a contract between two or more competent persons to associate themselves in a common ownership and management of a lawful business enterprise for profit.
3. Corporation is an organization formed for a definite purpose, under authority obtained from the government, treated as an artificial person, separate and apart from its owners/stockholders. Thus, it can own property, make contracts, borrow money, sue and be sued, all in its name, without involving its unlimited number of owners/stockholders in any liability more than the money they have invested in it. Note that this refers to private corporations only.
4. Cooperative is an organization composed primarily of small producers and consumers who voluntarily join together to form a business enterprise, which they themselves own, control, and patronize.
5. Other private institution refers to an organization owned and operated by a group of persons with the same interest and who bonded themselves together. This excludes private corporations. Examples are charitable institutions, and private schools.
6. Government corporation/institution refers to an organization owned and operated by the government. Examples are penal colonies, agricultural schools, correctional institutions, National Development Corporation, Bureau of Plant Industry Experimental Station, University of the Philippines Los Baños Experimental Station, and Bureau of Animal Industry
7. Others, specify is a form of organization not among the categories mentioned above.
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| Method of Computation / Estimation Procedure |
See attached:
2012 CAF Barangay Explanatory Text
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| Indicator 4 |
Category of Fishing (Water Environment)
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| Definition |
Marine waters refer to bodies of water such as oceans, bays, gulfs and channels with seawater salinity. It is pure saltwater, such as Manila Bay, Visayan Sea, Batangas Coast.
Inland waters refer to bodies of water such as lakes, rivers, reservoirs, dams, paddy/rice fields, estuaries, marshes, and ponds usually consisting of fresh water or brackish water environments. Examples are Laguna de Bay, Taal Lake, Liguasan Marsh, and Agusan Marsh.
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| Method of Computation / Estimation Procedure |
See attached:
2012 CAF Explanatory Text
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| Source of Basic Data |
Census of Agriculture and Fisheries |
| Source Document/ Agency |
Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) |
| Frequency of Release |
Every 10 years |
| Latest Available |
2012 |
| Level of Disaggregation |
National/Regional/Provincial |
| Contacts |
Agriculture and Fisheries Census Division
Philippine Statistics Authority
17th Floor, Centris 3, EDSA Quezon Ave., Bgy. Pinyahan, Quezon City
Tel:(+632)3761834
afcd.staff@psa.gov.ph |