The third quarter 2022 fisheries production inched up by 0.4 percent to 1,003.10 thousand metric tons from the 998.93 thousand metric tons output of the same quarter a year ago. Minimal increases in production during the quarter were traced from aquaculture, commercial and marine municipal fisheries, while inland municipal fisheries reported a drop in production. (Figure 1 and Table 1)

The volume of production from commercial fisheries posted a slight increase of 0.3 percent during the quarter at 232.80 thousand metric tons compared with the previous year’s same quarter output of 232.13 thousand metric tons. The subsector’s output comprised 23.2 percent of the total fisheries production. (Figure 2 and Table 1)

Marine municipal fisheries volume of production was recorded at 225.22 thousand metric tons during the quarter. This was 0.7 percent higher than its level of 223.60 thousand metric tons in the third quarter of 2021. The subsector constituted 22.5 percent of the total fisheries output. (Figure 3 and Table 1)

Volume of fish production from inland municipal fisheries was recorded at 51.62 thousand metric tons during the third quarter of 2022. This volume was -20.3 percent lower than the 64.78 thousand metric tons mark of the same quarter a year ago. Among the subsectors, inland municipal fisheries had the least share of 5.1 percent to the total fisheries production. (Figure 4 and Table 1)

Moreover, aquaculture production was registered at 493.46 thousand metric tons during the reference quarter. It was higher by 3.1 percent compared with the previous year’s same quarter harvests of 478.42 thousand metric tons. (Figure 5 and Table 1)

Of the 20 major species, production increments were mainly attributed to seaweed (10.8%), yellowfin tuna (tambakol/bariles, 27.6%), squid (pusit, 43.3%), and skipjack (gulyasan, 6.4%). (Table 2)

On the other hand, species which largely contributed to the decline in the fisheries production were bali sardinella (tamban, -17.2%), milkfish (bangus, -11.3%), and tilapia (-9.5%). (Table 2)

DENNIS S. MAPA, Ph.D.
Undersecretary
National Statistician and Civil Registrar General