Aquaculture The volume of production from aquaculture during the reference period was posted at 29,019.06 metric tons, down by 7.88 percent from its 2019 output of 31,500.68 metrics tons. The species with the highest contribution to the total aquaculture production were Milkfish in Brackishwater Fishpond (24,066.28 MT or 82.93%), Mudcrab in Brackishwater Fishpond (4,095.73 MT or 14.11%), Milkfish in Marine Cage (344 MT or 1.19%), Tilapia in Freshwater Fishpond (180.43 MT or 0.62%) and Tiger prawn in Brackishwater Fishpond (150.71 MT or 0.52%) Commercial Fisheries Production for commercial fisheries was registered at 18,645.37 metric tons in 2020, a decrement of 24.36 percent compared to 24,648.60 metric tons reported in 2019. The top five species that contributed most to the total production in this subsector were Roundscad or Galunggong (3,597.43 MT or 19.29%), Frigate Tuna or Tulingan (3,177.46 MT or 17.04%), Indian Mackerel or Alumahan (1,810.12 MT or 9.71%), Bali Sardinella or Tamban (1,726.61 MT or 9.26%), and Fimbriated Sardines or Tunsoy (1,228.4 MT or 6.59%). Municipal Fisheries Municipal fisheries production was recorded at 16,875.67 metric tons during the period, which was 21.63 percent lower than the previous year’s output of 21,534.02 metric tons. Of this total, 99.96 percent were accounted for by marine municipal fisheries while the rest were caught from inland bodies of water.
The total volume of fisheries production in Quezon province during the fourth quarter of 2023 was estimated at 9,944.77 metric tons. It decreased by 29.3 percent from the 14,072.96 metric tons…
The total volume of fisheries production in Quezon province during the third quarter of 2023 was estimated at 13,465.27 metric tons. It decreased by 12.9 percent from the 15,451.17 metric tons…
The total volume of fisheries production in Quezon province during the second quarter of 2023 was estimated at 11,110.00 metric tons. It decreased by 38.3 percent from the 18,018.25 metric tons…
