La Union’s municipal fisheries production grows in 1^st Quarter 2022

The total municipal fisheries production in La Union improved by 30.93 percent from the estimated production of 2,133.58 metric tons in 1^st quarter 2021 to 2,793.52 metric tons in 1^st quarter 2022.

Of the total volume of production for municipal fisheries, 94.65 percent came from marine municipal fisheries while 5.35 percent from inland municipal fisheries.

Marine Municipal

The volume of production from marine municipal fisheries went up by 43.76 percent from 1,839.23 metric tons in 1^st quarter 2021 to 2,644.05 metric tons in 1^st quarter 2022.

The dominant catch in marine municipal fisheries of the province during the 1^st quarter 2022 were Threadfin Bream (Bisugo) with 183.19 metric tons (6.93%), Slipmouth (Sapsap) with 163.37 metric tons (6.18%), Spanish Mackerel (Tanigue) with 161.08 metric tons (6.09%), Grouper (Lapu-lapu) with 153.04 metric tons (5.79%), and Skipjack (Gulyasan) with 150.95 metric tons (5.71%).

Inland Municipal

The volume of production from inland municipal fisheries went down by 49.22 percent from 294.35 metric tons in 1^st quarter 2021 to 149.47 metric tons in 1^st quarter 2022.

The top five major catch in the province in 1^st quarter 2022 were Tilapia with 21.05 metric tons (14.08 percent share), Freshwater Crab (Talangka) with 18.37 metric tons (12.29 percent share), Freshwater Shrimp (Hipon) with 15.86 metric tons (10.61 percent share), Snail (Suso) with 13.48 metric tons (9.02 percent share), and Freshwater Goby (Biya) with 11.63 metric tons (7.78 percent share).

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, Ph.D.
Chief Statistical Specialist

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