La Union’s municipal fisheries production grows in 2nd Quarter 2021

The total municipal fisheries production in La Union increased by 4.10 percent from the estimated production of 683.93 metric tons in 2nd quarter 2020 to 711.94 metric tons in 2nd quarter 2021. (Figure 1)

Of the total volume of production for municipal fisheries, 91.01 percent came from marine municipal fisheries and 8.99 percent from inland municipal fisheries.

Marine Municipal

The volume of production from marine municipal fisheries went up by 17.68 percent from 550.57 metric tons in 2nd quarter 2020 to 647.93 metric tons in 2nd quarter 2021. (Figure 2)

The dominant catch in marine municipal fisheries of the province during the 2nd quarter 2021 were Slipmouth (Sapsap) with 55.48 metric tons (8.56 percent share), Threadfin bream (Bisugo) with 47.63 metric tons (7.35 percent share), Snapper (Maya-maya) with 37.88 metric tons (5.85 percent share), Blue Crab (Alimasag) with 27.44 metric tons (4.24 percent share), and Cavalla (Talakitok) with 26.33 metric tons (4.06 percent share). (Figure 3)

Inland Municipal

The volume of production from inland municipal fisheries went down by 52.00 percent from 133.36 metric tons in 2nd quarter 2020 to 64.01 metric tons in 2nd quarter 2021. (Figure 4)

The top five major catch in the province during the 2nd quarter 2021 were Tilapia with 23.79 metric tons (37.17 percent share), Freshwater shrimp (Hipon) with 6.54 metric tons (10.22 percent share), Freshwater goby (Biya) with 5.11 metric tons (7.98 percent share), Freshwater crab (Talangka) with 5.00 metric tons (7.81 percent share), and Other molluscs with 4.86 metric tons (7.59 percent share). (Figure 5)

TECHNICAL NOTES

Inland Municipal Fishing – the catching of fish, crustaceans, mollusks and other aquatic animals and plants in inland waters like lakes, rivers, dams, marshes, etc. using simple gears and fishing boats some of which are non-motorized with a capacity of less than three (3) gross tons, or fishing not requiring the use of fishing boats.

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 Inland Fisheries Survey is a survey on volume and price of fish by species, caught by households engaged in inland fishing. It gathers quarterly data with monthly catch from sample fishing households. Respondents are fishermen or any knowledgeable member of the sample household.

Quarterly Municipal Fisheries Survey (Traditional Landing Center) – is a survey on volume and price of fish, by species, unloaded by fishing boats three (3) gross tons or less. It gathers quarterly data for the entire sample landing center with information on monthly fish unloading.

Quarterly Municipal Fisheries Survey (Philippine Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA), Local Government Units (LGUs), Privately-Managed Landing Centers) is gathering of data on volume and price of fish from administrative records of Philippine Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA) and Local Government Units (LGU)- managed landing centers. It is done on a quarterly basis with information from three (3) month period.

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