Aklan fisheries production drops 2 percent in 2016
Aklan’s total volume of fisheries production in 2016 declined by 1.90 percent due to the decrease in output across all sub-sectors and species based on the report of the Philippine Statistics Authority-Aklan.
Data showed that the total fisheries production in the province last year was estimated at 22, 694.31 metric tons lower by 440.19 metric tons compared to 23, 134.5 metric tons reported a year ago.
The decrease in production was brought by the decline of commercial fisheries with 5 percent (from 1, 030 MT in 2015 to 971 MT in 2016), and municipal fisheries subsectors with 6 percent (from 9,737.33 MT in 2015 to 9, 236.79 metric tons in 2016).
On the other hand, aquaculture slightly inched up by one percent over a year ago output (12,367.56 in 2015 output to 12,486.34 metric tons in 2016).
Of the three fishery subsectors, aquaculture shared the largest production accounting for 55.02 percent of the total output, followed by municipal subsector with 40.70 percent, and commercial with 4.28 percent.
Decrement in commercial and marine fishery production is attributed to lesser fishing operations due to rough seas and strong winds brought by Northeast Monsoon conditions, low volume of catch in swamps, creeks, estuaries and rivers and the shift of some fishermen to other job such as construction work.
Among the dominant fishes caught in commercial and marine municipal fishing consist of roundscad or galunggong (883 MT), indo-pacific mackerel or hasa-hasa (86 MT), frigate tuna or tulingan (82 MT), big-eyed scad or matangbaka (527 MT), skipjack or gulyasan (61 MT), slipmouth or sapsap (546 MT), anchovies or dilis (501 MT), and indian sardines or tamban (498 MT).
Meanwhile, the dominant species produce in inland fishing comprised endeavor prawn or suahe (84.11 MT), freshwater goby or biya (66 MT), other mollusks (62 MT), tilapia (36 MT), freshwater shrimp or hipon (19 MT), and lobster or ulang (19 MT).
On the other hand, Aklan’s aquaculture production in 2016 slightly inched up by 119 metric tons from 12,368 in 2015 output to 12,486 metric tons in 2016.
Of the type of aquafarms, brackish water fishpond has the highest production estimated at 11, 679 MT sharing about 93.53 percent of the total output.
This is followed by oyster with 638 MT, mussel with 105 MT, brackish water pen with 31 MT, freshwater fishpond with 27 MT, brackish water cage with 4 MT, and seaweeds with 3 MT.
Among the species, milkfish dominates the production with 11, 172 MT representing about 90 percent of the total harvest in aquafarm and an increase of 4 percent compared to a year ago output of 10, 743 MT.
This is followed by oyster (638 MT), tiger prawn (368 MT), mussel (105 MT), and tilapia (55 MT).
The data were obtained from commercial, municipal and aquaculture fisheries surveys conducted quarterly in selected sample households and landing centers in the province.
Aklan’s total volume of fisheries production in 2016 declined by 1.90 percent due to the decrease in output across all sub-sectors and species based on the report of the Philippine Statistics Authority-Aklan.
Data showed that the total fisheries production in the province last year was estimated at 22, 694.31 metric tons lower by 440.19 metric tons compared to 23, 134.5 metric tons reported a year ago.
The decrease in production was brought by the decline of commercial fisheries with 5 percent (from 1, 030 MT in 2015 to 971 MT in 2016), and municipal fisheries subsectors with 6 percent (from 9,737.33 MT in 2015 to 9, 236.79 metric tons in 2016).
On the other hand, aquaculture slightly inched up by one percent over a year ago output (12,367.56 in 2015 output to 12,486.34 metric tons in 2016).
Of the three fishery subsectors, aquaculture shared the largest production accounting for 55.02 percent of the total output, followed by municipal subsector with 40.70 percent, and commercial with 4.28 percent.
Decrement in commercial and marine fishery production is attributed to lesser fishing operations due to rough seas and strong winds brought by Northeast Monsoon conditions, low volume of catch in swamps, creeks, estuaries and rivers and the shift of some fishermen to other job such as construction work.
Among the dominant fishes caught in commercial and marine municipal fishing consist of roundscad or galunggong (883 MT), indo-pacific mackerel or hasa-hasa (86 MT), frigate tuna or tulingan (82 MT), big-eyed scad or matangbaka (527 MT), skipjack or gulyasan (61 MT), slipmouth or sapsap (546 MT), anchovies or dilis (501 MT), and indian sardines or tamban (498 MT).
Meanwhile, the dominant species produce in inland fishing comprised endeavor prawn or suahe (84.11 MT), freshwater goby or biya (66 MT), other mollusks (62 MT), tilapia (36 MT), freshwater shrimp or hipon (19 MT), and lobster or ulang (19 MT).
On the other hand, Aklan’s aquaculture production in 2016 slightly inched up by 119 metric tons from 12,368 in 2015 output to 12,486 metric tons in 2016.
Of the type of aquafarms, brackish water fishpond has the highest production estimated at 11, 679 MT sharing about 93.53 percent of the total output.
This is followed by oyster with 638 MT, mussel with 105 MT, brackish water pen with 31 MT, freshwater fishpond with 27 MT, brackish water cage with 4 MT, and seaweeds with 3 MT.
Among the species, milkfish dominates the production with 11, 172 MT representing about 90 percent of the total harvest in aquafarm and an increase of 4 percent compared to a year ago output of 10, 743 MT.
This is followed by oyster (638 MT), tiger prawn (368 MT), mussel (105 MT), and tilapia (55 MT).
The data were obtained from commercial, municipal and aquaculture fisheries surveys conducted quarterly in selected sample households and landing centers in the province.