La Union’s commercial fisheries production improves in 3rd Quarter 2021

The volume of production from commercial fisheries was posted at 352.18 metric tons in 3rd quarter 2021. It went up by 10.66 percent compared with its level in the same period a year ago of 318.26 metric tons. (Figure 1)

The top five major catch in La Union in 3rd quarter 2021 were Indo-pacific mackerel (Hasa-hasa) with 32.12 metric tons, Slipmouth (Sapsap) with 30.03 metric tons, Hairtail (Espada) with 29.06 metric tons, Goatfish (Saramulyete) with 25.40 metric tons, and Indian mackerel (Alumahan) with 24.25 metric tons.

Indo-pacific mackerel output contributed 9.12 percent to the total commercial fisheries production in 3rd quarter of 2021. Meanwhile, the shares of Slipmouth, Hairtail, Goatfish, and Indian mackerel production to the total commercial fisheries output in the said quarter were 8.53 percent, 8.25 percent, 7.21 percent, and 6.89 percent, respectively. (Figure 2)

The total value of commercial fisheries production in La Union in 3rd quarter 2021 was PhP43,198.15 which was 12.74 percent higher than its value in the same quarter of the previous year of PhP38,315.23.

The top three species with the highest contribution the total value of commercial fisheries production in 3rd quarter 2021 include Slipmouth with PhP5,675.97 (13.14 percent share), Threadfin Bream with PhP4, 290.68 (9.93 percent share), and Cavalla with PhP3,729.97 (8.63 percent share).  Slipmouth’s value of production grew by 67.11 percent while Threadfin and Cavalla’s value of production declined by 3.37 percent and 5.22 percent, respectively. (Table 1)

Data for commercial fisheries were obtained from Local Government Unit (LGU) -managed fish landing centers, privately-managed fish landing centers, and traditional fish landing centers.

TECHNICAL NOTES

Landing Center is a place where the fish catch and other aquatic products are unloaded and traded. Traditional landing center is a type of landing center where fishermen could unload their catch and/or dock their fishing boats without any obligation or payment for the use of the place.

Quarterly Commercial Fisheries Survey (Traditional Landing Center) is a quarterly survey on the volume of fish unloading in traditional landing centers and the price of fish by species.  It gathers data on a quarterly basis but the information that is collected is about monthly fish unloading.

Quarterly Commercial Fisheries Survey (Philippine Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA), Local Government Units (LGUs), Privately-Managed Landing Centers) is the gathering of data from the records of the PFDA, LGU and privately-managed landing centers. It is done on a quarterly basis but the information being collected is on each of the three months included in the reference quarter.

SGD. DANITES E. TENIDO, Ph.D.
Chief Statistical Specialist

MAQ/MFC