Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsMachine Learning Based Prediction of Catch Yields in Small Scale FisheriesEpifelward Niño Olaivar Amora, Patrick D. CernaSmall-scale fisheries are critical for food security and livelihoods but increasingly face threats from overfishing and environmental change. This study employed machine learning to predict catch yields in Cogtong Bay, Philippines, using 3,478 records collected in 2020–2021 that included species, gear, location, season, and weather data. Models developed in Python with scikit-learn and XGBoost compared Random Forest (RF), Extreme Gradient … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 22, Issue 8 · 24 Aug 2026 · 1,096 accessesView PDFCite