Marine municipal fisheries volume of production increases  to 5,821.72 metric tons

Marine Municipal fisheries volume of production in Ilocos Region  was estimated at 5,821.72 metric tons in second quarter 2022. This is higher than the 5,156.07 metric tons production in second quarter

2021 by 12.91 percent. The subsector’s output comprised 13.09 percent of the total fisheries volume of production of 44,465.58 metric tons  in the region. 

Ilocos Sur registers the highest growth rate in the volume  of production

Ilocos Sur had the highest increment in the volume of marine municipal production at 42.90 percent. Pangasinan and Ilocos Norte increases  in production by 7.63 percent and 7.58 percent, respectively.  On the other hand, the marine municipal fisheries production  of La Union declined by 23.74 percent in second quarter 2022.

By provincial share, Pangasinan contributed 2,350.32 metric tons, equivalent to 40.37 percent share of the region’s marine municipal production. Ilocos Sur followed with a production of 1,928.66 metric tons  or 33.13 percent, and Ilocos Norte at 1,048.61 metric tons equivalent  to 18.01 percent. La Union has the least production contributing  494.13 metric tons or 8.49 percent of the total marine municipal production of the region. 

Roundscad records the highest volume of production

The top 5 species captured in municipal marine fisheries were roundscad, squid, big-eyed scad, yellowfin tuna, and anchovies.

Roundscad posted the highest volume of marine municipal fisheries production of 1,505.54 metric tons, which comprises 25.86 percent  of the total marine municipal fisheries production. Squid followed  with a production of 1,233.24 metric tons or 21.18 percent, big-eyed scad (360.80 metric tons or 6.20 percent), yellowfin tuna (5.36 percent),  and anchovies (4.29 percent). 

SGD. ATTY. SHEILA O. DE GUZMAN
Regional Director, RSSO I