President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. on Tuesday said that his administration is mulling to impose a seasonal fishing ban on certain areas to ensure a sufficient supply of fish in the country.

Marcos, who also sits as Agriculture Secretary, bared these when asked about his future plans for the fishery sector during an interview with the media in Zamboanga.

“Sometimes, it is necessary not to catch all the fish so we would still have stock in the next season. So, that’s what we’re looking at now," he said.

According to Marcos, the ban is also necessary on local areas where fish breeding is being executed.

"Kaya’t kasama sa ating development plan ang mga fisheries dahil nang bumaba ang dalawang bagay: bumababa ang ating nahuhuli, ng ating mga mangingisda dahil nasira na ‘yung mga kung saan pinalalaki ang mga isda," Marcos added.

Aside from the restriction, he also stated that his administration aspires to put up more cold storage facilities to prevent spoilage as he noted that 30% of fish catches are either damaged or degraded.

“Walang cold storage. Kaya nagtatayo tayo ng cold storage. Doon naman sa mga maliliit na bagsakan ay magbibigay tayo ng gawaan ng yelo, para ‘yung yelo na ‘yan, ‘yun ‘yung ilalagay nila sa bangka para pag may nahuli sila, ilalagay lang doon sa yelo at hindi masira ‘yung isda,” the President said.