Philippine Fisheries Profile 2018

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PROFILE
2019
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BUREAU OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC RESOURCES
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MESSAGE
WILLIAM D. DAR
Department of Agriculture Secretary

As an archipelagic country, the Philippines is blessed with rich marine resources
that serve as our major source of food, income and livelihood — with thousands
of fishermen directly dependent on the industry, and millions more who benefit
and earn decent livelihood from related fishing and aquaculture enterprises.
We are pleased that the country’s fishery production — which accounts for
around 16.4 percent of the total agriculture output— has somehow recently
staged a comeback after several years of declining output. In 2019 alone, the
sector grew by 1.3 percent in terms of volume and 6.1 percent in terms of value,
producing P281.67 billion worth of various marine and aquaculture products at
current prices.
We believe the Department of Agriculture through the Bureau of Fisheries and

Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) has contributed its modest share in accomplishing
this feat. Thus, we commend all the hardworking men and women of BFAR! For
these accomplishments, and many more, congratulations!
We therefore commend the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)

for the publication of the Philippine Fisheries Profile 2019 containing consolidated
statistics and information about the sector that plays an important role in our
agricultural economy.
Intended primarily for policy and program development, Philippine Fisheries

Profile 2019 provides a snapshot about commercial and municipal fisheries
and aquaculture in terms of production, trade and consumption data, among
others.
Together, let us continue to pursue our noble task of helping our countrymen,
particularly the marginal fisherfolk and their families, to rise above poverty
through the provision of efficient service and technical assistance, and adoption
of modern and sustainable fishing and aquaculture technologies.
Mabuhay ang BFAR!
Mabuhay ang mga magsasaka at mangingisdang Pilipino!
WILLIAM D. DAR, Ph.D.

Secretary
4 Philippine Fisheries Profile 2019
FOREWORD
EDUARDO B. GONGONA
Undersecretary for Fisheries, DA/
Director, BFAR
The Department of Agriculture - Bureau of Fisheries and Aquactic

Resources (DA-BFAR) formally presents this year's Fisheries Profile containing
information on fisheries statistics.
This Philippine Fisheries Profile depicts a clear and concise picture of the
fishery sector's performance in 2019, mapping out the peaks and slopes of
fisheries production specifically in aquaculture, municipal and commercial
fisheries subsectors.
While we highlight statistical figures in this publication, let us not forget

that these numbers also reflect the tireless efforts of our fisherfolks whose
contributionin propelling the country's economy deserves our recognition.
Recognizing the invaluable assistance provided by the Philippine

Statistics Authority (PSA), the Food and Nutrition Research Institute under
the Department of Science and Technology (FNRI-DOST), the Food and
Agriculture Organization (FAO), the DA-BFAR hopes that this Fisheries Profile
continues to serve as an excellent tool in assessing the performance of the
sector and in helping craft relevant policies and programs as we push for
the "Masaganang Ani at Mataas na Kita" in the whole fisheries industry.
Maraming Salamat at Mabuhay and Sektor ng Pangisdaan!
EDUARDO B. GONGONA
Undersecretary for Fisheries, DA/
Director, BFAR

C ONTENTS
MESSAGE 4
FOREWORD 5
HIGHLIGHTS 9
FISHERIES RESOURCES
A. Marine Resources 16
B. Inland Resources 16
C. Area and Location of Major Fishing Grounds in the 17
Philippines
D. Area and Location of Major Lakes in the Philippines 18
FISHERIES CONTRIBUTION TO THE ECONOMY

A. Fisheries Contribution to Total GDP 19
B. Fisheries Contribution to GVA Agricultural Sector 19
C. Livelihoods 20
D. Balance of Trade 20
E. Total Fish Production, by Sector, 2019 21
F. Fish Production, by Sector and Region, 2019 22
G. Value of Fish Production, by Sector and Region, 2019 23
H. Fish Production, by Sector, 2010-2019 24
I. Five Year Fish Production, Trend 2015 -2019 26
AQUACULTURE PRODUCTION
A. Summary of Aquaculture Production by Culture
Environment and Region, 2019 28
B. Aquaculture Production by Culture Environment,
Region and Species, 2019 29-37
C. Aquaculture Production of Major Commodities
by Culture Environment and by Region, 2019 38-41
D. Major Species Produced in Aquaculture
Fisheries, 2019 42

MUNICIPAL FISHERIES PRODUCTION
A. Municipal Fisheries Production, by Region, 2019 44
B. Marine Municipal Fish Catch, by Major
Fish Species, 2019 45
C. Inland Municipal Fish Catch by Major Species 2019 45
COMMERCIAL FISHERIES
A. Commercial Fisheries Production, by Region and by
Type of Landing Centers, 2019 48
B. Commercial Fisheries Production, by Major Fish
Species, 2019 49
C. Number of Commercial Fishing Operators, and
Fishing Vessels, by Region, 2019 50
EXTERNAL TRADE
A. EXPORTS
1. Exports of Fish and Fishery Products by Kind,
Quantity and Value, 2019 52
2. Major Fishery Exports in Terms of Value, 2019 53
3. Major Destination of Top Three Fishery Exports, by
Kind, Quantity and Value, 2019 54-56
4. Fishery Exports by Major Country of Destination, in
Terms of Value, 2019 57
B. IMPORTS
1. Imports of Fish and Fishery Products, by Kind,
Quantity and Value, 2019 60
2. Major Fishery Imports in Terms of Value, 2019 61-62
3. Fishery Imports by Major Country of Origin, in Terms
of Value, 2019 63

OTHER FISHERIES INFORMATION
A. Food Consumption
1. Mean one-day per capita food consumption,
Philippines, 2015 65
2. Trends in mean one-day per capita food
consumption among Filipino households,
Philippines, 2008, 2013 and 2015 66
3. Mean one-day per capita fish and fish Products
consumption, Philippines, 2015 67
B. World Fisheries Production of Fish, Crustaceans,
Molluscs and Aquatic Plants (includes seaweeds), by
Capture and Aquaculture, by Major Producers, 2018 68
C. World Aquaculture Production of Fish, Crustaceans,
Molluscs, etc. by Principal Producers in 2018 69
D. World Aquaculture Production of Aquatic Plants, by
Producers in 2018 70
E. Retail Prices of Selected Fish Species, Philippines, 71
2018-2019
LIST OF FIGURES
1. Philippine Marine Jurisdictional Boundaries 15
2. Total Fish Production, by Sector, 2019 21
3. Volume of Fish Production, by Sector, 2010-2019 25
4. Value of Fish Production, by Sector, 2010-2019 25
5. Five-Year Fish Production Trend, 2015 -2019 26
6. Major Species Produced in Aquaculture, 2019 42
7. Number of Municipal Fishing Vessels Registered, by
Region, 2019 46
8. Commercial Fisheries Production, by Major Fish
Species, 2019 49
9. Major Fisheries Export in Terms of Value, 2019 58
10. Volume of Fishery Export , by Country of Destination,
2019 59
11. Value of Fishery Export, by Country of Destination,
2019 59
12. Value of Fishery Import, by Country of Origin, 2019 63
END NOTES 72

HIGHLIGHTS
World Scenario: Philippine Fisheries
In 2018, the Philippines ranked 8th among the top fish producing
countries in the world with its total production of 4.354 million
metric tons of fish, crustaceans, mollusks, and aquatic plants
(including seaweeds). The production constitutes 2.06% of
the total world production of 211.87 million metric tons (FAO
Statistics).
The Philippines’ 0.826 million metric tons aquaculture

production of fish, crustaceans and mollusks in 2018 ranked
11th in the world and 1.01% share to the total global
aquaculture production of 82.095 million metric tons. In
terms of value, the country’s aquaculture production of fish,
crustaceans and mollusks has amounted to over 1.887 billion
dollars (FAO Statistics).
Similarly, the Philippines is the world’s 4th largest producer

of aquatic plants (including seaweeds) having produced a
total of 1.478 million metric tons or nearly 4.56 % of the total
world production of 32.386 million metric tons (FAO Statistics).
Contribution to National Economy, 2019
The fishing industry’s contribution to the country’s Gross

Domestic Products (GDP) were 1.2 % and 1.3% at current and
constant 2000 prices, respectively. This translates to some
P228 billion for current prices and P125.09 billion for constant
prices of the country’s GDP of P18,613 billion (current prices)
and P9,750.6 billion (constant prices).
The industry also accounted for 14.7% (P227.999 billion) and

16.5% (P125.09 billion) of the Gross Value Added (GVA) in
Agriculture, Hunting, Forestry and Fishing Group of P1,554.17
billion and P756.96 billion at current and constant prices,
respectively, the largest share next to agricultural crops.

Livelihoods
Based on the FishR 2019 data, fisherfolk were engaged in various

fishing activities. Most of these fisherfolk were involved in capture
fishing. Other sources of their livelihood includes aquaculture,
vending, gleaning and fish processing.
Performance of the Fishing Industry
Total volume of fisheries production in the Philippines from

January to December 2019 reached 4,415,002 metric tons.
The 2019 fisheries production also showed a modest 1.3%
increase from the previous year’s production of 4.36 million
metric tons to 4.415 million metric tons in 2019 and was valued
at 281.65 billion pesos, higher than the 265.35 billion pesos
production value of the preceding year.
Fisheries production fell to -5.8% from 4.65 million metric

tons in CY 2015 to 4.415 million metric tons in CY 2019.
Average annual production growth rate within that period
was registered at -1%. In terms of value, the 2019 fisheries
production was valued at 281.65 billion pesos as compared
with the 239.7 billion pesos in 2015, an average increment of
3.21 billion pesos.
The annual performance of the fishing industry was attributed

to the production of the three (3) sectors. The aquaculture
sector posted the highest growth with 2.34% (2.36 million MT),
followed by the Municipal sector with 1.73% (1.125 million MT),
while the commercial sector dropped to -1.58% (931million
MT). The considerable growth in aquaculture, however,
underscores the importance of the sector in maintaining the
supply of fish.
At the regional level, the Autonomous Region for Muslim

Mindanao (ARMM) registered the highest production among
all regions with its 21.2% or 935,708 metric tons share to the
total fisheries production, where seaweed was the major
commodity produced. Region IX made a 12.4% share, while
Region IV-B (MIMAROPA) contributed 11.4% to the total

fisheries production.
In terms of value, the industry has contributed P281.652 billion

in 2019 as compared to P 265.349) billion in 2018. The top
three (3) regions were Region III with P41.533 billion followed
by Region VI with P 31.128 billion and Region XII with P 27.958
billion.
Fisheries Export and Import Performance

Exports 2019
Foreign trade performance of the fishery industry in 2019

registered a net surplus of 377 million dollars - total export
value of 1,125 million US dollars and import value of 749 million
US dollars.
Export volume decreased by 43% from 464,248 MT in 2018

to 264,254 MT in 2019. The three major export commodities
(tuna, seaweeds, shrimp/prawn) combined for 66% (174,526
MT) of the total export volume (264,254 MT) and 68.5% (US$
770.3 million) of the total export value US$ 1,125 million in 2019.
Tuna remained as the top export commodity with a collective

volume of 119,955 MT for fresh/chilled/frozen, smoked/
dried, and canned tuna products valued at US $ 478 million.
Canned tuna, though, constitutes bulk of tuna products
being exported. In general, tuna export declined by 30% in
terms of volume and lower in terms of value,
Seaweed came 2nd on export value which went up from

US$ 207million (13%) in 2018 to US$ 250 million in 2019 which
translates to 22% share to the total export earnings for that
year. Carrageenan remains the major product being shipped
abroad comprising 94% of the total seaweed export value
in pesos. USA, People’s Rep. of China, Spain, Russia and
Belgium are among the major markets for Philippine seaweed
products.

Shrimp/Prawn ranked 4th with a total contribution of US$ 42.36
million to the total export value, lower than previous year's
export earnings of US$ 45 million. Most of the shrimps/prawns are
exported in fresh/chilled/frozen form with a total value of US$
38 million or 90% of the total shrimp/prawn exports decreased
by 7% in volume (MT) and value of 6% USD from the previous
year's export. Japan, USA, and Republic of Korea are among
the major destination of shrimp/prawn products.
Other major fishery exports e.g. crabs/crab fats, octopus,

grouper, cuttlefish/squid, ornamental fish, roundscad and sea
cucumber constitute 16% or US$ 180.5 million of the total US$
1,125 million export revenues. Other commodities accounted
for the remaining 31% of the total export value/ earnings.
Among the major destination of Philippine fish and fishery

product exports (in terms of value) with percentage share are
USA, 21%; Japan, 13.5%; Germany , 9.9%; People’s Rep. of China,
6.4%; UK, 5.5%; Netherlands, 4.3%; Spain, 4.2%; Hong Kong, 3.7%;
Rep. of Korea, 2.9% and Taiwan, 2.8%. Other countries have a
cumulative share of 26%.

Imports 2019
Sixty percent of the total import value for 2019 was contributed
by three major commodities; 48% in chilled/frozen fish, 2.1
% in prawn feeds, ; as well as flour, meals and pellets of fish,
crustaceans, and mollusks fit and unfit for human consumption,
1.6%. These commodities have an aggregated value of US$
387 million out of the US$ 748.7 million total import value.
Prawn feeds were mostly sourced from Vietnam, 1.86%;

Thailand, 0.11% ; Taiwan, 0.07%; People’s Rep of China,
0.05%; with a total of $ 15.97 million on import value.
Chilled/frozen fish comprise of tuna, mackerel and sardines

with a total of US$ 359 million . Tuna has an import value of
US $288.78 million, the largest among the three major imports
with a share of 39%. These were mostly supplied by Papua New
Guinea, 23%; Taiwan 2%; China, 2%, Kiribati, 2% and Vietnam,
1%. Other fishery imports include mackerel, 8% and sardines 1%.
In terms of value, in general, the Philippine fishery imports

originated from the following major countries: China, 27%;
Papua New Guinea, 23%; Vietnam, 18%; Indonesia, 3%;; Japan,
3% ; Rep of Korea, 3%; Taiwan , 2%; USA, 2%. Other countries
contributed 19% to the total import value of fish and fishery
products.

FISHERY RESOURCES
FISHERIES CONTRIBUTION
TO THE ECONOMY
Figure 1. Philippine Marine Jurisdictional Boundaries
Map of the Phillippines showing the limits of archipelagic, territorial waters treaty limits
Exclusive Economic Zone (200 N. M. EEZ) and Kalayaan claim.

I. FISHERIES RESOURCES
A. Marine Resources
1. Total Territorial Water Area 2,200,000 sq km

(including the EZZ)
a. Coastal 266,000 sq km
b. Oceanic 1,934,000 sq km
2. Shelf Area (Depth 200 m) 184,600 sq km
3. Coral Reef Area 27,000 sq km

(Within the 10-20 fathoms
where reef fisheries occur)
4. Coastline (length)1/ 36,289 km
B. Inland Resources
1. Swamplands 246,063 ha
a. Freshwater 106,328 ha
b. Brackishwater1/ 139,735 ha
2. Existing Fishpond 253,323 ha
a. Freshwater 14,531 ha
b. Brackishwater2/ 239,323 ha
3. Other Inland Resources 250,000 ha
a. Lakes 200,000 ha
b. Rivers 31,000 ha
c. Reservoirs 19,000 ha

C. AREA AND LOCATION OF MAJOR FISHING GROUNDS
IN THE PHILIPPINES
FISHING GROUND AREA (Sq. Km.) LOCATION
A. SEAS
West Sulu Sea 29,992.5 Palawan

South Sulu Sea 112,642 Zamboanga del Sur/Sulu/Tawi-Tawi
Eas t Sulu sea 9,288 Zamboanga del Norte/Negros
Sibuyan Sea 8,127 Aklan/Masbate/Romblon
Bohol Sea 7,946 Bohol
Samar Sea 3,870 Samar/Masbate/Leyte
Visayan Sea 3,096 Panay/Negros/Cebu/Masbate
Camotes Sea 2,476.8 Cebu/Leyte/Bohol
B. BAYS
Lamon Bay 2,838 Quezon/Camarines Norte

Tayabas Bay 2,213 Quezon
Illana Bay 2,128.5 Lanao del Sur/Maguindanao
Manila Bay 1,935 Manila/Bataan/Cavite
Sibugay Bay 1,935 Zamboanga del Sur
Iligan Bay 1,811.16 Misamis Occidental/Lanao del Norte
Imuruan Bay 1,087.8 Palawan
San Miguel bay 774 Camarines Sur
Tawi-Tawi Bay 592.4 Tawi-Tawi
Butuan Bay 516 Agusan del Norte
C. GULFS
Moro Gulf 12,900 Zamboanga del Sur/Maguindanao/Sultan Kudarat

Davao Gulf 4,024 Davao del Sur/Davao del Norte/Davao Oriental
Ragay Gulf 3,225 Camarines Sur/Quezon
Leyte Gulf 2,724 Leyte Island/Samar Island
Panay Gulf 2,311 Iloilo/Negros Occidental
Lingayen Gulf 2,064 Pangasinan
Lagonoy Gulf 1,935 Albay/Camarines Sur/Catanduanes
Asid Gulf 619 Masbate
Albay Gulf 412.8 Albay
D. CHANNELS
Babuyan Channel 3,612 Cagayan/Babuyan Island

Jintotolo Channel 280 Capiz/Masbate
Maqueda Channel 129 Camarines Sur/Catanduanes

E. STRAITS
Tablas Strait 3,870 Tablas Island/Mindoro Oriental

Mindoro Strait 3,426.2 Palawan/Mindoro Occidental
Tañon Strait 2,786.4 Cebu/Negros
Cebu Strait 1,818.9 Cebu/Bohol
Iloilo Strait 1,006 Iloilo/Guimaras
F. PASSAGES
Burias Pass 1,393.2 Burias Island/Camarines Sur

Ticao Pass 804.75 Ticao Island/Sorsogon
D. AREA AND LOCATION OF MAJOR LAKES IN THE PHILIPPINES7/

RANK NAME OF LAKES AREA (HA)* LOCATION
1 Laguna de Bay 90,000 Laguna & Rizal

2 Lanao 34,700 Marawi Ciy, Lanao del Sur
3 Taal 23,700 Batangas
4 Mainit 14,000 Agusan de Norte & Surigao
5 Naujan 11,000 Mindoro Oriental
6 Buluan 6,500 Sultan Kudarat & Maguindanao
7 Bato 3,800 Iriga City, Camarines Sur
8 Buhi 1,800 Iriga City, Camarines Sur
9 Dapao 1,000 Ganassi, Lanao
10 Sebu 964 South Cotobato
11 Wood 792 Pagadian Citry, Zamboanga de Sur
12 Manguao 643 Taytay, Palawan
13 Baao 600 Baao, Camarinies Sur
14 Paoay 420 Ilocos Norte
15 Maughan 314 Gen. Santos City, South Cotobato
16 Danao 260 Camotes Island, Cebu
17 Pagusi 253 Santiago, Agusan del Norte
18 Pinamaloy 252 Maramag, Bukidnon
19 Balut 206 Parang, Maguindanao
20 Imelda/Danao 197 Ormoc City, Leyte
21 Bito 150 Tacloban City, Leyte
22 Nunungan 148 Ganassi, Lanao del Norte
23 Sampaloc 102 San Pablo City, Laguna
*Only those with an area greater than 100 Hectares are listed.

II. FISHERIES CONTRIBUTION TO THE ECONOMY, 2019
A. Fisheries Contribution to Total GDP3/
1. At Current Prices 1.2%

2. At Constant Prices 1.3%
B. Fisheries Contribution to GVA in Agriculture, Hunting, Forestry

and Fishing by Industry Group3/
At Current % to At Constant % to
Industry Group
Prices (P M) Agricultural Prices (P M) Agricultural
1. Agricultural crops
(Palay, corn, 812,492 52.3 357,229 47.2
coconut, etc)
2. Livestock 213,619 13.7 106,386 14.1
3. Poultry 170,987 11.0 97,622 12.9

4. Agricultural
Activities
126,706 8.2 66,202 8.7
5. Forestry 2,367 0.2 4,432 0.6

6. Fishing 227,999 14.7 125,090 16.5
Total 1,554,172 100 756,960 100.0
Note: GDP at current and constant 2000 prices

C. Livehoods 4/
Number of Fisherfolk Engaged in Fishing Activities by Sector, 2019
• Capture Fishing 957,551

• Aquaculture 217,198
• Fish vending 110,851
• Gleaning 241,138
• Fish Processing 36,129
• Others 390,892
Based on the 2019 FishR data, capture fishing have the most
number of fisherfolk for this sector.
D. Balance of Trade 5/
2018 2019
Quantity FOB Value Quantity FOB Value
(MT) (PM) ($M) (MT) (PM) ($M)
Fishery Exports 464,248 83,907 1,583 264,254 57,854 1,125

Fishery Imports 515,905 35,373 673 506,192 38,865 749
Trade Balance (51,657) 48,534 911 (241,938) 18,989 377

E. Total Fish Production, by Sector, 2019
Quantity % Value %
Sector (MT) to total Current Prices to total
Aquaculture 2,358,333.15 53.4 117,834,724.62 41.8

Municipal Fisheries 1,125,217.47 25.5 100,341,887.46 35.6
Commercial Fisheries 931,451.05 21.1 63,475,042.51 22.5
Total 4,415,001.67 100.0 281,651,654.59 100.0
Aquaculture subsector produced 2.36 million metric tons, which is 53 % of the total
fish production of 4.42 million metric tons.
Municipal Municipal
Fisheries Fisheries
26% 36%
Commercial
Fisheries Commercial
21% Fisheries
22%
Aquaculture Aquaculture
53% 42%
Quantity = 4,415,002 Metric Tons Value = 281.652 Billion Pesos
Figure 2. Total Fish Production, by Sector, 2019

F. Fish Production, by Sector and Region, 2019 (in MT)
% Share to
Region Commercial Municipal Aquaculture Total
total
NCR 78,242.80 9,525.08 10,646.84 98,414.72 2.2
CAR 1,092.87 3,084.09 4,176.96 0.1
I 5,481.21 26,387.91 137,799.54 169,668.66 3.8
II 5,502.26 27,308.22 12,571.55 45,382.03 1.0
III 8,333.47 60,839.73 252,971.60 322,144.80 7.3
IV-A 35,726.01 99,072.57 166,182.78 300,391.66 6.8
IV-B 29,305.92 127,627.26 344,326.58 501,259.76 11.3
V 41,364.44 125,082.62 71,065.78 237,512.84 5.4
VI 68,466.03 111,287.76 201,661.52 381,415.31 8.6
VII 11,863.86 67,963.77 76,028.99 155,856.62 3.5
VIII 15,480.17 79,383.58 33,149.97 128,013.72 2.9
IX 217,904.80 123,737.11 207,009.80 548,651.71 12.4
X 33,447.52 45,222.97 74,593.87 153,264.36 3.5
XI 2,490.76 21,704.67 24,050.46 48,245.89 1.1
XII 274,557.36 25,346.67 15,864.75 315,786.21 7.2
CARAGA 8,109.37 45,887.22 15,032.66 69,029.25 1.6
ARMM 95,764.77 127,650.53 712,292.37 935,707.67 21.2
TOTAL 931,451.05 1,125,217.47 2,358,333.15 4,415,001.67 100.0
Out of the total fish production of 4.42 million MT, ARMM has the largest contribution
of 0.936 million MT. For commercial fisheries, Region XII tops in production while
Region IV-B leads in municipal fisheries.

G. Value of Fish Production, by Sector and Region, 2019
(in '000 P)
% Share
Region Commercial Municipal Aquaculture Total
to total
NCR 4,093,414.52 1,146,289.94 734,787.59 5,974,492.05 2.2
CAR . 125,940.12 300,186.87 426,126.99 0.2
I 621,615.25 3,033,541.11 15,871,894.28 19,527,050.64 6.9
II 511,332.12 2,694,788.48 1,555,471.83 4,761,592.43 1.7
III 1,076,603.74 7,511,496.91 32,942,455.68 41,530,556.33 14.7
IV-A 3,798,076.82 5,866,527.05 14,448,269.80 24,112,873.67 8.6
IV-B 1,780,346.67 11,152,677.45 4,599,845.95 17,532,870.07 6.2
V 2,498,031.22 10,645,371.37 3,739,260.04 16,882,696.11 6.0
VI 6,970,216.65 11,037,854.56 13,119,766.78 31,127,837.99 11.1
VII 963,217.84 8,092,164.72 2,385,015.22 11,440,397.78 4.1
VIII 1,590,119.26 9,379,527.99 1,382,993.29 12,352,640.54 4.4
IX 8,828,152.56 7,605,909.76 3,068,163.29 19,502,225.61 6.9
X 2,547,734.80 3,980,570.44 12,111,496.74 18,639,801.98 6.6
XI 398,994.12 2,719,830.40 2,203,220.24 5,322,044.76 1.9
XII 23,587,532.58 2,028,546.27 2,341,449.19 27,957,528.04 9.9
CARAGA 854,985.47 4,984,975.82 1,137,847.82 6,977,809.11 2.5
ARMM 3,354,668.89 8,333,149.49 5,892,566.53 17,580,384.91 6.2
TOTAL 63,475,042.51 100,341,887.46 117,834,724.62 281,651,654.59 100.0
Note: For aquaculture, figures may not add up to the totals due to rounding off.
For 2019, a total fish production of 281.63 billion pesos was produced in terms of
value. Region III contributed the most with a 14.7 % share.

H. FISH PRODUCTION, BY SECTOR, 2009-2019
1. Volume of Fish Production (in MT)
Year Aquaculture Municipal Commercial Total

2019 2,358,333.16 1,125,217.5 931,451.05 4,415,001.7
2018 2,304,365.31 1,106,071.8 946,437.62 4,356,874.8
2017 2,237,390.8 1,126,017.3 948,281.5 4,312,389.5
2016 2,200,913.3 1,137,931.0 1.016.948.1 4,355,792.4
2015 2,348,161.1 1,216,526.7 1,084,624.7 4,649,312.5
2014 2,337,605.0 1,244,259.0 1,107,220.8 4,689,084.7
2013 2,373,386.5 1,264,416.5 1,067,610.3 4,705,413.3
2012 2,541,965.4 1,280,849.0 1,042,317.9 4,865,132.3
2011 2,608,119.8 1,332,647.8 1,032,820.1 4,973,587.8
2010 2,545,967.1 1,371,389.8 1,242,101.8 5,159,458.7
2009 2,477,392.0 1,348,644.0 1,253,941.0 5,079,977.0
Among the three subsectors, the municipal sector recovered with a 1.73% increase in
production, as compared with the previous year's municipal production of -1.77% .
2. Value of Fish Production (in '000 P)
Year Aquaculture Municipal Commercial Total

2019 117,834,552.04 100,341,887.5 63,475,042.5 281,651,654.6
2018 110,329,337.8 93,974,457.3 61,044,889.2 265,348,684.3
2017 100,741,469.4 83,478,711.8 59,716,355.5 243,936,536.8
2016 91,141,919.7 78,925,620.1 58,866,556.7 228,934,096.5
2015 93,340,915.7 81,486,171.5 64,875,286.4 239,702,373.6
2014 93,949,010.0 81,805,031.3 66,189,808.5 241,943,849.7
2013 93,731,169.9 80,897,993.1 69,922,512.0 244,551,675.1
2012 92,289,924.7 79,527,365.5 65,894,183.8 237,711,474.0
2011 85,857,454.5 80,075,629.8 58,623,021.0 224,695,078.9
2010 82,857,454.5 77,736,463.7 60,456,931.3 221,050,849.5
2009 81,493,357,5 75,383,741.5 58,704,969.4 215,582,068.3
The 2018 and 2019 year slightly recovered from its downward trend of fish production on the
year 2015-2019 in terms of value.

6,000,000
5,000,000
(in metric ton)
4,000,000
3,000,000
2,000,000
`
1,000,000
-
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Year
Municipal Aquaculture Commercial Total
Figure 3. Volume of Fish Production, By Sector 2010-2019

Figure 3. Volume of Fish Production, By Sector
2010-2019
300,000
250,000
(in million pesos)
200,000
150,000
100,000
`
50,000
-
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Year
Municipal Aquaculture Commercial Total
Figure
Figure 4.4. Value
Value ofProduction,
of Fish Fish Production, By Sector
By Sector 2010-2019
2010-2019

I. Five year Fish Production Trend, 2015-2019
Quantity % Increase/ Value % Increase/

Year
(in '000 MT) (Decrease) ('000 P) (Decrease)
2019 4,415,002 1.3 281,651,655 6.1

2018 4,356,875 1.0 265,348,684 8.8
2017 4,312,090 (1.0) 243,936,537 6.6
2016 4,355,792 (6.3) 228,934,097 (4.5)
2015 4,649,313 (0.8) 239,702,374 (0.9)
The quantity of fish production for 2019 had an increase of 1.3% , although there is an
increase in terms of value, growth rate slightly fell to a 6.1 % as compared from the
previous production trend.
Quantity
( in '000 MT )
4,700
4,600 4,649
4,500
4,400
4,421
4,300 4,356 4,357

4,312
4,200
4,100
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
YEAR
Figure 5. Five Year Fish Production, Trend 2015-2019

AQUACULTURE
This includes production from the following:
Brackishwater fishpond
Freshwater fishpond
Fish pen and fish cage in fresh and marine waters
Mariculture of oyster, mussel and seaweed
A. SUMMARY OF AQUACULTURE PRODUCTION, BY CULTURE ENVIRONMENT AND
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REGION, 2019 (in MT)
Total Brackishwater Freshwater Marine Waters Oyster Mussel Small Fam Rice
Region and Seaweed Reservoir
Aquaculture Fishpond Fish pen Fish cage Total Fishpond Fish pen Fish cage Total Fishpen Fish cage Total Fish
NCR 10,647 315.72 .. .. 316 .. 9,776 310 10,085 .. .. - 246 .. ..

CAR 3,084 .. .. .. - 1,736 .. 1,348 3,084 .. .. - - .. ..
I 137,800 29,129 1,836.1 217 31,182 13,652 1 114 13,767 7,436 84,175 91,611 1,230.50 6.22 3
II 12,572 4,132 .. 70 4,202 7,239 .. 296 7,535 .. .. - 808 26 ..
III 252,972 86,491 .. .. 86,491 127,671 .. 21 127,692 .. 17,476 17,476 21,312 .. ..
IV-A 166,183 28,651 .. .. 28,651 689 31,587 92,463 124,739 .. 1 1 12,792 .. ..
IV-B 344,327 1,659 .. .. 1,659 189 .. .. 189 .. 264 264 342,215 .. ..
V 71,066 8,623 .. .. 8,623 3,424 .. 6,592 10,016 349 19 368 52,059 .. ..
VI 201,662 102,106 76.5 7 102,190 2,818 .. .. 2,818 290 0.42 2.5
Philippine Fisheries Profile 2019

700 989 95,661
VII 76,029 9,343 2.9 1.9 9,348 231 .. 16 247 4 427 432 66,003 .. ..
VIII 33,150 7,537 0.2 6 7,543 624 .. 4 627 1.80 87 88 24,891 .. ..
IX 207,010 8,759 .. 1.00 8,760 96 1.3 .. 97 .. 152 152 198,000 .. ..
X 74,594 37,000 .. .. 37,000 941 .. .. 941 8 2,296 2,304 34,348 0.5 ..
XI 24,050 3,843 0.9 19 3,863 2,592 1 12 2,605 170 10,907 11,077 6,506 .. ..
XII 15,865 10,235 .. .. 10,235 920 2,553 1,575 5,047 .. 256 256 271 56 ..
CARAGA 15,033 3,163 11.1 871 4,045 105 .. 35 140 36 2,344 2,380 8,468 .. ..
ARMM 712,292 4,178 .. .. 4,178 268 10,659 419 11,347 1 1.3 2 696,765 .. ..
TOTAL 2,358,333 345,163 1,928 1,193 348,284 163,194 54,578 103,204 320,977 8,294.7 119,106.3 127,401.0 1,561,576 89.5 5.3
Among all the other regions, ARMM had the highest fisheries production which is contributed by the high production of oysters,
mussels and seaweeds.
B. AQUACULTURE PRODUCTION BY, CULTURE ENVIRONMENT, BY REGION AND SPECIES, 2019
1. Production from Brackishwater (in MT)

A) Fishpond
Tiger White Shrimp &

Region Total Milkfish Tilapia Mudcrab Grouper Siganid Others
Prawn Endeavor Prawn
NCR 91.27 87.80 - 2.6 0.86 - -

CAR - - - - - - - - -
I 28,521.81 23,340.26 1,278.5 49.42 3,842.2 9.60 - 0.75 -
II 2,797.19 542.34 46.0 97.15 2,063.3 48.45 - - 1.06
III 84,411.25 49,484.36 22,703.9 527.14 7,074.5 4,621.35 - - -
IV-A 26,885.56 23,502.70 112.2 44.23 16.4 3,210.08 - - -
IV-B 1,634.10 1,331.55 282.0 1.06 3.7 15.80 - - -
V 8,585.47 3,993.75 3,730.7 102.45 205.5 553.16 - - -
VI 101,262.17 96,345.23 792.8 188.99 1,883.3 2,051.72 0.23 - -
VII 4,770.37 4,266.57 287.8 3.27 211.0 1.78 - - -
VIII 7,473.92 6,865.04 8.6 1.50 4.5 594.22 - - -
IX 8,756.77 6,213.44 918.4 409.95 422.8 792.14 - - -
X 36,996.54 12,883.02 15,050.4 59.28 553.8 8,450.10 - -
XI 2,858.58 2,373.05 84.2 3.67 382.1 15.34 - 0.08 0.12
XII 3,623.00 2,136.06 0.2 - 1,486.5 0.20 - - -
CARAGA 2,589.13 2,139.12 142.8 4.33 9.2 293.27 - - -
ARMM 4,177.87 3,435.79 293.7 181.24 160.9 106.27 - - -
0.12

TOTAL 325,435.00 238,940.08 45,732.12 1,673.68 18,322.00 20,764.34 0.23 0.833 -
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Region III is the top producer of tiger prawn and tilapia, while Region X tops in mudcrab production. As for milkfish species, Region VI has
the highest production of this commodity.
B) Brackishwater Fish cage
Region Total Milkfish Tilapia Grouper Siganid Others
NCR .. .. .. .. .. ..
CAR .. .. .. .. .. ..
I 217.40 36.02 123.54 .. 56.92 0.92
II 70.25 1.38 15.12 .. 53.65 0.1
III - .. .. .. .. ..
IV-A - .. .. .. .. ..
IV-B - .. .. .. .. ..
V - .. .. .. .. ..
VI 6.95 .. .. 6.57 0.16 0.22
VII 1.92 1.92 .. .. .. ..
VIII 6.28 6.23 0.05 .. .. ..
IX 1.00 .. .. 0.78 .. 0.22
X - .. .. .. .. ..
XI 18.82 15.28 0.72 .. .. 2.82
XII - .. .. .. .. ..
CARAGA 870.77 866.65 4.12 .. .. ..
ARMM - .. .. .. .. ..
TOTAL 1,193.39 927.48 143.55 7.35 110.73 4.28
a/ volume less than .01 metric ton
CARAGA topped in milkfish production for brakishwater fish cage in 2019, generating
a 73% share of the 1,193 MT fish production.
Milkfish culture in sea cages

C) Brackishwater Fish pen
Region Total Milkfish Siganid Grouper Tilapia Others
NCR .. .. .. .. .. ..
CAR .. .. .. .. .. ..
I 1,836.09 1,832.75 0.75 .. 1.53 1.06
II .. .. .. .. .. ..
III .. .. .. .. .. ..
IV-A .. .. .. .. .. ..
IV-B .. .. .. .. .. ..
V .. .. .. .. .. ..
VI 76.48 76.25 .. 0.23 .. ..
VII 2.92 2.92 .. .. .. ..
VIII 0.22 0.05 .. .. 0.05 0.12
IX .. .. .. .. .. ..
X .. .. .. .. .. ..
XI 0.93 0.73 0.08 - .. 0.12
XII .. .. .. .. .. ..
CARAGA 11.08 8.64 .. .. 2.00 0.44
ARMM - .. .. .. .. ..
TOTAL 1,927.72 1,921.34 0.83 0.23 3.58 1.74
Region I leads in production of milkfish with a 95 % contribution to the total 1,928 MT

production in brackishwater fish pens.
Fish Pen, Laguna Bay

2. Production from Freshwater (in MT)
A) Fishpond
Freshwater
Region Total Tilapia Milkfish Carp Catfish Mudfish Gourami prawn
Others
NCR .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
CAR 1,736.29 1,735.98 .. 0.21 0.10 .. .. .. ..
I 13,651.86 13,597.03 2.43 9.26 3.55 37.35 1.34 - 0.90
II 7,238.56 7,026.12 .. 11.41 175.37 20.22 0.11 0.28 5.05
III 127,670.56 124,391.02 .. 115.88 2,364.66 529.68 83.37 0.06 185.89
IV-A 688.99 420.30 .. 0.48 267.34 0.23 .. 0.08 0.56
IV-B 188.56 188.32 .. .. 0.16 0.08 .. .. -
V 3,424.43 3,352.23 0.37 0.06 40.78 0.07 .. .. 30.92
VI 2,818.44 2,237.23 1.00 0.01 577.94 0.61 .. 0.32 1.33
VII 230.89 230.06 .. 0.27 0.08 0.48 .. .. ..
VIII 623.57 620.16 0.03 1.64 1.62 0.11 .. 0.01 -
IX 95.84 76.30 .. 0.10 0.17 19.06 .. .. 0.21
X 940.93 747.84 0.16 81.84 23.63 87.00 .. 0.45 0.01
XI 2,591.79 1,720.69 0.54 2.66 848.58 17.27 1.18 - 0.87
XII 919.89 477.95 .. 0.97 387.47 52.66 0.17 0.05 0.62
CARAGA 104.94 99.03 0.18 0.12 0.02 0.09 .. .. 5.50
ARMM 268.18 89.50 .. .. 178.68 .. .. .. ..
TOTAL 163,193.72 157,009.76 4.71 224.91 4,870.15 764.91 86.17 1.25 231.86
Region III tops in 2019 production of tilapia, carp, catfish, mudfish and gourami from
freshwater fishpond.
Fish pond, Taal Lake

B) Freshwater Fish cage
Region Total Tilapia Milkfish Carp Catfish Others
NCR 309.70 243.99 4.49 .. .. 61.22

CAR 1,347.80 1,347.80 .. .. .. ..
I 114.15 112.77 0.03 .. 1.35 ..
II 296.43 296.43 .. .. .. ..
III 21.25 21.25 .. .. .. ..
IV-A 92,462.95 74,780.54 15,872.09 1,810.32 .. ..
IV-B - .. .. .. .. ..
V 6,592.04 6,584.12 .. 7.92 .. ..
VI .. .. .. .. .. ..
VII 15.88 15.88 .. .. .. ..
VIII 3.53 3.53 .. .. .. ..
IX .. .. .. .. .. ..
X - .. .. .. .. ..
XI 11.85 11.77 .. .. 0.08 ..
XII 1,574.55 1,574.55 .. .. - ..
CARAGA 34.85 34.84 .. .. .. 0.01
ARMM 419.48 333.37 86.11 .. .. ..
TOTAL 103,204.46 85,360.84 15,962.72 1,818.24 1.43 61.23
Region IV-A is the major contributor of tilapia, milkfish and carp in freshwater fish
cage production.
Tilapia fish cage, Ubao, Aguinaldo, Ifugao

C) Freshwater Fish pen
Region Total Tilapia Milkfish Carp Catfish Others
NCR 9,775.7 6.9 9,768.4 .. .. 0.3

I 1.0 0.9 0.0 .. .. 0.1
IV-A 31,587.3 6,960.3 13,853.2 10,773.8 .. ..
IX 1.3 1.3 .. .. .. ..
XI 1.2 0.9 .. .. 0.2 0.4
XII 2,552.7 2,551.9 .. 0.8 .. ..
ARMM 10,659.3 8,934.7 1,724.7 .. .. ..
TOTAL 54,578.4 18,456.8 25,346.3 10,774.6 0.2 0.45
Region IV-A had the highest production in freshwater fish pens followed by NCR and
ARMM.
D) Small Farm Reservoir
Region Total Tilapia Carp Catfish Gourami Mudfish Others
I 6.23 4.43 0.15 1.28 .. 0.17 0.2

II 26.33 25.04 0.08 0.44 0.01 0.64 0.12
VI 0.43 0.41 .. 0.02 .. .. ..
X 0.54 0.49 0.01 0.04 .. .. ..
XII 55.96 53.59 0.51 0.58 0.34 0.85 0.09
TOTAL 89.50 83.96 0.76 2.36 0.35 1.66 1.66

For small-farm reservoirs, Region XII assumed more than half of the production with
a 63% of the total 89.5 MT production.
E) Rice Fish
Region Total Milkfish Tilapia Carp Catfish Gourami Mudfish Others
I 2.82 .. 1.29 0.23 0.24 0.34 0.45 0.27

VI 2.48 0.07 2.37 .. 0.02 .. .. 0.02
TOTAL 5.30 0.70 3.66 0.23 0.26 0.34 0.45 0.29
Region I and Region VI contributed 2.82 MT and 2.48 MT respectively, with a total
of 5.3 MT fish production in rice-fish farming.

3. Production from Marine Waters (in MT)
A) Fish cage
Spiny Tiger
Region Total Milkfish Grouper Siganid Mudcrab Tilapia Others
lobster prawn
NCR .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
CAR .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
I 84,175.05 84,150.20 0.69 6.18 .. .. .. .. 17.98
II - .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
III 17,476.30 17,476.30 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
IV-A 1.48 .. 1.24 .. .. .. .. .. 0.24
IV-B 264.19 0.40 1.24 .. .. 0.02 .. .. 262.53
V 18.95 0.21 0.54 .. .. .. .. .. 18.20
VI 699.70 553.90 52.49 .. 7.22 1.07 .. .. 85.02
VII 427.43 420.24 0.93 0.06 .. .. .. .. 6.20
VIII 86.52 75.69 5.91 .. .. 4.72 .. .. 0.20
IX 152.31 112.85 39.46 .. .. .. .. ..
X 2,295.87 2,294.35 0.22 1.30 .. .. .. .. ..
XI 10,906.50 10,839.65 0.04 66.09 .. .. 0.02 .. 0.70
XII 256.21 255.81 .. .. .. .. .. .. 0.40
CARAGA 2,344.47 2,340.75 0.07 0.92 .. 2.07 .. .. 0.66
ARMM 1.26 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1.26

TOTAL 119,106.23 118,520.35 102.83 74.55 7.22 7.88 0.02 .. 393.38
Notably, Region I had the highest production from marine waters followed by Region III and Region XI.
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B) Marine Fish pen
Spiny Tiger
Region Total Milkfish Grouper Tilapia Others
Lobster Prawn
NCR .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
CAR .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
I 7,435.60 7,435.09 0.51 .. .. .. ..
II - .. .. .. .. .. ..
III - .. .. .. .. .. ..
IV-A - .. .. .. .. .. ..
IV-B - .. .. .. .. ..
..
V 348.56 348.56 .. .. .. ..
..
VI 289.52 289.52 .. .. .. ..
..
VII 4.33 2.70 .. .. .. 1.63
..
VIII 1.80 .. 0.10 .. .. 0.01
1.69
IX - .. .. .. .. ..
.. ..
X 8.10 8.10 .. .. ..
XI 170.44 169.53 .. .. .. .. 0.91
XII - .. .. .. .. .. ..
CARAGA 35.59 30.07 .. .. 5.52 .. ..
ARMM 0.79 .. .. .. 0.04 0.39 0.36
TOTAL 8,294.73 8,283.57 0.61 1.69 5.56 0.39 2.91
With a total of 8,294 MT in marine water fishpen, 90 % of this came from Region I,
the top fish pen producer.

4. Production from Mariculture (in MT)
Region Total Oyster Mussels Seaweeds
NCR 245.74 .. 245.74 ..

CAR .. .. .. ..
I 1,230.50 919.45 304.78 6.27
II 808.35 732.56 .. 75.79
III 21,312.09 19,963.87 234.95 1,113.27
IV-A 12,791.59 147.33 8,360.77 4,283.49
IV-B 342,215.10 .. 208.21 342,006.89
V 52,058.78 .. 411.69 51,647.09
VI 95,661.26 12,626.26 9,593.80 73,441.20
VII 66,002.69 755.00 .. 65,247.69
VIII 24,891.39 .. 6,031.01 18,860.38
IX 198,000.22 436.65 .. 197,563.57
X 34,348.45 0.89 17.48 34,330.08
XI 6,506.05 611.69 13.05 5,881.31
XII 270.57 .. .. 270.57
CARAGA 8,468.21 0.04 .. 8,468.17
ARMM 696,765.47 .. .. 696,765.47
TOTAL 1,561,576.46 36,193.74 25,421.48 1,499.961.24
Major producers from mariculture are ARMM, Regions IV-B, IX and VI. Almost all of the
regions produce seaweeds as their main commodity (except NCR, CAR, III & IV-A).

C. AQUACULTURE PRODUCTION OF MAJOR COMMODITIES , BY CULTURE
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ENVIRONMENT AND REGION, 2019 (in MT)
Milkfish
Brackishwater Freshwater Marine Small Fam Rice

Region Total
Fishpond Fish cage Fish pen Fishpond Fish cage Fish pen Fish cage Fish pen Reservoir Fish
NCR 9,860.72 87.80 .. .. .. 4.49 9,768.43 .. .. .. ..
CAR - .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
I 116,796.80 23,340.26 36.02 1,832.75 2.43 0.03 0.02 84,150.20 7,435.09 ..
..
II 543.72 542.34 1.38 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
III 66,960.66 49,484.36 .. .. .. .. .. 17,476.30 .. .. ..
IV-A 53,227.97 23,502.70 .. .. .. 15,872.09 13,853.18 .. .. .. ..
IV-B 1,331.95 1,331.55 .. .. .. .. .. 0.40 .. .. ..

V 4,342.89 3,993.75 .. .. 0.37 .. .. 0.21 348.56
.. 0.07
VI 97,265.97 96,345.23 .. 76.25 1.00 .. .. 553.90 289.52
..
VII 4,694.35 4,266.57 1.92 2.92 .. .. .. 420.24 2.70 ..
..
VIII 6,947.04 6,865.04 6.23 0.05 0.03 .. .. 75.69 .. ..
..
IX 6,326.29 6,213.44 .. .. .. .. .. 112.85 ..
.. ..
X 15,185.63 12,883.02 .. .. 0.16 .. .. 2,294.35 8.10
XI 13,398.78 2,373.05 15.28 0.73 0.54 .. .. 10,839.65 169.53 .. ..
XII 2,391.87 2,136.06 .. .. .. .. .. 255.81 .. .. ..
CARAGA 5,385.41 2,139.12 866.65 8.64 0.18 .. .. 2,340.75 30.07 ..
..
ARMM 5,246.55 3,435.79 .. .. .. 86.11 1,724.65 .. .. ..
..
TOTAL 409,906.59 238,940.08 927.48 1,921.33 4.71 15,962.72 25,346.28 118,520.35 8,283.57 0.07
For aquaculture production of milkfish, Region I got a plentiful harvest of 116,797 MT from the three culture environment with a
28% share of the total 409,907 MT milkfish production.
(Con't) AQUACULTURE PRODUCTION OF MAJOR COMMODITIES, BY CULTURE ENVIRONMENT AND
REGION, 2019
Tilapia
Brackishwater Freshwater Small Fam Rice Marine

Region Total
Fishpond Fish cage Fish pen Fishpond Fish cage Fish pen Reservoir Fish Fish cage Fish pen
NCR 253.51 2.61 .. .. .. 243.99 6.91 .. .. .. ..
CAR 3,083.78 .. .. .. 1,735.98 1,347.80 .. .. .. .. ..
I 17,683.62 3,842.18 123.54 1.53 13,597.03 112.77 0.85 4.43 1.29 .. ..
II 9,426.01 2,063.30 15.12 .. 7,026.12 296.43 .. 25.04 .. .. ..
III 131,486.75 7,074.48 .. .. 124,391.02 21.25 .. .. .. .. ..
IV-A 82,177.51 16.38 .. .. 420.30 74,780.54 6,960.29 .. .. .. ..
IV-B 191.97 3.65 .. .. 188.32 .. .. .. .. .. ..
V 10,141.80 205.45 .. .. 3,352.23 6,584.12 .. .. .. .. ..
VI 4,123.26 1,883.25 .. .. 2,237.23 .. .. 0.41 2.37 .. ..
VII 456.89 210.95 .. .. 230.06 15.88 .. .. .. .. ..
VIII 629.93 4.45 0.05 0.05 620.16 3.53 .. .. .. .. 1.69
IX 500.40 422.82 .. .. 76.30 .. 1.28 .. .. .. ..
X 1,302.12 553.79 .. .. 747.84 .. .. 0.49 .. .. ..
XI 2,116.21 382.10 0.72 .. 1,720.69 11.77 0.93 .. .. .. ..
XII 6,144.52 1,486.50 .. .. 477.95 1,574.55 2,551.93 53.59 .. .. ..
CARAGA 149.15 9.16 4.12 2.00 99.03 34.84 .. .. .. .. ..
ARMM 9,518.43 160.91 .. .. 89.50 333.37 8,934.65 .. .. .. ..
TOTAL 279,385.86 18,321.98 143.55 3.58 157,009.76 85,360.84 18,456.84 83.95t 3.66 0.00 1.69
On tilapia production, Region III had the highest produce with a 47% share to the total 279,298 MT tilapia on both aquaculture
and freshwater fishpond culture.

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SEAWEEDS PRODUCTION, 2019
Region Total
NCR ..
CAR ...
I 6.27
II 75.79
III 1,113.27
IV-A 4,283.49
IV-B 342,006.89
V 51,647.09
VI 73,441.20
VII 65,247.69
VIII 18,860.38
IX 197,563.57
X 34,330.08
XI 5,881.31
XII 270.57
CARAGA 8,468.17
ARMM 696,765.47
TOTAL 1,499,961.24
ARMM's 46.5 % share in the total aquaculture production of seaweed makes it the
top producer of the said commodity in the Philippines.

SHRIMP PRODUCTION, 2019
Pacific
Tiger Endeavor White Freshwater
Region White Total
Prawn Prawn Shrimp Shrimp
Shrimp*
CAR .. .. .. .. .. ..
I 1278.54 557.94 36.82 12.60 .. 1,885.90
II 45.95 1,319.72 55.67 41.87 0.28 1,463.49
III 22,703.92 1,899.18 117.77 409.37 0.06 25,130.30
IV-A 112.17 1,742.05 43.77 0.46 0.08 1,898.53
IV-B 282.04 21.01 0.65 0.41 .. 304.11
V 3,730.66 55.18 .. 3,866.52
33.41 47.27
VI 792.75 16.27 0.32 1,706.66
724.60 172.72
VII 287.80 3.27 .. 4,863.65
4,572.58 ..
VIII 8.59 1.50 0.01 67.58
57.48 ..
IX 918.42 408.39 .. 1,329.44
1.07 1.56
X 15,050.35 40.02 0.45 15,113.52
XI 84.22 3.44 19.26 1.40 .. 1,032.56
XII 0.24 944.67 2.27 .. 0.05 6,612.10
CARAGA 142.81 6,611.81 .. 3.95 .. 503.42
ARMM 293.66 356.28 0.38 181.24 .. 474.90
TOTAL 45,732.12 18,845.24 498.14 1,175.93 1.25 66,252.68
* Penaeus vannamei Source: Philippine Statistics Authority
Region III topped in shrimp production for 2019, generating a 38% share out of the
66,252 MT production.

D. MAJOR SPECIES PRODUCED IN AQUACULTURE
FISHERIES, 2019
Species Quantity (MT) Percent (%)
Seaweeds 1,499,961.25 63.60

Milkfish 409,906.56 17.38
Tilapia 279,385.87 11.85
Shrimps/Prawns 66,251.49 2.81
Others 102,827.99 4.36
Total 2358333.16 100.0
Under the aquaculture fisheries subsector, seaweed is the main commodity produced followed
by milkfish and tilapia.
Shrimps/
Prawns
66,251
Others
3% 102,827
4%
Tilapia
279,385
12%
Milkfish Seaweeds
409,906 1,499,961
17% 64%
Source: PSA data as of Nov 17, 2020
Figure 6. Major Species Produced in Aquaculture, 2019 (in Metric Ton)

MUNICIPAL FISHERIES
This includes fishing done in coastal and inland
waters with or without the use of boats of three
gross tons or less
A. MUNICIPAL FISHERIES PRODUCTION, BY REGION, 2019
(in MT)
Region Marine Inland Total
NCR 9,525.08 . 9,525.08

CAR . 1,092.87 1,092.87
I 24,397.97 1,989.94 26,387.91
II 18,568.97 8,739.25 27,308.22
III 45,937.10 14,922.17 60,859.27
IV-A 34,126.68 64,945.89 99,072.57
IV-B 126,168.20 1,519.02 127,687.22
V 120,824.02 4,258.60 125,082.62
VI 102,887.73 8,400.03 111,287.76
VII 67,830.38 133.39 67,963.77
VIII 79,006.32 377.26 79,383.58
IX 122,412.27 1,324.84 123,737.11
X 40,528.87 4,694.10 45,222.97
XI 21,455.32 249.35 21,704.67
XII 10,550.89 14,813.21 25,364.10
CARAGA 41,631.41 4,255.81 45,887.22
ARMM 102,907.39 24,743.14 127,650.53
TOTAL 968,758.60 156,458.87 1,125,217.47
Out of 1.13 million metric tons of municipal fisheries production, 86% came from
marine municipal fisheries and 14% from inland municipal fisheries. The top producers
are Regions IV-B, IX, V, ARMM and VI.
Victorias City, Negros Occidental

B. MARINE MUNICIPAL FISH CATCH, BY MAJOR FISH
SPECIES, 2019 (in MT)
Major Species Total (MT) % to Total
Bali sardinella (Tamban) 72,217.88 7.5

Big-eyed Scad (Matang-baka) 69,487.23 7.2
Frigate Tuna (Tulingan) 52,092.50 5.4
Roundscad (Galunggong) 47,350.64 4.9
Fimbriated Sardines (Tunsoy) 41,912.60 4.3
Squid (Pusit) 37,689.29 3.9
Slipmouth (Sapsap) 37,053.19 3.8
Indian Mackerel (Alumahan) 37,002.25 3.8
Yellowfin tuna (Tambakol) 35,437.22 3.7
Anchovies (Dilis) 29,368.24 3.0
Others 509,147.56 52.6
Total 968,758.60 100.0
Big-eyed scad, Bali sardinella, frigate tuna, roundscad, fimbriated sardines and squid
are fish species with a large bulk of production in the marine municipal subsector.
C. INLAND MUNICIPAL FISH CATCH, BY MAJOR SPECIES,

2019 (in MT)
Species Total (MT) % to Total
Tilapia 5,037.69 3.22

Carp (Carpa) 41,801.92 26.72
Mudfish (Dalag) 13,683.57 8.75
Freshwater catfish (Hito) 3,543.35 2.26
Milkfish (Bangus) 1,307.46 0.84
Big-head carp 3,325.85 2.13
Gourami 8,276.23 5.29
Freshwater goby (Biya) 5,167.83 3.30
Freshwater Shrimps 3,234.07 2.07
Silver perch (Ayungin) 3,444.36 2.20
Mullet (Kapak) 1,180.02 0.75
Freshwater sardines (Tawi- 573.36 0.37
lis) 65,883.16 42.11
Others
Total 156,458.87 100.0
The top-produced fish species in the inland municipal subsector are tilapia, carp,
mudfish, freshwater catfish and milkfish .
Region 0
NCR 718
CAR 318
Ilocos Region 9,509
Cagayan Valley 10,442
Central Luzon 9273
CALABARZON 13,204
MIMAROPA 29,698
Bicol Region 21,992
Western Visayas 30,194
Central Visayas 29,365
Eastern Visayas 32,358
Zamboanga Peninsula 17,944
Northern Mindanao 10,598
Davao Region 10,998
SOCCSKARGEN 10,029
CARAGA 8,194
ARMM 21,306
0 10,000 20,000 30,000
Total Fishing Vessels - 266,140
Figure 7. Number of Municipal Fishing Vessels, by Region 20198/
On 2019, 46% of the registered municipal fishing vessels came from the four
regions of IV-B (MIMAROPA), VI (Western Visayas), VII (Central Visayas) and VIII
(Eastern Visayas).

COMMERCIAL FISHERIES
Fishing with the use of fishing vessels with more than three gross
A.COMMERCIAL FISHERIES PRODUCTION, BY REGION AND
TYPE OF LANDING CENTERS, 2019(in MT)
Region Private PFDA LGU Traditional Total
NCR .. 73,999.42 .. 4,243.38 78,242.80

I .. 3,034.00 .. 2,447.21 5,481.21
II .. .. .. 5,502.26 5,502.26
III 3,869.22 .. 103.66 4,360.59 8,333.47
IV-A .. 5,398.96 10,642.06 19,095.29 35,136.31
..
IV-B .. .. 29,305.92 29,305.92
10,641.00
V 4,067.55 10,279.38 16,376.51 41,364.44
15,539.61
VI 4,355.38 17,059.89 31,511.15 68,466.03
2,734.41
VII 1,613.09 .. 7,516.36 11,863.86
731.53
VIII .. .. 14,748.64 15,480.17
34,495.43
IX 158,101.46 5,888.33 19,419.58 217,904.80
8,331.66
X .. .. 25,115.86 33,447.52
..
XI 551.07 1,265.70 .. 673.99 2,490.76
XII 37,442.04 235,585.96 2,629.84 1,529.36 274,557.36
ARMM .. .. .. 5,479.53 8,109.37
Caraga .. .. .. 95,764.77 95,764.77
TOTAL 209,999.81 352,511.64 85,849.20 283,090.40 931,451.05
Region XII's production by type of landing center/s constituted 29% of the total
commercial fish production of 931,451 MT; the leading producer in the subsector
followed by region IX and ARMM

B. COMMERCIAL FISHERIES PRODUCTION, BY MAJOR FISH
SPECIES, 2019 (in MT)
Species Total (MT) % to Total
Skipjack (Gulyasan) 238,793.28 25.6

Bali sardinella (Tamban) 175,284.96 18.8
Roundscad (Galunggong) 141,652.58 15.2
Yellowfin Tuna (Tambakol/Bariles) 63,914.05 6.9
Frigate Tuna (Tulingan) 59,418.56 6.4
Big-eyed Scad (Matang-baka) 6,296.55 0.7
Fimbriated Sardines (Tunsoy) 35,810.76 3.8
Indian Mackerel (Alumahan) 23,212.25 2.5
Eastern Little Tuna (Bonito) 19,989.76 2.1
Slipmouth (Sapsap) 9,410.95 1.0
Indo-pacific Mackerel (Hasa-hasa) 8,573.75 0.9
Other Species 149,093.60 16.0
Total 931,451.05 100.0
Skipjack, Bali sardinella and roundscad are the three species with a large bulk in production in
commercial fisheries, comprising a 60 % share of the total 940,000 MT fish production within
this subsector.
931,451.05
Skipjack (Gulyasan)
Indian Sardines (Tamban)
Roundscard (Galunggong)
Yellowfin tuna (Tambakol)

Frigate Tuna (Tulingan)
Big-eyed Scad (Matang-baka)
Fimbriated Sardines (Tunsoy)
Indian Mackerel (Alumahan)
Eastern Little Tuna ( Bonito)
Slipmount (Sapsap)
Indo-pacific Mackerel (Hasa-Hasa)
Others Species
0 100000 200000 300000
Figure 8. Commercial Fisheries Production, by Major Fish Species, 2019

C. NUMBER OF COMMERCIAL FISHING OPERATORS AND
FISHING VESSELS, BY REGION, 20199/
No. of Commercial Fishing Vessels
No. of
Region Large Scale Medium Scale Small Scale
Operators Total
(>150 GT*) (20.1-150 GT) (3.1-20 GT)
NCR 266 231 459 250 940

CAR
Region I 76 14 113 127
Region II 118 14 155 169
Region III 230 109 260 369
Region IV-A 305 12 129 358 499
Region IV-B 220 70 220 290
Region V 318 2 92 385 479
Region VI 136 15 204 160 379
Region VII 172 4 112 173 289
Region VIII 168 44 193 237
Region IX 225 87 515 347 949
Region X 98 1 74 131 206
Region XI 60 67 100 167
Region XII 435 128 1,242 779 2,149
CARAGA 100 49 112 161
ARMM 27 4 28 32
TOTAL 2,954 480 3,198 3,764 7,442
*GT - Grass Tonnage
As of 2019, there are 2,954 operators and 7,442 commercial fishing vessels in the
Philippines. NCR, Region XI and Region IX have a numerous number of this vessels.

EXTERNAL TRADE
A. EXPORTS5/
1. Export of Fish and Fishery Products,
by Kind, Quantity and Value, 2019
Quantity FOB Value

Commodity/Kind
MT ('000 $) ('000 Pesos)
A. Fish, Crustaceans, Molluscs, etc. 205,540 866,816 44,563,018

and preparation
A.1 Fish, fresh(live/dead), 69,320 247,170 12,707,017

Chilled/Frozen
A.2 Fish, dried, salted/in 3,282 11,205 576,034
brine; smoked fish
A.3 Crustaceans, molluscs and 31,313 152,786 7,854,719
aquatic invertebrates
chilled/frozen
A.4 Fish and other aquatic 101,625 455,655 23,425,248
invertebrate, prepared/
preserved
B. Shells and by-products 4,499 3,503 180,108
C. Miscellaneous fishery products 54,215 255,030 13,111,071

and other by-product
Grand Total 264,254 1,125,349 57,854,198
With the total of 264,254 metric tons of fish and fishery export products, fish, crusteceans,
molluscs, etc. and preparation are the commodities with the largest contribution both in
terms of quantity (205,540 metric tons) and value, ( 44.56 billion pesos).
Processing plant for frozen Tuna

2. Major Fishery Exports in Terms of Values, 2019
Quantity FOB Value

Commodity/Kind
MT ('000 $) ('000 Pesos)
1. Tuna 119,955 477,721 24,559,646
Fresh/chilled/frozen (excludes fillet) 30,150 113,069 5,812,867
Smoked 1,615 4,615 237,233
Prepared/preserved 87,185 356,167 18,310,569
Dried 1,005 3,870 198,977
2. Seaweeds 48,026 250,262 12,865,990

Seaweeds, Fresh,Chilled/Frozen or Dried 6,086 14,544 747,706
Seaweeds for human consumption 14,399 23,872 1,227,272
Carrageenan 27,542 211,846 10,891,011
3. Crabs/crabs fat & crab meat 10,607 99,265 5,103,190

Live, Frozen/Fresh or Chilled/other 7,474 33,538 1,724,167
crabs 3,134 65,727 3,379,023
Crab fat (Prepared/preserved) - - -
4. Octopus 6,573 30,325 1,559,012

Fresh or chilled 130.5 616 31,667
Frozen 6,442 29,709 1,527,345
5. Shrimps/Prawns 6,544 42,362 2,177,823

Fresh/chilled or frozen, dried, nes 5,720 39,889 2,050,698
Live - 616 -
Prepared and preserved 824 29,709 127,125
6. Grouper 6,431 19,001 976,862

For breeding, live 6,431 19,001 976,862
Other for breeding - - -
7. Squid and Cuttlefish 5,108 17,726 911,282

Live 21 200 10,285
Fresh/chilled 20 87 4,460
Dried, salted or in brine 56 323 16,624
Frozen 4,809 16,547 850,668
Prepared/preserved 201 569 29,244
8. Ornamental Fish, Live 5,086 6,102 313,706
9. Sea Cucumber 429 7,941 355,023

Dried, salted or in brine 429 7941 355,023
Fresh or chilled - - -
10. Roundscad 61 110 5,641

Frozen 59 104 5,352
Dried, salted or in brine; smoked 2 6 289
Total major commodities 208,820 950,815 48,828,175

Total of others commodities 55,434 174,534 9,026,023
Grand Total 264,254 1,125,349 57,854,198

3. Major Destination of Top Three Fishery Exports, by kind,
Quantity and Value, 2019
Quantity FOB Value

Commodity/Kind
MT ('000 $) ('000 Pesos)
1. Tuna 117,335 469,236 24,123,436
Fresh/chilled/frozen 30,150 113,069 5,812,867

Japan 6,849 37,193 1,912,088
United States Of America (in- 5,499 26,251 1,349,560
cluding Hawaii) 5,661 18,190 935,171
Spain 4,485 9,436 485,126
Vietnam 3,339 7,511 386,118
Italy 554 2,888 148,454
Switzerland 716 2,855 146,776
Portugal 600 2,362 121,419
Netherlands 846 1,436 73,814
Thailand 249 869 44,668
Germany 1,353 4,078 209,672
Others
Prepared/Preserved 87,185 356,167 18,310,569

Germany 26,935 101,131 5,199,156
United Kingdom 12,741 53,316 2,740,986
Japan 8,089 38,854 1,997,488
United States Of America 8,762 37,046 1,904,529
Netherlands 6,957 31,453 1,616,981
Spain 1,921 9,084 467,012
Poland 2,069 8,420 432,897
Italy 1,481 8,344 428,982
France 1,406 6,744 346,717
United Arab Emirates 1,765 6,453 331,732
Others 15,059 55,322 2,844,088
When it comes to quantity, Germany got the largest bulk of tuna products from Philippines. On
the other hand, USA only obtained 12.2% of the total tuna exports, 13.5% of the total FOB value
generated from the commodity on this country.

Quantity FOB Value
Commodity/Kind
MT ('000 $) ('000 Pesos)
2. Seaweeds 33,627 226,390 11,638,718
Seaweeds and Other Algae, Fresh,

Chilled or Dried 6,086 14,544 747,706
United States Of America 852 3,853 198,078
People's Republic Of China 4,113 3,297 169,523
Brazil 391 2,939 151,099
Spain 156 1,376 70,720
Argentina 150 1,312 67,460
Others 424 1,767 90,826
Carrageenan (Semi-refined and

Refined) 27,542 211,846 10,891,011
United States Of America 7,454 44,688 2,297,427
Spain 2,167 16,982 873,033
Denmark 1,279 12,218 628,124
Russia 1,412 11,674 600,140
Netherlands 1,364 11,353 583,670
Belgium 1,384 10,319 530,476
Mexico 1,244 8,201 421,638
Thailand 1,074 8,133 418,133
Germany 896 7,716 396,689
India 633 6,720 345,494
Others 8,635 73,841 3,796,188
USA, China, Spain, Russia and Belgium are the top countries of destination for seaweed
export from the Philippines - with 24.7%, 12.2%, 6.9%, 4.2% and 4.1% respectively.

Quantity FOB Value
Commodity/Kind
MT ('000 $) ('000 Pesos)
3. Shrimps/Prawn 6,544 42,362 2,177,823
Frozen 5,478 37,859 1,946,323

Japan 2,352 16,418 844,042
Republic Of Korea 616 5,381 276,624
Taiwan 762 3,142 161,532
France 240 2,326 119,558
Others 589 3,801 195,400
Fresh or chilled 204 1,631 83,850

United Arab Emirates 98 991 50,932
United States Of America 18 255 13,114
Japan 39 223 11,487
Hong Kong 41 128 6,558
Palau 2 18 941
Others 6 16 818
Shrimps and Prawn, Dried 38 399 20,524

Japan 31 363 18,637
People's Republic Of China 7 36 1,851
United States Of America 1 1 36
Prepared and Preserved 824 2,473 127,125

Japan 128 312 16,028
United Kingdom 72 227 11,648
Taiwan 26 205 10,534
Canada 68 112 5,753
Others 156 384 19,739
Total (3) major commodities 157,507 737,988 37,939,976

Total other commodities 106,748 387,361 19,914,222
Grand Total 264,254 1,125,349 57,854,198
Japan and USA acquired 2,550 MT 1,312 MT out of the 6,544 MT of shrimps/prawns
export; 38% and 20% respectively.

4. Fishery Exports by Major Country Destination, in Terms of
Value, 2019
Quantity FOB Value

Commodity/Kind
MT ('000 $) ('000 Pesos)
United States Of America (including 43,131 234,598 12,060,673

Hawaii) 28,960 151,384 7,782,677
Japan (including Okinawa) 28,701 110,931 5,702,972
Germany 30,499 72,474 3,725,903
People's Republic Of China 14,208 62,360 3,205,917
United Kingdom 9,920 48,565 2,496,712
Netherlands 11,093 47,240 2,428,623
Spain 13,159 41,466 2,131,777
Hong Kong 3,914 32,203 2,131,777
Republic Of Korea
10,654 32,053 1,647,869
Taiwan
7,913 22,033 1,132,699
Vietnam
5,604 19,210 1,132,699
Italy
4,186 18,705 961,648
France
4,283 16,685 857,785
Canada
2,430 15,367 790,005
Belgium
6,219 13,418 689,810
United Arab Emirates
1,364 12,629 649,251
Denmark
Thailand 2,912 12,351 634,981
Russia 1,568 11,933 613,488

Poland 2,242 9,583 613,488
Mexico 1,510 8,762 450,479
Total Major Countries 234,470 993,952 51,099,072

Other Countries 29,784 131,397 6,755,126
Grand Total 264,254 1,125,349 57,854,198
Overall, USA acquired a large bulk of all the exports from the Philippine's fish and
fishery products (20.8%), followed by Japan, Germany, China and UK. In terms of
value, fishery exports generated a total of 57.8 billion pesos.

- 5.0 10.0 15.0 20.0 25.0
Tuna 24.6
Seaweeds 12.9
Crabs/crabs fat & crab meat 5.1
Shrimps/Prawns 2.2
Octopus 1.6
Grouper 1.0
Squid and Cuttlefish 0.9
Sea Cucumber 0.36
Ornamental Fish, Live 0.3
Roundscad 0.01
Other commodities 9.0
Figure 9. Major Fisheries Export in Terms of Value, 2019 (in Billion Pesos)

United States Of
America (including
Hawaii), 43,131 , 16%
Other Countries,
80,670 , 31%
Japan (including
Okinawa), 28,960 ,
11%
Republic Of Korea,
3,914 , 1%
Hong Kong, 13,159 ,

5%
Germany, 28,701 , 11%
Spain, 11,093 , 4%
People's Republic Of
United Kingdom, China, 30,499 , 12%
Netherlands, 9,920 ,
4% 14,208 , 5%
Figure 10. Volume of Fishery Export , by Country of Destination, 2019 (in MT)
United States Of
Other Countries, 17 ,
America (including
28%
Hawaii), 12 , 20%
Republic Of Korea, 2 ,
Japan (including
3%
Okinawa), 8 , 13%
Hong Kong, 2 , 3% Germany, 5 , 8%
Spain, 3 , 6% People's Republic Of

China, 4 , 7%
Netherlands, 3 , 6%
United Kingdom, 4 , 6%
Figure 11. Value of Fishery Export, by Country of Destination, 2019 (in Billion Pesos)

B. IMPORTS5/
1. Import of Fish and Fishery Products,
by Kind, Quantity and Value, 2019
Quantity CIF Value

Commodity/Kind
MT ('000 $) ('000 Pesos)
A. Fish, Crustaceans, Mollusks, etc. 464,547 677,032 35,144,735

etc. and preparation
A.1 Fish, fresh(live or dead)

Chilled or frozen 407,958 560,453 29,093,101
A.2 Fish, dried, salted or in
brine; smoked fish 347 869 45,135
A.3 Crustaceans, mol-
lusks 41,963 86,872 4,509,529
and aquatic invertebrates
A.4 Fish and other aquatic
invertebrate, prepared/
preserved 14,278 28,838 1,496,970
B. Shells and by-Products 262 226 11,712
C. Miscellaneous and other

fishery products 41,383 71,445 3,708,685
Grand Total 506,192 748,702 38,865,132
In 2019, a total of 506,192 metric tons of fish and fishery products have been imported
by the Philippines 91.8% of which are mainly fish, crustaceans, molluscs, etc. and
preparation. The other 8.2% is divided between shells and by-products, miscellaneous,
and other fishery products.

2. Major Fishery Imports in Terms of Values, 2019
Quantity CIF Value

Commodity/Kind
MT ('000 $) ('000 Pesos)
1. Fresh/Chilled/Frozen Fish 266,003 358,883 18,629,624
A. Tuna 192,098 288,782 14,990,662

Papua New Guinea 110,891 170,652 8,858,564
People's Republic Of China 13,947 16,966 880,716
Kiribati 11,522 15,335 796,025
Taiwan 8,468 14,197 736,960
Indonesia 6,583 11,412 592,387
Vietnam 9,498 10,999 570,943
Marshall Islands, Rep. Of 6,328 7,368 382,494
Spain 4,047 7,245 376,074
Republic Of Korea 4,266 7,203 373,896
United States Of America 4,241 5,897 306,138
Others 12,305 21,508 1,116,462
B. Mackerel 62,597 60,467 3,138,838

Republic Of Korea 4,026 4,401 228,468
Japan 4,495 4,344 225,472
New Zealand 3,257 3,997 207,479
Vietnam 2,324 2,341 121,499
Norway 599 812 42,132
Taiwan 620 674 34,968
Russian Federation 422 361 18,735
United States Of America 320 322 16,693
Malaysia 384 302 15,702
Others 433 403 20,915
C. Sardines 11,308 9,634 500,124

Japan 8,265 7,245 376,082
Oman 1,081 815 42,295
Russia 772 560 29,073
Pakistan, Islamic Rep. Of 137 94 4,877
Others 88 78 4,058
The importation of mackerel from China has contributed to the bulk of the total imports of
fresh/chilled/frozen fish; amounting to 2 billion pesos for the cost of import. On the other hand,
though Papua New Guinea shipped 110,891 MT of tuna, it costed 8.8 billion in Philippine pesos.
In terms of sardines importation, Japan is the largest country of origin.

Quantity CIF Value
Commodity/Kind
MT ('000 $) ('000 Pesos)
2. Prawn feeds 15,068 15,973 829,143

Vietnam 14,032 13,941 723,671
Thailand 146 816 42,383
Taiwan 258 490 25,447
Ecuador 168 203 10,543
Japan 20.3 122.4 6,356
Belgium 3.7 32 1,645
Spain 1.00 23 1,168
United States Of America 1 6 293
Hong Kong 0 1 27
3. Flour, meals & pellets of fish,

crustaceans & Molluscs unfit for
human consumption 12,768 12,144 630,370
Denmark 1,679 3,373 175,088
Peru 1,129 1,369 71,040
Italy 3,550 1,214 63,032
Japan 204 741 38,465
Argentina 525 649 33,701
Republic Of Korea 847 631 32,748
Spain 213 526 27,325
Papua New Guinea 567 489 25,380
France 266 244 12,659
Others 687 790 41,033
Total major imports 293,838 386,999 20,089,137

Others Commodities 212,354 361,703 18,775,995
Grand Total 506,192 748,702 38,865,132
Vietnam shipped a significant amount of prawn feeds (14,032 MT/93%) of the total
prawn feeds import to the Philippines, thus making it the top country of import
origin on prawns feeds.
On the other hand, Denmark is the top seller of fishery products that are unfit for
human consumption. It is followed by USA and Peru who also traded a significant
amount/volume of said goods.

3. Fishery Imports, by Major Country of Origin, in Terms of
Value, 2019
Quantity CIF Value
Commodity/Kind
MT ('000 $) ('000 Pesos)

Papua New Guinea 111,478 171,161 8,884,982
Vietnam 93,691 134,971 7,006,343
Indonesia 10,155 21,216 1,101,298
Republic Of Korea 11,830 20,913 1,085,573
Japan 16,394 19,110 992,024
Taiwan 10,627 16,866 875,522
Chile 4,363 16,791 871,611
Kiribati 11,522 15,335 796,025
Thailand 10,350 13,454 698,410
Norway 4,742 9,983 518,223
Spain 4,750 8,614 447,175
United Kingdom 6,468 8,354 433,632
Marshall Islands, Rep. Of 6,428 7,587 393,844
Malaysia 4,060 6,013 312,119
Denmark 2,925 5,289 274,528
New Zealand 3,517 5,055 262,410
Brazil 693 4,181 217,033
Singapore 704 4,020 208,695
Total Major Countries 481,953 711,594 36,938,821

Other Countries 24,239 37,109 1,926,311
Grand Total 506,192 748,702 38,865,132
76% of the total import of fisheries products originated from China, Papua New Guinea, Vietnam,
Indonesia and Republic of Korea.
Others, 5.7, 15%

Kiribati, 0.8, 2% People's Republic Of
China, 10.6, 27%
Chile, 0.9, 2%
Taiwan, 0.9, 2%
United States Of America, 0.9, 2%
Japan, 1.0, 3%
Republic Of Korea, 1.1, 3%
Indonesia, 1.1, 3% Papua New Guinea,

8.9, 23%
Vietnam, 7.0, 18%
Figure 12. Value of Fishery Import, by Country of Origin, 2019 (in Billion Pesos)
OTHER FISHERIES
INFORMATION
A. FOOD CONSUMPTION10/
1. Mean one-day per capita food consumption and percent (%)
of food to total intake: Philippines, 2015
Consumption % of Total
Food Group/ Sub-group
g/day kg/yr Intake
ENRGY-GIVING FOOD
Cereals and Cereal Products 358 131 42.4

Rice and Rice Products 308 112 36.5
Corn and Corn Products 24 9 2.9
Cereal Products 26 9 3.0
Starchy Roots and Tubers 12 5 1.5
Sugar and Syrups 11 4 1.3
Fats and Oil 15 5 1.8
BODY- BUILDING FOOD
Fish, Meat and Poultry 190 69 22.5

Fish and Fish Products 101 37 11.9
Meat and Meat Products 61 22 7.3
Poultry 28 10 3.3
Egg 18 7 2.1
Milk and Milk Products 42 15 5.0
Whole Milk 33 12 3.9
Milk Products 9 3 1.1
Dried Beans, Nuts and Seeds 8 3 1.0
REGULATING FOOD
Vegetables 123 45 14.6

Green, Leafy and Yellow 43 16 5.1
Other Vegetables 80 29 9.4
Fruits 37 14 4.4
Vitamis C-Rich Fruits 6 2 0.7
Other Fruits 31 11 3.7
Miscellaneous 29 11 3.5
Beverages 18 7 2.1
Condiments and Spices 10 4 1.2
Others 1 0 0.2
ALL FOOD 844 308 100
Next to rice and rice Products, Filipino's consume fish and fish products the most; 11% of the
total intake of each Filipino is composed of the fishery products which is 4.6% higher than meat
and meat products and 8.6% higher than poultry.

2. Trends in mean one-day per capita food consumption
among Filipino households: Philippines, 2008, 2013 and 2015
Consumption % of Total
g/day kg/yr Intake
ENRGY-GIVING FOOD
Cereals and Cereal Products 361 346 358

Rice and Rice Products 317 299 308
Corn and Corn Products 21 23 24
Cereal Products 23 25 26
Starchy Roots and Tubers 17 14 12
Sugar and Syrups 17 12 11
Fats and Oil 15 15 15
BODY- BUILDING FOOD
Fish, Meat and Poultry 193 207 190

Fish and Fish Products 110 65 101
Meat and Meat Products 58 33 61
Poultry 24 16 28
Egg 14 45 18
Milk and Milk Products 42 34 42
Whole Milk 33 11 33
Milk Products 10 9 9
Dried Beans, Nuts and Seeds 9 8
REGULATING FOOD
114
Vegetables 110 39 123
Green, Leafy and Yellow 34 75 43
Other Vegetables 76 41 80
Fruits 54 8 37
Vitamis C-Rich Fruits 10 33 6
Other Fruits 44 34 31
Miscellaneous 29 23 29
Beverages 16 10 18
Condiments and Spices 10 2 10
Others 3 1
ALL FOOD 861 854 844
As viewed in the table, there is a downward trend when it comes to the

consumption of fish and fish Products; 1% decrease from 2008 to 2013 and 8%
from 2013 to 2015

3. Mean one-day per capita fish and fish products consumption,
Philippines, 2015
Mean
Kg/Year
Fish and Products 36.8
Fresh Fish 24.7

Tulingan 2.0
Bangus 3.6
Galunggong 3.4
Dilis, buo 0.5
Alumahan 0.4
Tamban 1.7
Dalagang bukid 0.5
Sapsap 0.8
Bisugo 0.6
Tilapia 3.7
Albakora/tambakol 0.9
Balila/espada 0.0
Hasa-hasa 0.1
Lapu-lapu 0.2
Matangbaka 1.5
Maya-maya 0.3
Salay-salay 0.1
Silinyasi/tunsoy 0.0
Tanigue 0.1
Other fresh fish & cooked fish recipe 3.9
Dried fish (as fresh fish) 4.2

Processed fish 4.9
Bagoong (as fresh fish) 0.6
Patis 0.1
Canned fish (sardines, mackerel, salmon, etc) 3.6
Smoked fish (all tinapa type) 0.5
Crustaceans and mollusks 3.0

Shrimps (all types) 0.8
Crabs 0.4
Squids/octopus 0.6
Tahong (mussels) 0.2
Others (fresh) 0.7
Dried and processed (as fresh) 0.1
Bagoong (as fresh) 0.2
Cooked/mixed shellfish dishes 0.0
According to FNRDI-DOST, each Filipino consumes 36.8 kilograms of fish and fish
products per year on average. 24.7kg of fresh fish, 5.2kg of dried fish (as fresh
fish), 4.9kg of processed fish and 3kg of crustaceans and molluscs.

B. WORLD FISHERIES PRODUCTION OF FISH, CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS AND AQUATIC PLANTS 11/
68
(includes seaweeds), BY CAPTURE AND AQUACULTURE, BY MAJOR PRODUCERS, 2018 (000 MT)
Total Fish, Crustaceans & Molluscs Aquatic Plants (includes seaweed)
Major Countries
MT %share Capture Aquaculture Total Capture Aquaculture Total
China 80,965,663 38.21 14,647,819 34,011,921 62,206,893 183,490 18,575,280 18,758,770

Indonesia 22,006,839 10.39 7,215,215 5,426,943 12,642,158 44,383 9,320,298 9,364,681
India 12,414,190 5.86 5,320,253 7,066,000 12,386,253 22,635 5,302 27,937
Vietnam 7,500,362 3.54 3,347,039 4,134,000 7,481,039 - 19,323 19,323
Peru 7,208,397 3.40 7,169,805 - 7,169,805 38,592 - 38,592
USA 5,225,031 2.47 4,744,418 468,185 5,212,603 12,428 - 12,428
Russian Federations 5,121,423 2.42 5,108,854 - 5,108,854 8,042 4,527 12,569

Philippines 4,354,279 2.06 2,049,572 826,060 2,875,632 346 1,478,301 1,478,647
Japan 4,239,779 2.00 3,130,925 642,854 3,773,779 76,200 389,800 466,000
Chile 3,656,688 1.73 2,122,431 1,266,054 3,388,485 247,025 21,178 268,203
Korea Rep. 3,623,637 1.71 1,336,286 568,350 1,904,636 8,501 1,710,500 1,719,001
Myanmar 3,164,816 1.49 2,033,110 1,130,350 3,163,460 - 1,356 1,356
Norway 2,658,563 1.25 2,488,979 - 2,488,979 169,409 175 169,584
Thailand 2,598,000 1.23 1,707,136 890,864 2,598,000 - - -
Other Countries 47,132,318 22.25 34,011,921 12,116,320 46,128,241 143,928 860,149 1,004,077
World Total 211,869,985 100.00 96,433,763 82,095,054 178,528,817 954,979 32,386,189 33,341,168
Philippines ranked 8th among countries in the world aquaculture production of fish, crustaceans, molluscs and aquatic plants (including seaweed).
C. WORLD AQUACULTURE PRODUCTION OF FISH, CRUSTACEANS,
MOLLUSCS. etc., BY PRINCIPAL PRODUCERS in 201911/
Value
Major Countries Volume (MT) % Share % Share
(US$ 000)
1. China 47,559,074 57.93 144,999,209 57.97

2. India 7,066,000 8.61 13,178,432 5.27
3. Indonesia 5,426,943 6.61 11,981,365 4.79
4. Vietnam 4,134,000 5.04 14,460,784 5.78
5. Bangladesh 2,405,416 2.93 5,894,683 2.36
6. Egypt 1,561,457 1.90 1,469,470 0.59
7. Norway 1,354,941 1.65 8,342,301 3.34
8. Chile 1,266,054 1.54 10,446,268 4.18
9. Myanmar 1,130,350 1.38 1,499,069 0.60
10. Thailand 890,864 1.09 2,701,065 1.08
11. Philippines 826,060 1.01 1,887,247 0.75
12. Japan 642,854 0.78 3,929,219 1.57
12. Brazil 605,000 0.74 1,345,833 0.54
14. Korea Rep 568,350 0.69 1,345,833 1.54
15. USA 468,185 0.57 1,226,902 0.49

16. Other Countries 6,657,691 8.11 26,634,400 10.65
World Total 82,095.054 100.55 250,115,178 100.51
These countries are those with production of 160,000 tons or more in 2018
The Philippine production of 826,060 metric tons of fish, crustaceans, molluscs, etc.,
contributed to 1% share to the total production on world aquaculture by principal
producers.

D. WORLD AQUACULTURE PRODUCTION OF AQUATIC PLANTS, BY
PRINCIPAL PRODUCERS in 201811/
Value
Major Countries Volume (MT) % Share % Share
(US$ 000)
1. China 18,575,280 57.36 9,493,501 71.48

2. Indonesia 9,320,298 28.78 1,382,968 10.41
3. Korea Rep. 1,710,500 5.28 813,312 6.12
4. Philippines 1,478,301 4.56 207,291 1.56
5. Korea D P Rp. 553,000 1.71 83,100 0.63
6. Japan 389,800 1.20 1,212,646 9.13
7. Malaysia 174,083 0.54 12,943 0.10
8. Zanzibart 103,220 0.32 1,831 0.01
9. Chile 21,178 0.07 52,714 0.40
10. Vietnam 19,323 0.06 5,289 0.04
11. Solomon Island 5,520 0.02 213 0.00
12. Madagascar 5,337 0.02 800 0.01
13. Other Countries 30,349 0.09 14,694 0.11
World Total 32,386,189 100 13,281,302 100
The data in this table refer to the aquaculture production of seaweeds and
other aquatic plants expressed in tonnes and on a wet-weight basis.
Philippines produced 1,478,301 metric tons of aquatic plants in 2018 with a share
contribution of 4.56 % share to the total world production of aquatic plants.

E. RETAIL PRICES OF SELECTED FISH SPECIES, PHILIPPINES, 2018-
201912/
Species 2018 2019
Indian mackerel (Alumahan) 190.43 190.22
Milk fish (Bangus) 156.18 164.00
Threadfin bream (Bisugo) 253.30 261.83
Blue crab (Alimasag) 292.37 305.49
Caesio (Dalagang bukid, lapad) 243.86 248.43
Anchovies (Dilis) 111.47 125.06
Roundscad (Galunggong) 144.22 150.23
Slipmout (Sapsap) 208.87 219.31
Endeavor prawn (Shimp, Suaje) 382.82 390.90
Tilapia 115.92 119.49
Frigate tuna (Tulingan) 139.57 148.29
Shrimp, Tiger prawn (Sugpo) 583.64 611.28
In terms of retail prices, anchovies inflated the most at 11 % in 2019 as compared to

2018 prices

END NOTES
Sources of Data:
1/ NAMRIA; CIA World Factbook, 2009
2/ 1992 Fishery Statistics, Bureau of Agricultural Statistics (BAS)

This refers to fishpond area acquired by the operator whether
utilized or not during the reference period. This includes nursery
and transition ponds and undeveloped areas.

3/ National Accounts of the Philippines, Philippine Statistics
Authority (PSA)
4/ Municipal Fisherfolk Registry of coastal LGUs (FishR), BFAR
5/ Trade Statistics Division, PSA
6/ Fisheries Statistics Division, PSA (www.psa.gov.ph)
7/ Directory of Philippine Wetlands, Volume II,

Asian Wetland Bureau, Philippines Foundation, Inc. (AWBPFI),
DENR Library
8/ BFAR National Program for Municipal Fishing Vessels and

Gears Registration (BoatR), 2019
9/ Fishing Vessel Electronic Licensing System (FeliS), BFAR
10/ Food and Nutrition Research Institute, Department of Science

And Technology (FNRI-DOST)
11/ FAO Yearbook, Fishery and Aquaculture Statistics (http://www.fao.org.)
12/ Price Statistics Division, PSA


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We believe the Department of Agriculture through the Bureau of Fisheries and

We therefore commend the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)

Intended primarily for policy and program development, Philippine Fisheries

Mabuhay ang BFAR!

Mabuhay ang mga magsasaka at mangingisdang Pilipino!

WILLIAM D. DAR, Ph.D.

The Department of Agriculture - Bureau of Fisheries and Aquactic

While we highlight statistical figures in this publication, let us not forget

Recognizing the invaluable assistance provided by the Philippine

Maraming Salamat at Mabuhay and Sektor ng Pangisdaan!

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FISHERIES CONTRIBUTION TO THE ECONOMY

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The Philippines’ 0.826 million metric tons aquaculture

Similarly, the Philippines is the world’s 4th largest producer

Contribution to National Economy, 2019

The fishing industry’s contribution to the country’s Gross

The industry also accounted for 14.7% (P227.999 billion) and

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Based on the FishR 2019 data, fisherfolk were engaged in various

Performance of the Fishing Industry

Total volume of fisheries production in the Philippines from

Fisheries production fell to -5.8% from 4.65 million metric

The annual performance of the fishing industry was attributed

At the regional level, the Autonomous Region for Muslim

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In terms of value, the industry has contributed P281.652 billion

Fisheries Export and Import Performance

Foreign trade performance of the fishery industry in 2019

Export volume decreased by 43% from 464,248 MT in 2018

Tuna remained as the top export commodity with a collective

Seaweed came 2nd on export value which went up from

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Other major fishery exports e.g. crabs/crab fats, octopus,

Among the major destination of Philippine fish and fishery

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Prawn feeds were mostly sourced from Vietnam, 1.86%;

Chilled/frozen fish comprise of tuna, mackerel and sardines

In terms of value, in general, the Philippine fishery imports

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1. Total Territorial Water Area 2,200,000 sq km

2. Shelf Area (Depth 200 m) 184,600 sq km

3. Coral Reef Area 27,000 sq km

4. Coastline (length)1/ 36,289 km

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West Sulu Sea 29,992.5 Palawan

Lamon Bay 2,838 Quezon/Camarines Norte

Moro Gulf 12,900 Zamboanga del Sur/Maguindanao/Sultan Kudarat

Babuyan Channel 3,612 Cagayan/Babuyan Island

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Tablas Strait 3,870 Tablas Island/Mindoro Oriental

Burias Pass 1,393.2 Burias Island/Camarines Sur