La Union’s commercial fisheries production drops in 4^th quarter 2024

The volume of production from commercial fisheries was posted at 36.39 metric tons in 4^th quarter 2024. This recorded a decrease of 81.70 percent from its level in 4^th quarter 2023 of 198.90 metric tons. (Figure 1)

The top five major catch in La Union in 4^th quarter 2024 were Squid (Pusit) with 2.99 metric tons, Hairtail (Espada) with 2.31 metric tons, Slipmouth (Sapsap) with 2.19 metric tons, Threadfin Bream (Bisugo) with 1.34 metric tons, and Goatfish (Saramulyete) with 1.22 metric tons.

Squid output contributed 8.22 percent to the total commercial fisheries production in 4^th quarter of 2024. Meanwhile, the shares of Hairtail, Slipmouth, Threadfin Bream, and Goatfish production to the total commercial fisheries output in the said quarter were 6.35 percent, 6.02 percent, 3.68 percent, and 3.35 percent, respectively. (Figure 2)

The total value of commercial fisheries production in La Union in 4^th quarter 2024 was PhP6,157.63 which was 78.31 percent lower than its value in 4^th quarter 2023 of PhP28,395.71.

The top three species with the highest contribution to the total value of commercial fisheries production in 4^th quarter 2024 included Squid with PhP746.90 (12.13 percent share), Hairtail with PhP291.01 (4.73 percent share), and Grouper with PhP278.10 (4.52 percent share). The values of production for Squid and Hairtail went down by 14.29 percent and 89.09 percent, respectively from their values of production in 4^th quarter 2023 of PhP871.46 and PhP2,667.90. On the other hand, the value of production for Grouper went up by 32.54 percent from its value of production in 4^th quarter 2023 of PhP209.82. (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. TEÑIDO, PhD 
Chief Statistical Specialist

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