USAID Environment Office Director John Edgar lauded the joint initiative saying: “USAID is honored to support the Department of Agriculture’s vision to increase productivity and income in the fisheries sector. The partnership will engage local governments, private sector stakeholders, and fisherfolks to implement science-based management, reduce overfishing, and protect the alimasag’s ecological habitats. Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch warns that the Alimasag is in the Red “Avoid” Category. Said program aims to evaluate the sustainability of wild-caught and farmed seafood usually found in the U.S. It also gives work to 8,000 Filipino fishermen.īecause of environmentally harmful and unsustainable overfishing practices, the alimasag is rated as “RED” (Avoid) by the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch program. The Blue Swimming Crab accounts for 40% of the Philippines’ catch. Blue swimming crabs (alimasag) harvvested in the Philippines are exported to various parts of the world. The majority of the crabs harvested goes to the US. The market for alimasag has an export value of P3.7 billion ($70 million). Said crab is harvested in the Visayan Sea. Thai Union Group, and University of Rhode Island signed a memorandum of Understanding to improve the ecological sustainability of the blue swimming crab. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), Monterey Bay Aquarium, Philippine Association of Crab Processors, Saravia Blue Crab Inc. The US government is stepping up its support with the Department of Agriculture’s sustainable management of the Philippine alimasag (blue swimming crab).
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