In its latest Fisheries Situation Report, the agency said the decline was seen in all its three subsectors: commercial fisheries, municipal fisheries, and aquaculture. Weather disturbances, particularly in Western Visayas, led to fewer fishing trips, which caused the decline, according to the PSA. Fish yielded by municipal fisheries dropped by 6.79 percent to 254.8 thousand metric tons (TMT). Top contributors were were Western Visayas (Region 6), Soccsksargen (South Cotabato, Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat and Sarangani provinces, and General Santos City, or Region 12) and Calabarzon. Based on PSA’s latest report on the performance of Philippine agriculture, the fisheries subsector declined by 4.61 percent, contributing 13.36 percent to total agricultural output.

Source: Manila Times May 13, 2018 16:18 UTC