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2024-51
Reference Period
2ND QUARTER 2024

La Union’s municipal fisheries production decreases in 2nd quarter 2024

The total municipal fisheries production in La Union went down by 1.12 percent from the estimated production of 473.92 metric tons in 2nd quarter 2023 to 468.59 metric tons in 2nd quarter 2024. (Figure 1)

Figure 1. Volume of Municipal Fisheries Production La Union 2nd Quarter 2023 and 2nd Quarter 2024


Of the total volume of production for municipal fisheries, 84.26 percent came from marine municipal fisheries while 15.74 percent from inland municipal fisheries.

Marine Municipal

The volume of production from marine municipal fisheries dropped by 4.10 percent from 411.73 metric tons in 2nd quarter 2023 to 394.84 metric tons in 2nd quarter 2024. (Figure 2)

Figure 2. Volume of Marine Municipal Fisheries Production La Union 2nd Quarter 2023 and 2nd Quarter 2024

 

The dominant catch in marine municipal fisheries of the province in 2nd quarter 2024 were: Yellowfin Tuna (Tambakol/Bariles) with 53.52 metric tons (13.55 percent share), Hairtail (Espada) with 42.03 metric tons (10.64 percent share), Slipmouth (Sapsap) with 28.65 metric tons (7.26 percent share), Skipjack (Gulyasan) with 27.85 metric tons (7.05 percent share), and Squid (Pusit) with 22.64 metric tons (5.73 percent share). (Figure 3)

Figure 3. Percentage Contribution of Top Species to the Total Marine Municipal Fisheries Volume of Production La Union 2nd Quarter 2024

 

Inland Municipal

The volume of production from inland municipal fisheries went up by 18.57 percent from 62.20 metric tons in 2nd quarter 2023 to 73.75 metric tons in 2nd quarter 2024. (Figure 4)

Figure 4. Volume of Inland Municipal Fisheries Production La Union 2nd Quarter 2023 and 2nd Quarter 2024

 

The top five major catch in the province in 2nd quarter 2024 were Oyster (Talaba) with 31.20 metric tons (42.31 percent share), Freshwater Crab (Talangka) with 4.67 metric tons (6.33 percent share), Freshwater Goby (Biya) with 3.75 metric tons (5.08 percent share), Freshwater Clams (Tulya) with 3.73 metric tons (5.06 percent share), and Catfish (Hito) with 3.04 metric tons (4.12 percent share). (Figure 5)

Figure 5. Percentage Contribution of Top Species to the Total Indland Municipal Fisheries Volume of Production La Union 2nd Quarter 2024

 

Municipal fisheries data were gathered from administrative records of the Philippine Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA), Local Government Unit (LGU) - managed landing centers, and traditional landing centers.

 

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. TEÑIDO, PhD 
Chief Statistical Specialist

 

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MUNICIPAL FISHERIES SITUATIONER IN LA UNION 2ND QUARTER 2024

The total municipal fisheries production in La Union went down by 1.12 percent from the estimated production of 473.92 metric tons in 2nd quarter 2023 to 468.59 metric tons in 2nd quarter 2024.

MUNICIPAL FISHERIES SITUATIONER IN LA UNION 1ST QUARTER 2024

The total municipal fisheries production in La Union went down by 17.86 percent from the estimated production of 2,352.42 metric tons in 1st quarter 2023 to 1,932.23 metric tons in 1st quarter 2024.

MUNICIPAL FISHERIES SITUATIONER LA UNION: 2023

The total municipal fisheries production in La Union decreased by 16.31 percent from the estimated production of 4,637.40 metric tons in 2022 to 3,881.00 metric tons in 2023.