La Union’s commercial fisheries production drops in 2^nd quarter 2024

The volume of production from commercial fisheries was posted at 56.10 metric tons in 2^nd quarter 2024. This recorded a decrease of 63.68 percent from its level in 2^nd quarter 2023 of 154.45 metric tons. (Figure 1)

The top five major catch in La Union in 2^nd quarter 2024 were Squid (Pusit) with 9.30 metric tons, Slipmouth (Sapsap) with 9.21 metric tons, Indian Mackerel (Alumahan) with 3.08 metric tons, Hairtail (Espada) with 2.89 metric tons, and Threadfin Bream (Bisugo) with 2.66 metric tons.

Squid output contributed 16.58 percent to the total commercial fisheries production in 2^nd quarter of 2024. Meanwhile, the shares of Slipmouth, Indian Mackerel, Hairtail, and Threadfin Bream production to the total commercial fisheries output in the said quarter were 16.42 percent, 5.49 percent, 5.15 percent, and 4.74 percent, respectively. (Figure 2)

The total value of commercial fisheries production in La Union in 2^nd quarter 2024 was PhP10,905.12 which was 55.13 percent lower than its value in 2^nd quarter 2023 of PhP24,303.17.

The top three species with the highest contribution to the total value of commercial fisheries production in 2^nd quarter 2024 included Squid with PhP3,256.30 (29.86 percent share), Slipmouth with PhP686.24 (6.29 percent share), and Indian Mackerel with PhP615.44 (5.64 percent share). The value of production for Squid went up by 69.86 percent from its value of production in 2^nd quarter 2023 of PhP1,917.02. On the other hand, the value of production for Slipmouth went down by 75.81 percent from the PhP2,836.73 value of production in 2^nd quarter 2023. Meanwhile, there is no value of production for Indian Mackerel in 2^nd quarter 2023. (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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