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 MESSAGE
WILLIAM D. DAR
Secretary , Department of Agriculture

It is with great pleasure to extend my personal greetings and commendations to the men
and women of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) for the publication
of the 2020 Philippine Fisheries Profile. We, at the Department of Agriculture, welcome this
opportunity to acknowledge the contributions you are making to national food security.

The statistics and other information contained in this publication are a measure of
the success of Duterte Administration’s development programs for Philippine fisheries.
They provide a comprehensive assessment of commercial and municipal fisheries and
aquaculture, detailing important facts about production, trade, and consumption,
among others.

Credible, accurate and timely information plays an important function in policymaking

decisions. Such information is particularly crucial for the identification, design, and
implementation of our projects for the modernization of our country’s agriculture and
fisheries sector.

Students, scientists, and policymakers who wish to understand precisely how current
public investments are serving our nation will find this publication useful.

I am confident that BFAR’s publication of this year’s fisheries profile will provide excellent
and reliable information as we shape and improve our development policies for
increasing rural incomes and strengthening our nation’s food security.

Mabuhay ang mga magsasaka at mangingisdang Pilipino!

WILLIAM D. DAR
Secretary

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 FOREWORD
Commodore EDUARDO B GONGONA, PCG (Ret.)
National Director, BFAR

The Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR)

formally presents this year’s Fisheries Profile – a testament to the resilience of the country’s
fisheries sector as it braved and overcame the tides brought by the COVID 19 pandemic.

For many years, this annual publication has given us a clear picture of the performance
of the fisheries sector, helping us not only track its growth and development, but also
zoom in on areas the we can further improve, specifically in aquaculture, municipal and
commercial fisheries sectors.

Let us remember, this year especially, that behind the statistical figures are our valiant
fisherfolk and fisheries stakeholders whose contributions as pillars of food security deserve
our recognition and gratitude.

For the years to come, the DA-BFAR will continue its endeavor to raise the country’s
fisheries performance by implementing relevant and timely programs and policies,
and harnessing effective strategies and technologies towards a more resilient fisheries
industry with prosperous fish farmers and fisherfolk.

We thank the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), the Food and Nutrition Research
Institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-FNRI) and the Food and
Agriculture Organization (FAO) for their invaluable assistance in crafting this publication.

Commodore EDUARDO B GONGONA, PCG (Ret.)

National Director, BFAR

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C ONTENTS
MESSAGE 4
FOREWORD 5
HIGHLIGHTS 9
FISHERIES RESOURCES
A. Marine Resources 15
B. Inland Resources 15
C. Area and Location of Major Fishing Grounds 17
D. Area and Location of Major Lakes 18

FISHERIES CONTRIBUTION TO THE ECONOMY

A. Fisheries Contribution to the National GDP 20
B. Contribution to GVA in Agriculture, by Industry Group 20
C. Livelihoods 21
D. Balance of Trade 21
E. Fisheries Production Volume and Value, by Sub-sector, 2020 21
F. Fisheries Production Volume, by Sub-sector, and by Region 22
G. Fisheries Production Value, by Sub-sector, and by Region 23
H. Five-Year Fisheries Production Trend, 2016-2020 24
I. Ten-Year Fisheries Production Trend, by Sub-sector, 2010-2020 25

AQUACULTURE PRODUCTION
A. Summary of Aquaculture Production,
by Region, and Culture Environment, 2020 28
B. Aquaculture Production by Region, Culture Environment,
and Species, 2020 29
C. Aquaculture Production of Major Species, by Region, 2020 39
D. Major Species Produced in Aquaculture, 2020 43

MUNICIPAL CAPTURE FISHERIES PRODUCTION

A. Municipal Capture Fisheries Production, by Region, 2020 44
B. Marine Municipal Fish Catch, by Major Species, 2020 46
C. Inland Municipal Fish Catch, by Major Species, 2020 46
D. Number of Municipal Fishing Vessels, by Region, 2020 47

COMMERCIAL CAPTURE FISHERIES PRODUCTION

A. Commercial Capture Fisheries Production, by Region and by
Type of Landing Center, 2020 49
B. Commercial Capture Fisheries Production, by Major
Species, 2020 50
C. Number of Commercial Fishing Operator and Fishing Vessels,
by Region, 2020 51

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EXTERNAL TRADE
A. EXPORTS
1. Export of Fish and Fishery Products by Kind,
Volume, and Value, 2020 53
2. Major Fishery Exports in terms of Value, 2020 54
3. Major Destination of Top Three Fishery Exports, by
Kind, Volume, and Value, 2020 55
4. Fishery Exports by Major Country of Destination, in
terms of Value, 2020 58

B. IMPORTS
1. Import of Fish and Fishery Products, by Kind,
Volume, and Value, 2020 61
2. Major Fishery Imports in terms of Value, 2020 62
3. Fishery Imports by Major Country of Origin, in terms
of Value, 2020 64

OTHER FISHERIES INFORMATION

A. Food Consumption
1. Mean one-day per capita food consumption and percent (%)
of food to total intake: Philippines, 2018-2019 66
2. Mean one-day per capita fish and fish products
consumption, Philippines, 2018-2019 67
B. World Fisheries Production of Fish, Crustaceans,
Molluscs, and Aquatic Plants (includes seaweed), by
Sub-sector, by Major Producers, 2018 68
C. World Aquaculture Production of Fish, Crustaceans,
Molluscs, etc., by Principal Producers in 2019 69
D. World Aquaculture Production of Aquatic Plants, by
Producing Countries in 2018 70
E. Retail Prices of Selected Fish Species, Philippines, 2019-2020 71

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LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1. Philippine Marine Jurisdictional Boundaries 14
Figure 2. The 12 Fisheries Management Areas 16
Figure 3. Contribution to GVA in Agriculture, by Industry Group, at current
prices (in million PhP) 20
Figure 4. Percent Share in Volume of Fisheries Production, by Sub-sector, 2020 22
Figure 5. Percent Share in Value of Fisheries Production, by Sub-sector, 2020 23
Figure 6. Five-Year Fisheries Production Trend, 2016-2020 24
Figure 7. Volume of Fisheries Production, by Sub-sector, 2010-2020 25
Figure 8. Value of Fisheries Production, by Sub-sector, 2010-2020 26
Figure 9. Percent Share of Major Species Produced in Aquaculture 43
Figure 10. Number of Registered Municipal Fishing Vessels, by Region 2020 47
Figure 11. Commercial Capture Fisheries Production, by Major Species, 2020 50
Figure 12. Major Fisheries Export in terms of Value, 2020 (in million PhP) 59
Figure 13. Volume of Fishery Export , by Country of Destination, 2020 60
Figure 14. Value of Fishery Export, by Country of Destination, 2020 60
Figure 15. Percent Share in the Value of Fishery Import, by Country of Origin,
2020 64

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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 4.35 million metric tons (MT) of fish, crustaceans,
mollusks, and aquatic plants (including seaweed). The production constituted 2.06%
of the total world production of 211.87 million MT (FAO, 2020).

In terms of aquaculture production, the country ranked 11th in the world with
826.01 thousand MT or 1.01% share of the total global aquaculture production of
82.10 million MT. The total value of the country’s aquaculture production including
fish, crustaceans, and mollusks is USD 1.89 billion (FAO, 2020).

The Philippines is also the world’s 4th largest producer of aquatic plants (including
seaweed) having a total of 1.48 million MT or 4.56% of the total world production
of 32.39 million MT (FAO, 2020).

Contribution to National Economy, 2020

The fishing industry’s contribution to the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
is 1.52% at both current and constant 2018 prices. This translates to PhP 273.41
billion at current prices and PhP 266.22 billion at constant prices of the country’s
GDP of PhP 17,939 billion (current prices).

The industry also shared 12.27% (PhP 224.19 billion) and 12.54% (PhP 223.20
billion) for both current and constant prices of the Gross Value Added (GVA) in
Aquaculture, Hunting, Forestry, and Fishing Group of PhP 1,827.01 billion (current
prices) and PhP 1,780.54 (constant prices), respectively (PSA, 2021).

Livelihoods
Municipal fisherfolk are engaged in different types of fisheries livelihood such as
capture fishing, fish farming or aquaculture, fish processing, fish vending, gleaning,
and other fishery-related jobs. Based on the Municipal Fisherfolk Registration System
or FishR 2020 data, 1.03 million fisherfolk or nearly half (49.50%) of the total 2.08 million
registered fisherfolk are engaged in capture fishing.

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Performance of the Fishing Industry

The total volume of fisheries production in the Philippines from January to December
2020 reached 4.40 million metric tons. The 2020 fisheries production also showed a
0.33% decrease from the 2019 production of 4.42 million MT. The 2020 production
value of PhP 273.49 billion at current prices is 2.90% lower than the previous year’s
production value of PhP 281.65 billion.

The annual performance of the fisheries industry was attributed to the production
of the (1) aquaculture, (2) municipal capture fisheries, and (3) commercial capture
fisheries. Compared with the previous year’s performance, the aquaculture sub-
sector posted a decline of 1.5% or 35,428 MT in production, followed by the
municipal capture fisheries sub-sector with a decline of 2.04% (22,955 MT). Inversely,
the increase in the commercial capture fisheries sub-sector of 4.7% (43,754 MT) made
up for the decline in production of the other sub-sectors. These figures translate to a
0.33% decrease in total annual fish production.

At the regional level, the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region for Muslim Mindanao
(BARMM) registered the highest production among all regions with its 21.7% or
954,060.15 MT share to the total fisheries production, where seaweed was the major
commodity produced. Region IX and MIMAROPA, on the other hand, shared 13.3%
and 10.8%, respectively. In terms of value, the top three (3) contributors were Region
III (PhP 44.99 billion), Region VI (PhP 28.94 billion), and Region XII (PhP 24.25 billion).

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Fisheries Export and Import Performance

Exports 2020

Foreign trade performance of the fishery industry in 2020 registered a net surplus
of USD 412.53 million - total export value of USD 1.00 billion and import value of
USD 592.36 million. In terms of volume, fisheries export decreased by 1.04% from
264,254 MT in 2019 to 261,495.23 MT in 2020.

The three major export commodities (tuna, seaweed, shrimp/prawn) combined

for 68.22% (178,395 MT) of the total export volume (261,495.23 MT) and 69.57%
(USD 699.2 million) of the total export value of USD 1.01 billion in 2020.

Tuna remained as the top export commodity with a collective volume of 134,412
MT for fresh/chilled/frozen, smoked/dried, and canned tuna products valued at
USD 481 million. Canned tuna, though, constituted the bulk of tuna products
being exported. In general, volume of exported tuna increased by 12% in terms
of volume and 0.6% in value.

Seaweed came second on export value sharing 22% to the total export
earnings in 2019. It went up to USD 250 million from USD 207 million (13%) in 2018.
Carrageenan remained as the major export product comprising 94% of the total
seaweed export value. The USA, China, Spain, Russia, and Belgium were the
major markets for the Philippine seaweed products.

Shrimp/Prawn ranked fourth with a total contribution of USD 20.31 million to the
total export value, lower than previous year’s export earnings of USD 42 million.
Most of the shrimps/prawns are exported in fresh/chilled/frozen form with a total
value of USD 18 million or 90% of the total shrimp/prawn exports. Export of shrimp/
prawn in terms of volume and value has decreased by 5% from last year. Japan,
USA, and South Korea remained to be among the major destinations of shrimp/
prawn products.

Other major fishery exports such as crabs/crab fats, octopus, grouper, cuttlefish/
squid, ornamental fish, roundscad, and sea cucumber constituted 12% or USD
118.8 million of the total USD 1,004 million export revenues. Other commodities
accounted for the remaining 20% of the total export value/earnings.

In terms of share in value, the major destinations of Philippine fish and fishery
export products were USA (20.6%), Japan(13%), Germany (9.1%), China( 6.6%),
Spain, (5.5%), Italy (5.3%), United Kingdom, (4.9%) Netherlands, (3.9%), South
Korea( 2.4%), Vietnam (2.3%), and other countries (13.7%).

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 Imports 2020
The Philippine fishery imports reached 405,570 MT in 2020 wherein 43.69% of
those are tuna, 11.93% are mackerel, 1.15% are sardines, 3.25% are prawn feeds,
2.64% are flour, meals & pellets of fish, crustaceans & molluscs unfit for human
consumption, and the remaining 37.33% are other fish and fishery products imports.
These commodities translate to USD 592.37 million or PhP 29.54 billion. Commodities
with the highest share in total import value are tuna with 40.42% contribution, and
mackerel with 8.07%.

The countries of origin with the highest share in total value of imported fishery
imports are China (25.91%), Papua New Guinea (20.98%), Vietnam (12.26%), Japan
(3.99%), Taiwan (3.7%), South Korea (3.33%), Thailand (3.23%), and Nauru (3.06%).
Other countries contributed the remaining 18.74% of the total import value.

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FISHERIES RESOURCES

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 Figure 1. Philippine Marine Jurisdictional Boundaries

Map of the Philippines showing the limits of archipelagic, territorial waters treaty limit.

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A. Marine Resources
Area, sq km

1. Total Territorial Water Area 2,200,000

(including the EZZ)
a. Coastal 266,000
b. Oceanic 1,934,000

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

3. Coral Reef Area 27,000

(Within the 10-20 fathoms where reef fisheries occur)

4. Coastline (length) 36,289

B. Inland Resources
Area, ha

1. Swamplands 246,063
a. Freshwater 106,328
b. Brackishwater 139,735

2. Existing Fishpond 253,323
a. Freshwater 14,531
b. Brackishwater 239,323

3. Other Inland Resources 250,000
a. Lakes 200,000
b. Rivers 31,000
c. Reservoirs 19,000

City of Sagay, Negros Occidental

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 Figure 2. The 12 Fisheries Management Areas

Under the FAO 263, the Philippine Waters is delineated into 12 FMAs, based on
considerations of stocks distribution, structure of fisheries and administrative divisions.

WATER AREA
FMA ID SQUARE HECTARES
KILOMETERS
FMA-01 505,345 50,534,500
FMA-02 300,098 30,009,800
FMA-03 166,659 16,665,900
FMA-04 152,076 15,207,600
FMA-05 485,417 48,541,700
FMA-06 293,930 29,393,000
FMA-07 16,699 1,669,900
FMA-08 14,090 1,409,000
FMA-09 28,228 2,822,800
FMA-10 15,265 1,526,500
FMA-11 20,386 2,038,600

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C. Area and Location of Major Fishing Grounds
FISHING GROUND AREA (Sq. Km.) LOCATION

A. SEAS
West Sulu Sea 29,992.50 Palawan
South Sulu Sea 112,642.00 Zamboanga del Sur/Sulu/Tawi-Tawi
East Sulu sea 9,288.00 Zamboanga del Norte/Negros
Sibuyan Sea 8,127.00 Aklan/Masbate/Romblon
Bohol Sea 7,946.00 Bohol
Samar Sea 3,870.00 Samar/Masbate/Leyte
Visayan Sea 3,096.00 Panay/Negros/Cebu/Masbate
Camotes Sea 2,476.80 Cebu/Leyte/Bohol
B. BAYS
Lamon Bay 2,838.00 Quezon/Camarines Norte
Tayabas Bay 2,213.00 Quezon
Illana Bay 2,128.50 Lanao del Sur/Maguindanao
Manila Bay 1,935.00 Manila/Bataan/Cavite
Sibugay Bay 1,935.00 Zamboanga del Sur
Iligan Bay 1,811.16 Misamis Occidental/Lanao del Norte
Imuruan Bay 1,087.80 Palawan
San Miguel Bay 774.00 Camarines Sur
Tawi-Tawi Bay 592.40 Tawi-Tawi
Butuan Bay 516.00 Agusan del Norte
C. GULFS
Moro Gulf 12,900.00 Zamboanga del Sur/Maguindanao/Sultan Kudarat
Davao Gulf 4,024.00 Davao del Sur/Davao del Norte/Davao Oriental
Ragay Gulf 3,225.00 Camarines Sur/Quezon
Leyte Gulf 2,724.00 Leyte Island/Samar Island
Panay Gulf 2,311.00 Iloilo/Negros Occidental
Lingayen Gulf 2,064.00 Pangasinan
Lagonoy Gulf 1,935.00 Albay/Camarines Sur/Catanduanes
Asid Gulf 619.00 Masbate
Albay Gulf 412.80 Albay
D. CHANNELS
Babuyan Channel 3,612.00 Cagayan/Babuyan Island
Jintotolo Channel 280.00 Capiz/Masbate
Maqueda Channel 129.00 Camarines Sur/Catanduanes

E. STRAITS

Tablas Strait 3,870.00 Tablas Island/Mindoro Oriental

Mindoro Strait 3,426.20 Palawan/Mindoro Occidental
Tañon Strait 2,786.40 Cebu/Negros
Cebu Strait 1,818.90 Cebu/Bohol
Iloilo Strait 1,006.00 Iloilo/Guimaras

F. PASSAGES
Burias Pass 1,393.20 Burias Island/Camarines Sur
Ticao Pass 804.75 Ticao Island/Sorsogon

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 D. Area and Location of Major Lakes

RANK NAME OF LAKE AREA (ha)* LOCATION

1 Laguna de Bay 90,000 Laguna and Rizal

2 Lanao 34,700 Marawi City, Lanao del Sur
3 Taal 23,700 Batangas
4 Mainit 14,000 Agusan del Norte and Surigao
5 Naujan 11,000 Oriental Mindoro
6 Buluan 6,500 Sultan Kudarat and 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 City, Zamboanga de Sur
12 Manguao 643 Taytay, Palawan
13 Baao 600 Baao, Camarines 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.

Lake Lanao in West-Central Mindanao, Philippines. It is situated just South of Marawi,

Northwest of the Butig Mountains.

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FISHERIES CONTRIBUTION
TO THE ECONOMY

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 A. Fisheries Contribution to the National GDP

1. At Current Prices 1.52%

2. At Constant 2018 Prices 1.52%

B. Contribution to GVA in Agriculture, by Industry Group

At Current % share to At Constant % share to

Industry Group Prices total GVA in 2018 Prices total GVA in
(in million PhP) Agriculture (in million PhP) Agriculture
1. Agricultural crops
(Palay, corn, coconut, etc)
992,595 50.50 914,697 51.37

2. Livestock 239,393 13.10 216,495 12.16

3. Fishing 224,186 12.27 223,203 12.54
4. Agricultural Activities 194,326 10.64 179,123 3.85
5. Poultry 188,148 10.30 175,507 9.86
6. Other Animal Production 56,553 3.10 68,623 3.85

7. Forestry 1,809 0.10 2,897 0.16

Total 1,827,010 100.00 1,780,544 100.00

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority retrieved June 08, 2021

Figure 3. Contribution to GVA in Agriculture, by Industry Group, at current prices (in million PhP)

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C. Livelihoods

Number of Registered Fisherfolk Engaged in Fishery Activities by Type of Livelihood, 2020

Capture Fishing 1,029,963

Gleaning 247,021
Aquaculture 233,725
Fish Vending 130,027
Fish Processing 39,090
Others 399,087
TOTAL
2,078,913

With regard to livelihood, capture fishing is the top fishery activity,

covering 50% of all registered fisherfolks. This is followed by gleaning
(12%) and aquaculture (11%).

D. Balance of Trade

2019 2020
FOB Value FOB Value
Volume (in million (in million Volume (in million (in million
(MT) PhP) USD) (MT) PhP) USD)

Fishery Exports 264,254 57,854 1,125 261,495 49,611 1,005

Fishery Imports 506,192 38,865 749 405,570 29,540 592

Trade Balance -241,938 18,989 376 -144,075 20,070 412

Note: Free on Board (FOB)

In 2020, the Philippines recorded a 144,075 MT trade deficit in terms of volume while
it generated USD 412 million in terms of value.

E. Fisheries Production Volume and Value, by Sub-sector, 2020

Value at
Volume % share Current Prices % share
Sub-sector to total
(MT) (‘000 PhP) to total
Aquaculture 2,322,905.55 52.79 114,383,752.99 41.82
Municipal Capture Fisheries 975,205.08 22.16 61,093,131.60 22.34
Commercial Capture Fisheries 1,102,262.36 25.05 98,011,573.94 35.84

Total 4,400,372.99 100 273,488,458.53 100

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority retrieved June 08, 2021

Among the fisheries sub-sectors, aquaculture contributed 52.79% or 2.32 million MT to the
total fisheries production in 2020. It also had the biggest share in total fisheries production
value with 41.82% corresponding to PhP 114.4 million.

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 F. Fisheries Production Volume, by Sub-sector, and by Region, 2020 (in MT)
% share
Region Commercial Municipal Aquaculture Total
to total
NCR 99,460.29 4,034.20 1,137.92 104,632.41 2.38
CAR - 941.64 2,759.98 3,701.62 0.08
I 5,227.49 28,060.18 146,395.68 179,683.35 4.08
II 4,430.42 26,167.35 13,321.10 43,918.87 1.00
III 3,929.82 53,649.67 289,051.54 346,631.03 7.88
IV-A 28,060.25 87,105.13 127,843.16 243,008.54 5.52
MIMAROPA 28,200.02 125,607.22 323,024.30 476,831.54 10.84
V 57,880.10 126,391.82 54,575.77 238,847.69 5.43
VI 66,285.46 99,983.69 210,553.23 376,822.38 8.56
VII 17,430.05 78,536.78 61,453.03 157,419.86 3.58
VIII 13,123.14 84,080.98 26,353.55 123,557.67 2.81
IX 239,861.28 133,802.43 211,462.81 585,126.52 13.30
X 29,546.79 41,802.37 69,819.53 141,168.69 3.21
XI 1,652.47 17,977.65 25,926.11 45,556.23 1.04
XII 275,160.66 22,260.83 15,383.22 312,804.71 7.11
XIII 8,790.54 42,866.20 14,944.99 66,601.73 1.51
BARMM 96,166.30 128,994.22 728,899.63 954,060.15 21.68

TOTAL 975,205.08 1,102,262.36 2,322,905.55 4,400,372.99 100.00

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority retrieved June 04, 2021

Out of the total fisheries production of 4.40 million MT, the BARMM had the largest
share with 21.68% or 954,060.15 MT. Region XII had the highest production in
commercial capture fisheries, while Region IX and MIMAROPA topped in the
municipal capture fisheries and aquaculture sub-sectors, respectively.

Figure 4. Percent Share in Volume of Fisheries Production, by Sub-sector, 2020

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G. Fisheries Production Value, by Sub-sector, and by Region, 2020 (in '000 PhP)
Region Commercial Municipal Aquaculture % share
Total
to total
NCR 6,302,247.24 372,131.25 49,097.24 6,723,475.73 2.39
CAR - 112,763.50 290,790.54 403,554.04 0.15
I 596,681.02 3,652,305.07 16,500,146.73 20,749,132.82 7.59
II 421,733.95 2,616,389.57 1,865,277.45 4,903,400.97 1.79
III 426,539.22 6,439,654.41 38,124,900.47 44,991,094.10 16.46
IV-A 3,302,207.92 4,853,989.09 12,210,833.78 20,367,030.79 7.47
MIMAROPA 1,564,823.55 11,381,313.14 2,528,382.76 15,474,519.45 5.60
V 2,581,346.31 10,402,669.11 2,695,708.91 15,679,724.33 5.73
VI 6,834,179.97 9,646,909.69 12,492,123.62 28,973,213.28 10.58
VII 1,477,499.16 9,662,433.96 2,239,886.56 13,379,819.68 4.89
VIII 1,264,048.05 9,650,243.93 916,117.12 11,830,409.10 4.32
IX 9,138,475.33 8,138,083.09 2,648,530.05 19,925,088.47 7.29
X 2,215,110.71 3,624,282.89 9,425,499.92 15,264,893.52 5.65
XI 205,463.24 2,218,604.23 2,569,320.55 4,993,388.02 1.83
XII 20,379,831.46 1,740,989.23 2,047,992.06 24,168,812.75 8.87
XIII 959,457.00 4,733,045.20 950,512.86 6,643,015.06 2.43
BARMM 3,423,487.47 8,765,766.58 6,828,632.37 19,017,886.42 6.96

TOTAL 61,093,131.60 98,011,573.94 114,383,752.99 273,488,458.53 100.00

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority retrieved June 04, 2021
Note: For aquaculture, figures may not add up to the totals due to rounding off.

For 2020, the value of total fisheries production was PhP 273.48 billion. Among all
regions, Region III had the highest contribution of 16.46%.

Figure 5. Percent Share in Value of Fisheries Production, by Sub-sector, 2020

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H. Five-Year Fish Production Trend, 2016-2020

Volume % Increase/ Value % Increase/

Year
(in '000 MT) Decrease ('000 PhP) Decrease
2020 4,400.37 -0.33 273,407,828.59 -2.93
2019 4,415.00 1.33 281,651,654.59 6.14
2018 4,356.87 1.04 265,348,684.33 8.79
2017 4,312.09 -1.00 243,901,886.76 6.54
2016 4,355.79 -6.31 228,934,096.52 -4.49

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority retrieved June 04, 2021

Figure 6. Five-Year Fisheries Production Trend, 2016-2020

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority retrieved June 04, 2021

This five-year production trend shows a slight recovery in the volume of production starting
2018. Year 2019 recorded the highest volume with 4.41 million MT. In terms of growth, 2018 and
2019 both experienced positive growth rate in the volume of production. In 2020, however,
both volume and value of fish production incurred 0.33% and 2.93% decrease, respectively.

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I. Ten-Year Fisheries Production Trend, by Sub-sector, 2010-2020

1. Volume of Fisheries Production (in MT)

Year Aquaculture Municipal Commercial Total
2020 2,322,905.55 1,102,262.36 975,205.08 4,400,372.99
2019 2,358,333.16 1,125,217.47 931,451.05 4,415,001.68
2018 2,304,365.31 1,106,071.84 946,437.62 4,356,874.77
2017 2,237,790.76 1,126,017.30 948,281.45 4,312,089.51
2016 2,200,913.34 1,137,931.03 1,016,948.05 4,355,792.42
2015 2,348,161.21 1,216,526.72 1,084,624.70 4,649,312.63
2014 2,337,604.96 1,244,258.95 1,107,220.80 4,689,084.71
2013 2,373,386.49 1,264,416.48 1,067,610.33 4,705,413.30
2012 2,541,965.39 1,280,849.03 1,042,317.88 4,865,132.30
2011 2,608,119.84 1,332,647.79 1,032,820.12 4,973,587.75
2010 2,545,967.13 1,371,389.79 1,242,101.76 5,159,458.68

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority retrieved June 04, 2021

Figure 7. Volume of Fisheries Production, by Sub-sector, 2010-2020

6,000,000.00

5,000,000.00
(in metric tons)

4,000,000.00

3,000,000.00

2,000,000.00

1,000,000.00

0.00

Commercial Municipal Aquaculture Total

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority retrieved June 04, 2021

For the past ten years, the total fisheries production is generally declining but it shows slight
recovery in 2018 and 2019. Aquaculture exhibited the highest fisheries production (includes
seaweed) among all the sub-sectors with peak in 2011 and trough in 2016. Municipal sub-
sector is consistently on a decline except in 2019 where it increased by 1.73% from previous
year. Commercial sub-sector on the other hand is on a fluctuating trend.

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 2. Value of Fisheries Production (in '000 PhP)

Year Aquaculture Municipal Commercial Total

2020 114,383,752.99 98,011,573.94 61,093,131.60 273,488,458.53
2019 117,834,724.62 100,341,887.46 63,475,042.51 281,651,654.59
2018 110,329,337.84 93,974,457.31 61,044,889.18 265,348,684.33
2017 100,706,819.40 83,478,711.83 59,716,355.53 243,901,886.76
2016 91,141,919.73 78,925,620.10 58,866,556.69 228,934,096.52
2015 93,340,915.68 81,486,171.48 64,875,286.41 239,702,373.57
2014 93,949,009.98 81,805,031.27 66,189,808.47 241,943,849.72
2013 93,731,169.92 80,897,993.14 69,922,512.01 244,551,675.07
2012 92,289,924.68 79,527,365.50 65,894,183.81 237,711,473.99
2011 85,996,428.04 80,075,629.84 58,623,021.01 224,695,078.89
2010 82,857,454.54 77,736,463.65 60,456,931.32 221,050,849.51

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority retrieved June 04, 2021

Figure 8. Value of Fisheries Production, by Sub-sector, 2010-2020

300,000,000.00

250,000,000.00
(in million PhP)

200,000,000.00

150,000,000.00

100,000,000.00

50,000,000.00

0.00
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

Commercial Municipal Aquaculture Total

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority retrieved June 04, 2021

In terms of value, fisheries production had been on an increase except in 2014 to 2016 where
value of production is on a slight decrease. All sub-sectors in 2020 also declined, resulting to an
overall growth rate of -2.90% from 2019 to 2020.

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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

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A. Summary of Aquaculture Production,by Region, and Culture Environment, 2020 (in MT)

Brackishwater Freshwater Marine Waters Oyster, Small

Total Rice
Region Mussel ,and Farm
Aquaculture Fishpond Fish pen Fish cage Total Fishpond Fish pen Fish cage Total Fish pen Fish cage Total Seaweed Reservoir Fish

NCR 1,137.92 150.82 .. 1.68 152.50 1.90 668.56 69.38 739.84 .. .. 0.00 245.58 .. ..

CAR 2,759.99 .. .. .. 0.00 1,604.97 0.15 1,153.72 2,758.84 .. .. 0.00 0.00 0.48 0.67

I 146,395.67 28,303.11 230.06 274.50 28,807.67 14,117.57 5.49 65.04 14,188.10 309.89 101,984.68 102,294.57 1,095.84 7.28 2.21

II 13,321.10 4,936.84 .. 72.21 5,009.05 7,242.59 .. 277.37 7,519.96 .. .. 0.00 767.11 24.98 ..

III 289,051.54 89,399.32 13.88 0.35 89,413.55 132,827.86 3.12 13.13 132,844.11 .. 27,005.92 27,005.92 39,784.85 2.58 0.53

IV-A 127,843.17 30,005.34 .. 0.70 30,006.04 520.87 26,575 64,576 91,673.66 0.41 362.80 363.21 5,800.26 .. ..

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MIMAROPA 323,024.31 1,887.16 .. 0.29 1,887.45 187.29 0.01 0.72 188.02 0.22 1.54 1.76 320,947.02 0.06 ..

V 54,575.76 5,803.39 6.85 1.02 5,811.26 3,507.19 0.55 6,127.03 9,634.77 86.08 10.23 96.31 39,033.40 .. 0.02

VI 210,553.25 103,886.23 70.76 14.03 103,971.02 4,185.26 0.52 1.52 4,187.30 197.48 493.51 690.99 101,701.98 1.51 0.45

VII 61,453.03 10,976.51 0.09 10.45 10,987.05 204.41 .. 29.55 233.96 13.73 552.83 566.56 49,664.54 0.92 ..

VIII 26,353.55 3,395.14 9.96 21.14 3,426.24 817.62 1.70 5.70 825.02 2.52 110.16 112.68 21,989.54 0.07 ..

IX 211,462.81 8,165.55 0.15 5.28 8,170.98 122.18 0.47 .. 122.65 0.20 127.96 128.16 203,040.62 0.25 0.15

X 69,819.53 35,283.57 16.13 .. 35,299.70 852.79 0.42 0.26 853.47 79.91 1,374.00 1,453.91 32,212.33 .. 0.12

XI 25,926.11 3,920.31 18.42 233.44 4,172.17 3,481.91 1.70 10.65 3,494.26 127.09 13,998.32 14,125.41 4,131.21 3.06 ..

XII 15,383.22 9,726.49 .. .. 9,726.49 872.03 1,566.88 1,459.32 3,898.23 .. 1,479.61 1,479.61 241.81 36.03 1.05

XIII 14,945.00 2,646.60 23.31 796.96 3,466.87 116.10 0.17 57.28 173.55 27.70 2,160.00 2,187.70 9,116.88 .. ..

BARMM 728,899.63 5,734.35 523.77 .. 6,258.12 276.59 11,021.99 163.32 11,461.90 1.12 .. 1.12 711,141.33 37.16 ..

TOTAL 2,322,905 344,220 913 1,432 346,566 170,939 39,847 74,010 284,797 846 149,661 150,507 1,540,914 114.38 5.20

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority retrieved 04 June 2021

Out of the different culture environments, oyster, mussel, and seaweed had the highest share (66.3%) in the total aquaculture production.
Meanwhile, the BARMM remained the top contributor (31.4 %) among all regions.
 B. Aquaculture Production by Region, Culture Environment, and Species, 2020
1. Production from Brackishwater (in MT)
a. Fishpond

Tiger White Shrimp &

Region Total Milkfish Tilapia Mudcrab Grouper Siganid Others
Prawn Endeavor Prawn

NCR 150.82 2.00 .. 0.00 .. .. .. .. 148.82

I 28,303.11 23,251.31 1,147.34 48.59 3,129.14 10.00 .. 44.08 672.65
II 4,936.85 553.55 47.89 79.62 2,174.82 42.78 .. 16.03 2,022.16
III 89,399.33 51,008.24 22,852.82 528.94 7,022.88 5,097.29 .. .. 2,889.16
IV-A 30,005.34 24,068.77 150.81 0.95 21.87 4,095.80 3.38 0.06 1,663.70
MIMAROPA 1,887.17 1,603.39 249.08 2.51 2.61 11.98 0.14 .. 17.46
V 5,803.38 3,202.27 1,927.39 91.96 193.16 352.35 .. 0.27 35.98
VI 103,886.23 97,577.99 763.87 177.66 2,142.45 2,009.43 0.06 .. 1,214.77
VII 10,976.51 5,717.39 169.74 4.91 231.99 1.02 .. .. 4,851.46
VIII 3,395.14 3,068.41 1.53 10.90 6.84 200.80 .. 1.54 105.12
IX 8,165.55 5,894.08 844.72 237.44 438.18 748.60 .. .. 2.53
X 35,283.57 13,326.18 13,542.13 53.90 579.25 7,759.36 .. 0.01 22.74
XI 3,920.31 2,168.24 5.30 2.65 138.93 15.50 .. 0.01 1,589.68
XII 9,726.49 2,254.82 0.40 0.04 2,150.77 0.29 .. .. 5,320.17
XIII 2,646.60 1,783.09 90.11 4.37 8.34 301.07 .. .. 459.62
BARMM 5,734.34 4,971.49 300.12 181.60 165.13 116.00 .. .. ..

TOTAL 344,220.74 240,451.22 42,093.25 1,426.04 18,406.36 20,762.27 3.58 62.00 21,016.02

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority retrieved 04 June 2021

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In brackishwater fish pond, the top produced species were Milkfish, Tiger Prawn, and Mudcrab, while the overall top producing region is Region VI with

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30.2% of the total production.
 b. Brackishwater Fish cage (in MT)

Region Total Milkfish Tilapia Grouper Siganid Others

NCR 1.68 - 1.68 - - -

I 274.50 117.78 99.95 - 56.13 0.64
II 72.21 1.52 15.09 0.05 55.55 -
III 0.35 0.05 0.09 0.05 0.06 0.10
IV-A 0.70 0.10 0.30 0.10 0.20 -
MIMAROPA 0.29 0.22 0.04 0.03 - -
V 1.02 - 0.05 0.57 - 0.40
VI 14.03 5.61 - 6.86 1.24 0.32
VII 10.45 9.89 0.36 0.20 - -
VIII 21.15 17.10 0.99 2.96 0.02 0.08
IX 5.29 3.58 0.35 1.36 - -
XI 233.44 232.02 0.13 - - 1.29
XIII 796.95 793.77 3.13 - - 0.05

TOTAL 1,432.06 1,181.64 122.16 12.18 113.20 2.88

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority retrieved June 04, 2021

In 2020, the total production for brackishwater fish cage reached 1,432.06
MT. Eighty-three percent of the total production is milkfish. Top contributors
to the total production include XIII and Region I at 55.65% and 19.17%,
respectively.

Bamboo cage Milkfish in Jordan, Guimaras

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c. Brackishwater Fish pen (in MT)

Region Total Milkfish Tilapia Grouper Siganid Others

I 230.06 228.31 1.23 - 0.52 0.00

III 13.89 1.42 1.11 0.02 0.00 11.34

V 6.85 0.55 6.28 - - 0.02

VI 70.76 67.36 3.18 0.21 - 0.01

VII 0.09 - - 0.02 0.05 0.02

VIII 9.96 9.75 - - - 0.21

IX 0.15 - 0.10 - 0.05 -

X 16.13 16.13 - - - -

XI 18.43 17.98 0.41 - - 0.04

XIII 23.31 21.77 1.02 0.01 0.04 0.47

BARMM 523.77 488.34 35.43 - - -

TOTAL 913.40 851.61 48.76 0.26 0.66 12.11

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority retrieved June 04, 2021

In 2020, the total production from Brackishwater fish pen reached 913.40 MT.
Ninety-three percent of the total production came from milkfish production.
Top contributors to the total production include BARMM and Region I at
53.34% and 25.18%, respectively.

Bangus fish pen in Tubigon, Bohol

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 2. Production from Freshwater (in MT)
a. Fishpond

Region Total Tilapia Milkfish Carp Catfish Mudfish Gourami Freshwater

prawn Others

NCR 1.90 1.00 0.50 - - - - - 0.40

CAR 1,604.97 1,604.69 - 0.13 0.10 0.05 - - -
I 14,117.56 14,052.89 8.23 10.29 5.12 38.64 1.42 - 0.97
II 7,242.58 7,044.65 - 10.16 164.69 18.53 0.10 0.00 4.23
III 132,827.85 129,179.48 - 115.60 2,679.56 573.89 94.98 0.22 184.32
IV-A 520.86 326.33 - 0.34 193.76 0.16 - 0.02 0.25
0.02
MIMAROPA 187.28 183.10 0.24 0.00 0.51 0.40 - 3.03
-
V 3,507.19 3,457.72 0.32 0.02 26.64 0.06 0.03 22.40
0.00
VI 4,185.25 3,491.60 39.42 0.15 651.44 0.49 - 1.53
0.62
VII 204.42 204.01 - 0.12 0.08 0.11 - 0.10
0.00
VIII 817.62 781.48 20.20 0.01 1.63 0.01 - 14.19
0.10
IX 122.18 98.06 1.56 0.12 0.40 21.97 - 0.01
0.06
X 852.79 686.95 - 83.52 10.20 72.04 - 0.05
0.03
XI 3,481.91 2,311.01 0.64 2.65 1,141.87 24.36 0.89 0.05 0.44
XII 872.04 478.63 0.25 4.13 351.01 37.45 0.23 0.03 0.31
XIII 116.11 77.71 36.24 0.07 0.04 0.10 - 0.17 1.78
BARMM 276.60 93.22 - - 183.38 - - - -

TOTAL 170,939.11 164,072.53 107.60 227.31 5,410.43 788.26 97.65 1.32 234.01

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority retrieved June 04, 2021

The total production for freshwater fishpond reached 170,939.11 MT. Ninety-six percent of
the total production came from Tilapia production. Region III topped in 2020 production of
tilapia, carp, catfish, mudfish, and gourami.

Fish pond in Tuguegarao City, Cagayan

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b. Freshwater Fish cage (in MT)

Region Total Tilapia Milkfish Carp Catfish Others

NCR 69.37 28.56 22.63 - - 18.18
CAR 1,153.72 1,153.72 - - - -
I 65.05 36.70 28.03 0.07 0.18 0.07
II 277.37 277.37 - - - -
III 13.14 12.98 - - - 0.16
IV-A 64,576.88 54,823.08 9,367.07 386.73 - -
MIMAROPA 0.72 0.72 - - - -
V 6,127.04 6,118.88 - 8.14 - 0.02
VI 1.52 0.87 - 0.06 0.3 0.29
VII 29.55 29.55 - - - -
VIII 5.70 5.70 - - - -
X 0.26 0.24 - - 0.02 -
XI 10.65 10.55 - 0.03 0.05 0.02
XII 1,459.32 1,459.22 - 0.10 - -
XIII 57.29 35.18 22.10 - 0.01 -
BARMM 163.32 117.86 45.46 - - -

TOTAL 74,010.90 64,111.18 9,485.29 395.13 0.56 18.74

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority retrieved June 04, 2021

In 2020, the total production from freshwater fish cage reached
74,010.90 MT. Tilapia had the highest production with 86.82% of the total
freshwater fish cage production. Region IV-A is the major contributor of
tilapia, milkfish, and carp.

Tilapia fish cage in Laguna de Bay

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 c. Freshwater Fish pen (in MT)

Region Total Tilapia Milkfish Carp Catfish Others

NCR 668.56 3.67 655.81 5.63 - 3.45
CAR 0.15 0.15 - - - -
I 5.49 1.04 4.35 - 0.04 0.06
III 3.13 0.58 - - 2.53 0.02
IV-A
26,575.91 6,248.42 9,557.86 10,769.63 - -
MIMAROPA 0.01 0.01 - - 0.00 -
V 0.56 0.51 - - 0.01 0.04
VI 0.52 0.52 - - - -
VIII 1.70 - 1.70 - - -
IX 0.47 0.47 - - - -
X 0.42 0.42 - - - -
XI 1.70 1.66 - - 0.01 0.03
XII 1,566.88 1,560.87 - 5.69 0.32 -
XIII 0.18 0.08 - 0.05 0.02 0.03
BARMM 11,021.99 9,202.35 1,819.64 - - -

TOTAL 39,847.67 17,020.75 12,039.36 10,781.00 2.93 3.63

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority retrieved June 04, 2021

For freshwater fish pen, the total production reached 39,847.67 MT. Tilapia,
milkfish, and carp had the highest production with 42.71%, 30.21%, and 27.06%,
respectively. Region IV-A contributed 66.69% of the total production of freshwater
fish pen followed by BARMM and Region XII.

d. Small Farm Reservoir (in MT)

Region Total Tilapia Milkfish Carp Catfish Gourami Mudfish Others

I 7.29 2.79 - 0.13 3.66 - 0.52 0.19
II 24.98 23.56 - 0.08 0.24 0.01 0.79 0.30
III 2.59 1.07 - - 1.31 - 0.05 0.16
MIMAROPA 0.06 0.06 - - - - - -
VI 1.51 0.82 - - 0.69 - - -
VII 0.92 0.83 - 0.03 0.06 - 0 -
VIII 0.07 0.05 0.02 - - - - -
IX 0.25 0.25 - - - - - -
XI 3.07 2.77 - - - - 0.28 0.02
XII 36.03 33.99 - 0.46 0.39 0.27 0.87 0.05
BARMM 37.16 16.49 11.92 8.75 - - - -

TOTAL 114.41 83.16 11.94 9.45 6.35 0.28 2.51 0.72

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority retrieved June 04, 2021

The total production from small farm reservoir was 114.41 MT. Seventy-three percent of
the total production came from tilapia production. The BARMM, Region XII, and Region
II contributed 32.48%, 31.51%, and 21.83% of the total small far, reservoir production,
respectively.

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e. Rice Fish (in MT)

Region Total Tilapia Carp Catfish Gourami Mudfish Others

CAR 0.67 0.66 - 0.01 - - -
I 2.23 1.21 0.18 0.21 0.12 0.27 0.24
III 0.52 0.18 0.03 0.16 0.08 0.07 -
V 0.02 0.02 - - - - -
VI 0.45 0.32 - 0.13 - - -
IX 0.15 0.14 - 0.01 - - -
X 0.12 0.12 - - - - -
XII 1.05 1.05 - - - - -

TOTAL 5.21 3.70 0.21 0.52 0.20 0.34 0.24

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority retrieved June 04, 2021

In 2020, the total production of rice fish generated 5.21 MT. Among all
species, tilapia had the highest contribution with 71.02% share in the
total rice fish production. In terms of region, Region I had the highest
production with 42.80% contribution.

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3. Production from Marine Waters (in MT)
a. Fish Cage
Spiny Tiger White
Region Total Milkfish Grouper Siganid Mudcrab Tilapia Others
lobster prawn Shrimp
I 101,984.67 101,966.01 0.95 3.32 - - - 0.05 - 14.34
III 27,005.92 27,005.92 - - - - - - - -
IV-A 362.80 344.00 3.20 0.60 - - - - - 15.00
MIMAROPA 1.54 0.70 0.51 - - - - - - 0.33
V 13.97 1.75 0.17 0.01 3.74 - - - - 8.30
VI 489.77 439.79 45.41 - - 0.71 0.13 - - 3.73

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VII 552.84 547.27 1.36 0.86 - - - - - 3.35
VIII 110.17 101.66 6.08 0.02 - 0.01 - 2.40 - -
IX 127.75 127.56 0.08 - - - - 0.11 0.21 -
X 1,374.00 1,369.54 - 4.46 - - - - - -
XI 13,998.32 13,987.98 - 8.99 - - - - - 1.35
XII 1,479.62 1,477.86 - 0.46 - - - - - 1.30
XIII 2,160.01 2,157.55 0.02 0.32 - 1.57 - - - 0.55

TOTAL 149,661.38 149,527.59 57.78 19.04 3.74 2.29 0.13 2.56 0.21 48.25
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority retrieved 04 June 2021

The total production of marine water fish cage reached 149,661.38 MT. Milkfish had the highest contribution with 99.91% of the total production in marine
water fish cage. Notably, Region I contributed 68.14 % in fish cage production.
 b. Fish Pen

Spiny Tiger Endeavor

Region Total Milkfish Grouper Tilapia Siganid Mudcrab Others
lobster prawn Prawn
I 309.90 309.07 0.59 0.12 - - 0.05 0.01 - 0.06
IV-A 0.41 0.38 - - - - - - - 0.03
MIMAROPA 0.22 - 0.17 - - - 0.02 - - 0.03
V 86.08 85.66 0.20 0.00 - - - 0.21 - 0.01
VI 197.48 196.68 - - - - 0.80 - - -
VII 13.73 12.67 - 0.07 - - 0.19 - - 0.8
VIII 2.52 2.44 0.01 - - - 0.01 - - 0.06
IX 0.20 - 0.20 - - - - - - -
X 79.91 79.91 - - - - - - - -
XI 127.10 120.49 - - - - 0.45 0.01 0.03 6.12
XIII 27.71 25.38 0.04 - 0.93 - 0.85 - - 0.51
BARMM 1.12 - 0.18 - 0.32 - - - - 0.62

TOTAL 846.38 832.68 1.39 0.19 1.25 0.00 2.37 0.23 0.03 8.24

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority retrieved 04 June 2021

The marine fish pen production reached 846.38 MT wherein 36.61% came from Region I and 23.33% came from Region VI.

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4. Production from Mariculture (in MT)

Region Total Oyster Mussel Seaweed

NCR 245.58 - 245.58 -

I 1,095.84 848.5 241.85 5.49
II 767.11 731.04 - 36.07
III 39,784.85 38,880.26 117.52 787.07
IV-A 5,800.26 97.88 5,654.23 48.15
MIMAROPA 320,947.02 - 229.81 320,717.21
V 39,033.40 7.19 96.51 38,929.70
VI 101,701.98 10,569.86 8,534.16 82,597.96
VII 49,664.54 469.46 - 49,195.08
VIII 21,989.54 4.06 4,085.92 17,899.56
IX 203,040.62 434.31 - 202,606.31
X 32,212.33 0.55 23.39 32,188.39
XI 4,131.21 988.95 - 3,142.26
XII 241.81 - - 241.81
XIII 9,116.88 - - 9,116.88
BARMM 711,141.33 - - 711,141.33

TOTAL 1,540,914.30 53,032.06 19,228.97 1,468,653.27

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority retrieved June 04, 2021
The total production from mariculture reached 1,540,914.30 MT. Major
producers which contributed to the total production are BARMM (46.2%),
MIMAROPA(20.8%), Region IX (13.2), and Region VI (6.6%). Seaweed
production contributed 95.3% to the total production from mariculture.

Mussel Raft Project in Capiz

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 C. Aquaculture Production of Major Species, by Region, 2020 (in MT)

1. Milkfish Production, by Culture Environment, 2020 (in MT)

Brackishwater Freshwater Marine Small Fam
Region Total Reservoir
Fishpond Fish cage Fish pen Fishpond Fish cage Fish pen Fish cage Fish pen
NCR 680.94 2.00 - - 0.50 22.63 655.81 - - -
I 125,913.09 23,251.31 117.78 228.31 8.23 28.03 4.35 101,966.01 309.07 -
II 555.07 553.55 1.52 - - - - - - -
III 78,015.63 51,008.24 0.05 1.42 - - - 27,005.92 - -
IV-A 43,338.18 24,068.77 0.10 - - 9,367.07 9,557.86 344.00 0.38 -
MIMAROPA 1,604.55 1,603.39 0.22 - 0.24 - - 0.70 - -
V 3,290.55 3,202.27 0.00 0.55 0.32 - - 1.75 85.66 -
VI 98,326.85 97,577.99 5.61 67.36 39.42 - - 439.79 196.68 -
VII 6,287.22 5,717.39 9.89 - - - - 547.27 12.67 -
VIII 3,221.26 3,068.41 17.10 9.75 20.20 - 1.70 101.66 2.44 0.02
IX 6,026.78 5,894.08 3.58 - 1.56 - - 127.56 - -
X 14,791.76 13,326.18 - 16.13 - - - 1,369.54 79.91 -
XI 16,527.35 2,168.24 232.02 17.98 0.64 - - 13,987.98 120.49 -
XII 3,732.93 2,254.82 - - 0.25 - - 1,477.86 - -
XIII 4,839.90 1,783.09 793.77 21.77 36.24 22.10 - 2,157.55 25.38 -
BARMM 7,324.93 4,971.49 - 488.34 - 45.46 1,819.64 - - 11.92

TOTAL 414,476.99 240,451.22 1,181.64 851.61 107.60 9,485.29 12,039.36 149,527.59 832.68 11.94

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority retrieved 04 June 2021

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The total aquaculture milkfish production is 414,476.99 MT. Fifty-nine percent of this production came from brackishwater, majority of

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which came from fishpond. Region 1 harvested 30.38% of the total milkfish production followed by Region IV with 23.72%.
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(Con't) Aquaculture Production of Major Species, by Region, 2020 (in MT)

2. Tilapia Production, by Culture Environment, 2020 (in MT)

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 34.91 - 1.68 - 1.00 28.56 3.67 - - - -
CAR 2,758.56 - - - 1,604.69 1,153.72 0.15 0.48 0.66 - -
I 17,321.12 3,129.14 99.95 1.23 14,052.89 36.70 1.04 2.79 1.21 0.05 0.12
II 9,511.93 2,174.82 15.09 - 7,044.65 277.37 - 23.56 - - -
III 136,217.12 7,022.88 0.09 1.11 129,179.48 12.98 0.58 1.07 0.18 - -

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IV-A 61,420.00 21.87 0.30 - 326.33 54,823.08 6,248.42 - - - -
MIMAROPA 186.48 2.61 0.04 - 183.10 0.72 0.01 0.06 - - -
V 9,776.60 193.16 0.05 6.28 3,457.72 6,118.88 0.51 - 0.02 - 0.00
VI 5,638.62 2,142.45 - 3.18 3,491.60 0.87 0.52 0.82 0.32 - -
VII 465.98 231.99 0.36 - 204.01 29.55 - 0.83 - - 0.07
VIII 797.41 6.84 0.99 - 781.48 5.70 - 0.05 - 2.40 -
IX 537.27 438.18 0.35 0.10 98.06 - 0.47 0.25 0.14 0.11 -
X 1,266.86 579.25 - - 686.95 0.24 0.42 - 0.12 - -
XI 2,462.69 138.93 0.13 0.41 2,311.01 10.55 1.66 2.77 - - -
XII 5,649.49 2,150.77 - - 478.63 1,459.22 1,560.87 33.99 1.05 - -
XIII 125.46 8.34 3.13 1.02 77.71 35.18 0.08 - - - -
BARMM 9,613.99 165.13 - 35.43 93.22 117.86 9,202.35 16.49 - - -

TOTAL 263,784.49 18,406.36 122.16 48.76 164,072.53 64,111.18 17,020.75 83.16 3.70 2.56 0.19
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority retrieved 04 June 2021
On tilapia production, Region III produced 51.64% of the total 263.784.49 MT tilapia production. Ninety-three percent of the
total tilapia production came from freshwater, majority of which are fishpond-produced.
(Con’t) Aquaculture Production of Major Species, by Region, 2020 (in MT)

3. Seaweed production, 2020 (in MT)

Production
Region
Volume
I 5.49
II 36.07
III 787.07
IV-A 48.15
MIMAROPA 320,717.21
VI 38,929.70
82,597.96
VII
49,195.08
VIII
17,899.56
IX
202,606.31
X
32,188.39
XI 3,142.26
XII 241.81
XIII 9,116.88
BARMM 711,141.33

TOTAL 1,468,653.27
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority retrieved June 04, 2021

BARMM produced 48.42% of the total production of seaweed, making it the top
producer of seaweed in the country.

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 (Con’t) Aquaculture Production of Major Species, by Region, 2020 (in MT)

4. Shrimp Production, 2020 (in MT)

Tiger Pacific Endeavor White Freshwater

Region White Total
Prawn Shrimp* Prawn Shrimp Shrimp
CAR - - - 50.27 - 50.27
I 1,177.35 666.82 111.79 172.85 75.79 2,204.60
II 59.16 2,021.25 95.43 370.88 10.66 2,557.38
III 23,027.38 2,861.56 210.18 1,310.35 500.71 27,910.18
IV-A 150.81 1,663.10 0.14 485.74 0.02 2,299.81
MIMAROPA 253.06 20.12 6.25 91.73 0.04 371.20
V 1,929.67 35.91 46.90 141.72 1.74 2,155.94
VI 840.69 1,104.37 685.53 1,265.92 147.91 4,044.42
VII 169.89 4,851.43 - 7.67 0.50 5,029.49
VIII 7.10 55.11 21.58 31.66 1.56 117.01
IX 882.18 0.79 0.13 311.24 41.90 1,236.24
X 13,546.76 22.71 38.24 173.59 270.42 14,051.72
XI 5.65 1,588.39 2.53 8.55 19.38 1,624.50
XII 0.40 5,320.17 - 34.16 0.19 5,354.92
XIII 103.72 400.75 9.51 196.50 49.92 760.40
BARMM 300.12 - - 406.23 0.34 706.69

TOTAL 42,453.94 20,612.48 1,228.21 5,059.06 1,121.08 70,474.77

* Penaeus vannamei Source: Philippine Statistics Authority

In totality, the volume of shrimp production in 2020 is equivalent to 70,474.77 MT. Among all
the species, Tiger Prawn recorded the highest volume with 42,453.94 MT followed by Pacific
White Shrimp with 20,612.48 MT. In terms of regional production, Region III is considered
the largest producer of shrimp for 2020, generating a 39.60% share to the country’s total
annual shrimp production.

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D. Major Species Produced in Aquaculture, 2020

Species Volume (MT) Percent (%)

Seaweed 1,468,653.26 65.60
Milkfish 414,488.93 18.51
Tilapia 263,871.29 11.79
Shrimps/Prawns 70,474.77 3.15
Others 21,344.81 0.95

Total 2,211,879.26 100.00

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority retrieved June 07, 2021

Among all the species under the aquaculture sub-sector, seaweed is the
main commodity produced in 2020 as it generated a share of 65.60% or
equivalent to 1,468,653.26 MT to the total sub-sectoral production. It is
followed by milkfish and tilapia with shares of 18.51% and 11.79%, respectively.

Figure 9. Percent Share of Major Species Produced in Aquaculture, 2020

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 MUNICIPAL CAPTURE
FISHERIES
This includes fishing in coastal and inland waters with or
without the use of boats that are 3 gross tonnes or less

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A. Municipal Capture Fisheries Production, by Region, 2020 (in MT)

Region Marine Inland Total

NCR 4,034.20 - 4,034.20

CAR - 941.64 941.64
I 25,376.74 2,683.44 28,060.18
II 17,684.69 8,482.66 26,167.35
III 39,255.72 14,393.95 53,649.67
IV-A 26,844.78 60,260.35 87,105.13
MIMAROPA 124,023.09 1,584.13 125,607.22
V 122,624.26 3,767.56 126,391.82
VI 91,619.44 8,364.25 99,983.69
VII 78,434.98 101.80 78,536.78
VIII 83,596.00 484.98 84,080.98
IX 132,132.84 1,669.59 133,802.43
X 37,582.65 4,219.72 41,802.37
XI 17,622.17 355.48 17,977.65
XII 9,351.54 12,909.29 22,260.83
XIII 38,990.36 3,875.84 42,866.20
BARMM 103,015.16 25,979.06 128,994.22

TOTAL 952,188.62 150,073.74 1,102,262.36

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority retrieved June 07, 2021

Of the 1.1 million MT municipal capture fisheries production, marine municipal
fisheries shared 86.38% while the 33.62% was from inland municipal fisheries.
Regions MIMAROPA, V, IX, and BARMM have the largest contribution to the sub-
sector’s total production.

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 B. Marine Municipal Fish Catch, by Major Species, 2020 (in MT)

% share to
Major Species Volume (MT) Total
Indian Sardines (Tamban) 96,088.65 16.20
Big-eyed Scad (Matang-baka) 69,587.36 11.73
Frigate tuna (Tulingan) 51,475.30 8.68
Roundscad (Galunggong) 43,599.86 7.35
Squid (Pusit) 37,216.19 6.27
Indian Mackerel (Alumahan) 35,754.14 6.03
Yellowfin tuna (Tambakol) 32,240.30 5.43
Slipmouth (Sapsap) 31,995.98 5.39
Fimbriated Sardines (Tunsoy) 28,490.12 4.80
Anchovies (Dilis) 27,391.34 4.62
Others 139,460.65 23.51

TOTAL 593,299.89 100.00

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority retrieved June 07, 2021

In terms of share in the volume of production, the top five (5) major
species in the Marine Municipal Fisheries sub-sector are Indian Sardines
(16.20%), Big-eyed Scad (11.73%), Frigate tuna (8.68%), Roundscad
(7.35%) and Squid (6.27%).

C. Inland Municipal Fish Catch, by Major Species, 2020 (in MT)

% share to
Major Species Volume (MT) Total
Tilapia 40,455.30 26.96
Carp (Carpa) 12,151.45 8.10
Mudfish (Dalag) 7,476.20 4.98
Milkfish (Bangus) 6,471.54 4.31
Freshwater catfish (Hito) 4,480.42 2.99
Gourami 3,656.85 2.44
Freshwater goby (Biya) 3,332.30 2.22
Freshwater Shrimp 2,743.02 1.83
Big-head carp 2,371.59 1.58
Silver perch (Ayungin) 1,182.30 0.79
Mullet (Kapak) 897.32 0.60
Freshwater sardines (Tawilis) 527.95 0.35
Others 64,327.50 42.86

TOTAL 150,073.74 100.00

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority retrieved June 07, 2021

Under Inland Municipal Fisheries sub-sector, the top produced
species are Tilapia (26.96%), Carp (8.10%), Mudfish (4.98%) and
Milkfish (4.31%).

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D. Number of Municipal Fishing Vessels, by Region, 2020
% share to
Region Total
total
NCR 718 0.27
CAR 318 0.12
I 9,509 3.55
II 10,506 3.92
III 9,345 3.49
IVA 13,390 5.00
MIMAROPA 29,975 11.19
V 22,125 8.26
VI 30,218 11.28
VII 29,366 10.97
VIII 32,919 12.29
IX 17,948 6.70
X 10,593 3.96
XI 11,125 4.15
XII 10,029 3.74
XIII 8,417 3.14
BARMM 21,306 7.96

TOTAL 267,807 100.00

Source: BFAR-MFVGRS (Municipal Fishing Vessels and Gears Registration System (BoatR)

Figure 10. Number of Registered Municipal Fishing Vessels, by Region 2020

Visayas cluster regions have the largest number of registered municipal fishing vessels,
comprising 34.5% of the total 267,807 registered fishing vessels. Outside Visayas, MIMAROPA
from Luzon and BARMM from Mindanao have the largest number, with 11.2% and 8.0% of
the total registered municipal fishing vessels, respectively.
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 COMMERCIAL CAPTURE
FISHERIES
Fishing with the use of fishing vessels that are atleast 3.1 gross
tonnes.

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A. Commercial Capture Fisheries Production, by Region and by
Type of Landing Center, 2020 (in MT)

Region Private PFDA LGU Traditional Total

NCR - 98,244.74 - 1,215.55 99,460.29

I - 2,846.00 - 2,381.49 5,227.49
II - - - 4,430.42 4,430.42
III 1,966.35 - 91.55 1,871.92 3,929.82
IV-A - 5,705.64 10,968.87 11,385.74 28,060.25
MIMAROPA - - 1,893.79 26,306.23 28,200.02
V 3,431.33 33,578.89 10,893.33 9,976.55 57,880.10
VI 3,313.72 17,528.18 18,368.48 27,075.08 66,285.46
VII 2,067.60 - 2,465.14 12,897.31 17,430.05
VIII - - 710.93 12,412.21 13,123.14
IX 185,033.50 1,462.31 33,353.60 20,011.87 239,861.28
X - - 6,343.27 23,203.52 29,546.79
XI 384.10 392.56 - 875.81 1,652.47
XII 8,057.63 266,422.14 - 680.89 275,160.66
XIII - - 2,663.19 6,127.35 8,790.54
BARMM - - - 96,166.30 96,166.30

TOTAL 204,254.23 426,180.46 87,752.15 257,018.24 975,205.08

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority retrieved 12 August 2021

In 2020, majority of the production in commercial capture fisheries were landed in the
PFDA major fish ports with 426,180.46 MT. Among all the regions, Region XII contributed
the highest share in the sub-sectoral production with 28.22% or 275.160.66 MT. Other
leading regions with significant share in the production are Region IX (24.60%), NCR
(10.20%) and BARMM (9.86%).

Commercial Fishing in Cebu City

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 B. Commercial Capture Fisheries Production, by Major Species, 2020 (in MT)

Species Total (MT) % Share

Indian Sardines (Tamban) 243,792.36 26.79

Skipjack (Gulyasan) 234,521.56 25.77
Roundscad (Galunggong) 158,403.99 17.41
Yellowfin tuna (Tambakol) 62,648.90 6.89
Frigate tuna (Tulingan) 58,990.56 6.48
Big-eyed Scad (Matangbaka) 35,631.06 3.92
Fimbriated Sardines (Tunsoy) 23,296.10 2.56
Indian Mackerel (Alumahan) 17,890.60 1.97
Eastern Little Tuna (Bonito) 18,971.70 2.08
Slipmouth (Sapsap) 7,590.54 0.83
Indo-pacific Mackerel (Hasa-Hasa) 8,459.92 0.93
Other Species 39,731.57 4.37

TOTAL 909,928.86 100.00

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority retrieved June 07, 2021
Seventy percent of the commercial capture fisheries production was
comprised by Indian Sardines (26.79%), Skipjack (25.77%), and Roundscad
(17.41%). Tuna, tuna-like species and others comprised the remaining 30%.

Figure 11. Commercial Capture Fisheries Production, by Major Species, 2020

Skipjack (Gulyasan)

Indian Sardines (Tamban)

Roundscad (Galunggong)

Yellowfin tuna (Tambakol)

Frigate tuna (Tulingan)

Major Species

Big-eyed Scad (Matangbaka)

Fimbriated Sardines (Tunsoy)

Indian Mackerel (Alumahan)

Eastern Little Tuna (Bonito)

Slipmouth (Sapsap)

Indo-pacific Mackerel (Hasa-Hasa)

Other Species

0.00 50,000.00 100,000.00 150,000.00 200,000.00 250,000.00 300,000.00

Total (MT)

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C. Number of Commercial Fishing Operators and Fishing Vessels,
by Region, 2020
No. of Commercial Fishing Vessels
No. of
Region Total
Operators Large Scale Medium Scale Small Scale
(>150 GT*) (20.1-150 GT) (3.1-20 GT)
NCR 106 164 369 193 726
I 73 - 11 96 107
II 73 - 1 72 73
III 39 - 83 177 260
IV-A 49 10 90 287 387
MIMAROPA 10 - 39 136 175
V 8 1 71 297 369
VI 84 13 112 98 223
VII 20 3 85 109 197
VIII 11 - 48 158 206
IX 32 79 378 194 651
X 18 - 49 60 109
XI 14 - 70 115 185
XII 155 104 1108 571 1783
XIII 13 - 36 70 106
BARMM 106 - - - 0
TOTAL 811 374 2,550 2,633 5,557
*GT - Gross Tons Source: BFAR-FRLD

There are 811 operators and 5,557 commercial fishing vessels as of 2020. Forty-seven
percent of these commercial fishing vessels are small-scale, 45.89% are medium-
scale and 6.73% are large-scale. Half of these vessels are from Mindanao, wherein
Region XII recorded 1,783 registered commercial fishing vessels.

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 EXTERNAL TRADE

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A. Exports

1. Export of Fish and Fishery Products, by Kind, Volume, and Value, 2020
Volume FOB Value
Commodity/Kind (MT) ('000 USD) ('000 PhP)
A. Fish, Crustaceans, Molluscs, etc. 207,606 793,867 39,192,093
and preparation

A.1 Fish, fresh(live/dead), 78,928 255,866 12,631,759

Chilled/Frozen
A.2 Fish, dried, salted/in 3,812 13,109 647,158
brine; smoked fish
A.3 Crustaceans, molluscs and 19,391 92,956 4,589,103
aquatic invertebrates
chilled/frozen
A.4 Fish and other aquatic 105,475 431,936 21,324,074
invertebrate, prepared/
preserved

B. Shells and by-products 2,312 2,277 112,394

C. Miscellaneous fishery products 51,577 208,757 10,306,038

and other by-product

Total 261,495 1,004,900 49,610,526

Eighty percent of the exported fish and fishery products were fish, crustaceans,
molluscs and other prepared or preserved forms. The remaining 20.60% were shells,
miscellaneous fishery products and other derivatives.

Frozen Tuna processing

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 2. Major Fishery Exports in Terms of Value, 2020
Volume FOB Value
Commodity/Kind ('000 USD) ('000 PhP)
(MT)
Tuna 134,412 480,900 23,741,342
Fresh/chilled/frozen (excludes fillet) 42,445 125,210 6,181,444
Smoked 3,420 11,284 557,054
Prepared/preserved 88,547 344,406 17,002,844

Seaweed 40,578 198,026 9,776,280

Seaweed, Fresh,Chilled/Frozen or Dried 3,856 6,017 297,059
Seaweed for human consumption 13,201 22,364 1,104,076
Carrageenan 23,520 169,645 8,375,145

Shrimps/Prawns 3,405 20,311 1,002,745

Fresh/chilled or frozen, dried, nes 2,575 18,199 898,444
Live 74 717 35,419
Prepared and preserved 756 1,395 68,882

Crabs/Crabs fat & crab meat 6,621 65,322 3,224,848

Live, Frozen/Fresh or Chilled/other 3,205 13,976 689,955
Crab fat (Prepared/preserved) 3,416 51,346 2,534,893

Octopus 3,664 13,683 675,507

Fresh or chilled 44 171 8,448
Frozen 3,620 13,512 667,058

Grouper 5,205 11,320 558,861

For breeding, live 5,205 11,320 558,861

Squid and Cuttlefish 4,203 18,634 919,929

Fresh/chilled 21 90 4,445
Dried, salted or in brine 18 48 2,355
Frozen 4,019 18,050 891,081
Prepared/preserved 146 447 22,048

Ornamental Fish, Live 3,957 4,229 208,778

Roundscad 1.59 4,336 214.062

Frozen 1.57 4,130 204
Dried, salted or in brine; smoked 0.02 0.20 10

Sea Cucumber 271 5,610 276,970

Dried, salted or in brine 271 5,610 276,970

Total major commodities 202,318 818,040 40,385,474

Total of other commodities 59,178 186,861 -

Grand Total 261,495 1,004,900 49,610,526

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3. Major Destination of Top Three Fishery Exports, by Kind, Volume, and
Value, 2020
Volume FOB Value
Commodity/Kind (MT) ('000 USD) ('000 PhP)
1. Tuna 130,992 469,616 23,184,288

Fresh/chilled/frozen (excludes
fillet) 42,445 125,210 6,181,444
Italy 12,587 31,222 1,541,366
United States of America 7,067 30,837 1,522,393
Spain 6,500 16,709 824,893
Vietnam 7,050 16,554 817,266
Japan 4,063 15,746 777,382
Costa Rica 1,425 3,649 180,121
United Kingdom 169 1,727 85,240
Switzerland 354 1,512 74,633
Netherlands 246 1,245 61,447
Seychelles 425 1,149 56,712
Others 2,558 4,861 239,990

Prepared/Preserved 88,547 344,406 17,002,844

Germany 21,402 79,921 3,945,584
Japan 9,467 46,397 2,290,559
United Kingdom 9,140 38,576 1,904,420
United States of America 8,648 33,820 1,669,649
Netherlands 6,577 26,776 1,321,887
Spain 5,420 22,690 1,120,193
Italy 3,192 17,792 878,374
Poland 3,465 12,281 606,274
Papua New Guinea 6,486 9,349 461,551
United Arab Emirates 1,558 5,486 270,825
Others 13,191 51,319 2,533,529

When it comes to quantity, exported tuna and tuna products reached 130,992
MT wherein 67.60% of which were prepared and preserved while the rest is fresh/
chilled/frozen. Germany got the largest bulk of tuna products from Philippines
with 21,402 MT. On the other hand, USA obtained 12.00% of total tuna export.

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 Volume FOB Value
Commodity/Kind ('000 USD) ('000 PhP)
(MT)
2. Seaweed 27,377 175,662 8,672,203

Seaweed and Other Algae,

Fresh, Chilled/Frozen or Dried 3,856 6,017 297,059
China 2,577 2,755 136,013
United States of America 1,027 2,233 110,259
Spain 100 646 31,892
Brazil 18 149 7,331
Canada 18 132 6,531
Others 117 102 5,032

Carrageenan (Semi-refined
and Refined) 23,520 169,645 8,375,145
United States of America 6,680 35,961 1,775,343
Spain 1,628 11,802 582,651
Germany 1,295 10,402 513,509
Netherlands 1,296 9,944 490,904
Denmark 752 7,068 348,942
United Kingdom 859 6,653 328,471
Thailand 779 6,599 325,803
Brazil 947 6,585 325,068
India 595 6,411 316,526
Australia 741 6,166 304,421
Others 7,948 62,054 3,063,506

In 2020, seaweed exports reached 27,377 MT with a corresponding value of PhP

8.67 billion. USA, China, Spain, Germany, and Netherlands are the top countries of
destination with 28.15%, 9.14%, 6.31%, 4.73%, and 4.73%, respectively.

Seaweed Nursery, Anda, Pangasinan

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 Volume FOB Value
Commodity/Kind
(MT) ('000 USD) ('000 PhP)
3. Shrimps/Prawns 3,331 19,594 967,326

Frozen 2,365 16,856 832,160

Japan 1,258 8,225 406,049
United States of America 268 2,847 140,529
South Korea 329 2,599 128,305
France 168 1,635 80,729
Kuwait 42 320 15,817
Others 300 1,230 60,731

Fresh or chilled 155 819 40,452

United States of America 96 372 18,387
United Arab Emirates 26 278 13,700
United Kingdom 16 105 5,199
Taiwan 7 39 1,933
Hongkong 6 19 961
Others 3 6 273

Shrimps and Prawn, Dried 55 523 25,831

Japan 55 521 25,744
Qatar - 2 88

Prepared and Preserved 756 1,395 68,882

United States of America 380 831 41,027
Canada 128 180 8,899
United Kingdom 45 127 6,279
Taiwan 9 59 2,907
Netherlands 59 42 2,066
Others 134 156 7,704

Total (3) major commodities 161,699 664,872 32,823,818

Total other commodities 99,796 340,028 16,786,708

Grand Total 261,495 1,004,900 49,610,526

The Philippine Shrimp/Prawns export totaled to 3,331 MT with a value

of PhP 967.33 million. Out of this, 39.42% was exported to Japan, and
22.34% was exported to USA.

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 4. Fishery Exports by Major Country of Destination, in terms of Value, 2020

Volume FOB Value

Country (MT) ('000 USD) ('000 PhP)
United States of America 43,595 207,146 10,226,508
Japan (Excludes Okinawa) 26,470 130,929 6,463,798
Germany 22,981 91,515 4,517,953
China 27,723 66,181 3,267,284
Spain 15,434 54,920 2,711,316
Italy 16,624 53,134 2,623,160
United Kingdom 10,884 49,553 2,446,364
Netherlands 8,586 39,559 1,952,981
South Korea 3,091 24,567 1,212,821
Vietnam 9,511 23,539 1,162,078
Hongkong 7,879 23,495 1,159,938
Taiwan 8,137 23,338 1,152,179
Canada 3,903 14,735 727,442
Poland 3,707 13,547 668,810
France 3,065 13,298 656,514
United Arab Emirates 4,715 10,520 519,356
Australia 2,122 10,341 510,514
Thailand 3,165 10,248 505,927
Papua New Guinea 6,592 9,561 472,025
Belgium 1,518 8,193 404,489

Total Major Countries 229,699 878,320 43,361,457

Other Countries 31,796 126,580 6,249,069

Grand Total 261,495 1,004,900 49,610,526

In 2020, USA acquired 16.67% (43,595 MT) out of all fish and fishery export
products from the Philippines, followed by China (10.60%), Japan (10.12%), and
Germany (8.79%). In terms of value, fishery exports generated PhP 49.6 billion.

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 Figure 12. Major Fisheries Export in terms of Value, 2020 (in million PhP)
Commodity

Tuna processing in Region IX

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 Figure 13. Volume of Fishery Export , by Country of Destination, 2020 (in MT)

Figure 14. Value of Fishery Export, by Country of Destination, 2020 (in Billion PhP)

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B. Imports

1. Import of Fish and Fishery Products, by Kind, Volume and Value, 2020

Volume CIF* Value

Commodity/Kind ('000 USD) ('000 PhP)
(MT)
A. Fish, Crustaceans, Mollusks, etc. 366,106 530,052 26,432,947
and preparation

A.1 Fish, fresh(live or dead)

Chilled or frozen 316,014 429,864 21,436,706
A.2 Fish, dried, salted or in
brine; smoked fish 196 442 22,032
A.3 Crustaceans, mollusks
and aquatic invertebrates 34,687 63,799 3,181,551
A.4 Fish and other aquatic
invertebrate, prepared/
preserved 15,209 35,948 1,792,657

B. Shells and by-Products 32.8070 59 2,928

C. Miscellaneous and other

fishery products 39,431 62,254 3,104,539

Grand Total 405,570 592,365 29,540,414

Note: Figures may not add up due to rounding off.

*Cost, Insurance, and Freight (CIF)
Ninety percent of the imported fish and fishery products were fish, crustaceans,
molluscs and other prepared or preserved forms. The remaining 9.73% were
shells, miscellaneous fishery products and other derivatives.

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 2. Major Fishery Imports in terms of Value, 2020

Volume CIF Value

Commodity/Kind (MT) ('000 USD) ('000 PhP)
1. Fresh/Chilled/Frozen Fish 230,259 300,877 14,812,712

A. Tuna 177,190 249,131 12,423,801

Papua New Guinea 82,090 123,376 6,152,582
Taiwan 14,578 19,404 967,634
Nauru 12,987 18,122 903,696
Micronesia 11,159 16,014 798,606
Kiribati 8,542 11,740 585,438
Indonesia 6,870 10,893 543,218
South Korea 10,328 10,558 526,537
China 5,707 6,718 335,026
Japan 3,217 5,747 286,606
Vietnam 3,720 5,090 253,844
Others 17,992 21,469 1,070,615

B. Mackerel 48,386 47,808 2,384,139

China 24,017 23,728 1,183,260
Japan 13,294 13,149 655,735
Vietnam 3,030 3,220 160,580
New Zealand 2,391 2,927 145,958
South Korea 3,573 2,894 144,303
Malaysia 1,057 855 42,622
Russia 468 463 23,070
Mexico 341 225 11,219
Iceland 86 169 8,414
Saudi Arabia 53 68 3,373
Others 76 112 5,604

C. Sardines 4,683 3,938 196,385

Russia 1,991 1,581 78,854
Japan 1,283 1,231 61,387
China 696 572 28,510
Pakistan 472 348 17,364
Oman 143 110 5,497
South Korea 98 96 4,773

The import of tuna from Papua New Guinea has contributed to the total imports of
fresh/chilled/frozen fish, amounting to PhP 6.15 billion for the cost of import. On the
other hand, China shipped 24,017 MT of Mackerel that costs PhP 1.2 billion. In terms of
sardines importation, Russia is the largest contributing country.

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 Volume CIF Value
Commodity/Kind ('000 PhP)
(MT) ('000 USD)
2. Prawn feeds 13,177 14,908 743,465
Vietnam 12,380 13,317 664,107
Thailand 82 670 33,424
Taiwan 333 530 26,438
China 355 200 9,964
Japan 18 131 6,553
Others 9 60 2,980

3. Flour, meals & pellets of fish,

crustaceans & Molluscs unfit for
human consumption 10,717 11,074 552,255
Denmark 1,555 2,903 144,792
United States of America 1,496 1,316 65,646
Peru 1,114 1,201 59,899
Malaysia 1,760 1,036 51,677
Papua New Guinea 1,095 912 45,489
Others 3,697 3,705 184,752

Total major imports 254,153 326,860 16,108,433

Others Commodities 151,417 265,505 13,431,981

Grand Total 405,570 592,365 29,540,414

Vietnam remained to be the top country of origin of imported prawn feeds with
12,380 MT, comprising 93.95% of the total prawn feeds import to the Philippines.
On the other hand, Denmark is the top seller of fishery products that are unfit
for human consumption with 1,555 MT. It is followed by USA and Peru who also
traded a significant amount/volume of said goods.

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 3. Fishery Imports, by Major Country of Origin, in terms of Value, 2020
Volume CIF Value
Country
(MT) ('000 USD) ('000 PhP)
China 100,936 153,477 7,653,696
Papua New Guinea 83,185 124,288 6,198,071
Vietnam 52,125 72,604 3,620,647
Japan 19,998 23,659 1,179,826
Taiwan 17,084 21,910 1,092,631
South Korea 18,336 19,740 984,425
Thailand 14,377 19,160 955,489
Nauru 12,987 18,122 903,696
Indonesia 10,076 17,707 883,007
Micronesia 11,159 16,014 798,606
United States of America 6,235 11,807 588,795
Kiribati 8,542 11,740 585,438
Chile 2,916 11,363 566,654
United Kingdom 6,951 8,991 448,346
Malaysia 5,264 7,678 382,910
Norway 4,017 7,205 359,280
Marshall Islands 3,865 5,047 251,704
New Zealand 3,246 4,599 229,370
France 3,176 4,516 225,224
Brazil 609 4,335 216,185

Total Major Countries 385,083 563,962 28,124,000

Other Countries 20,487 28,403 1,416,414

GRAND TOTAL 405,570 592,365 29,540,414

Two-thirds of the total imported fishery products originated from China,
Papua New Guinea, Vietnam, Japan, and Taiwan.

Figure 15. Percent Share in the Value of Fishery Import, by Country of Origin, 2020

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OTHER FISHERIES
INFORMATION

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 A. Food Consumption

1. Mean one-day per capita food consumption and percent (%) of food
to total intake: Philippines, 2018-2019
ENNS* 2018-2019
Food Group/ Sub-group Consumption % share to
Total
g/day kg/yr Intake
ENERGY-GIVING FOOD

Cereals and Cereal Products 315.0 115.0 39.2

Rice and Rice Products 275.9 100.7 34.3
Corn and Corn Products 17.1 6.2 2.1
Cereal Products 22.0 8.0 2.7
Starchy Roots and Tubers 10.2 3.7 1.3
Sugar and Syrups 8.3 3.0 1.0
Fats and Oil 14.1 5.1 1.8

BODY- BUILDING FOOD

Fish, Meat and Poultry 182.1 66.5 22.7

Fish and Fish Products 93.9 34.3 11.7
Meat and Meat Products 57.5 21.0 7.2
Poultry 30.7 11.2 3.8
Egg 22.2 8.1 2.8
Milk and Milk Products 47.2 17.2 5.9
Whole Milk 39.3 14.4 4.9
Milk Products 7.9 2.9 1.0
Dried Beans, Nuts and Seeds 9.1 3.3 1.1

REGULATING FOOD

Vegetables 126.5 46.2 15.7

Green, Leafy and Yellow 40.4 14.7 5.0
Other Vegetables 86.2 31.5 10.7
Fruits 34.0 12.4 4.2
Vitamis C-Rich Fruits 7.4 2.7 0.9
Other Fruits 26.6 9.7 3.3
Miscellaneous 35.1 12.8 4.4
Beverages 24.8 9.0 3.1
Condiments and Spices 8.9 3.2 1.1
Others 1.5 0.5 0.2
ALL FOOD 803.8 293.4 100.0

*Expanded National Nutrition Survey, DOST-FNRI

Next to rice and rice products, Filipinos consume fish and fish products
the most; 11.7% of the total intake of each Filipino is composed of fish
and fish products which is equivalent to 93.9 grams/day. This is 63%
higher than meat and meat products, and 206% higher than poultry.

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2. Mean one-day per capita fish and fish products consumption,
Philippines, 2018-2019

Mean
Food Group/ Sub-group g/day
Fish and Fish Products 93.90

Fresh fish 64.00

Tulingan 5.60
Bangus 10.10
Galunggong 9.00
Dilis, Buo 0.90
Alumahan 1.30
Tamban 2.90
Dalagang Bukid 0.80
Sapsap 1.40
Bisugo 1.40
Tilapia 12.10
Albakora/tambakol 2.70
Balila/espada 0.10
Hasa-hasa 0.90
Lapu-lapu 0.30
Matangbaka 3.60
Maya-maya 0.70
Salay-salay 0.40
Silinyasi/tunsoy 0.10
Tanigue 0.30
Other fresh fish & cooked fish recipe 9.30

Dried fish (as fresh fish) 7.80

Processed fish 13.60
Bagoong (as fresh fish) 1.20
Patis 0.40
Canned fish (sardines, mackerel, salmon, etc) 10.60
Smoked fish (all tinapa type) 1.40

Crustaceans and mollusks 8.50

Shrimps 1.60
Crabs 1.00
Squid/octopus 2.10
Tahong (mussles) 0.80
Others (fresh) 2.40
Dried and processed (as fresh) 0.20
Bagoong (as fresh) 0.40
Cooked/mixed shellfish dishes -

According to 2018-2019 DOST-FNRI survey report, each Filipino consumes

an average of 34.27 kg/year of fish and fish products comprising of 23.36
kg of fresh fish, 2.85 kg of dried fish (as fresh fish), 4.97 kg of processed fish
and 3.10 kg of crustaceans and molluscs.

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 B. World Fisheries Production of Fish, Crustaceans, Molluscs, and Aquatic Plants (includes seaweed), by Capture and Aquaculture,

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by Major Producers, 2018

954,
Major Countries Total Fish, Crustaceans & Molluscs Aquatic Plants (including seaweed)
MT % share Capture Aquaculture Total Capture Aquaculture Total
China 80,965,663 38.21 14,647,819 34,011,921 48,659,740 183,490 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 - 193,323 193,323
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

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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 6,422,854 9,553,779 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
South Korea 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

TOTAL 211,869,985 100.00 96,433,763 68,547,901 170,761,664 954,979 32,560,189 33,515,168

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, 2019

% share to Value % share

Major Countries* Volume (MT)
total (USD 000) to total
China 47,599,074 57.93 144,999,209 57.69
India 7,066,000 8.61 13,178,432 5.24
Indonesia 5,426,943 6.61 11,981,365 4.77
Vietnam 4,134,000 45.04 14,460,784 5.75
Bangladesh 2,405,416 2.93 5,894,683 2.35
Egypt 1,561,457 1.90 1,469,470 0.58
Norway 1,354,941 1.65 8,342,301 3.32
Chile 1,266,054 1.54 10,446,268 4.16
Myanmar 1,130,350 1.38 1,499,069 0.60
Thailand 890,864 1.09 2,701,065 1.07
Philippines 826,060 1.01 1,887,247 0.75
Japan 642,854 0.78 3,939,219 1.57
Brazil 605,000 0.74 1,345,833 0.54
South Korea 568,350 0.69 1,345,833 0.54
Ecuador 468,185 0.57 1,226,902 0.49
Other Countries 6,657,691 8.11 26,634,400 10.60

World Total 82,603,239 100.00 251,352,080 100.00

*These countries are those with production of 160,000 metric tons or more in 2020.

The Philippines’ production of 826,060 MT of fish, crustaceans, molluscs,

etc., contributed 1.01% to the world’s total production in aquaculture by
principal producers.

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 D. World Aquaculture Production of Aquatic Plants, by Producing Countries,
2019

Major Countries Volume (MT) % Share Value % Share

to total (USD 000) to total
China 18,575,280 57.36 9,493,501 71.48
Indonesia 9,320,298 28.78 1,382,968 10.41
South Korea 1,710,500 5.28 813,312 6.12
Philippines 1,478,301 4.56 207,291 1.56
DPR of Korea 553,000 1.71 83,100 0.63
Japan 389,800 1.20 1,212,646 9.13
Malaysia 174,083 0.54 12,943 0.10
Zanzibart 103,220 0.32 1,831 0.01
Chile 21,178 0.07 52,714 0.40
Vietnam 19,323 0.06 5,289 0.04
Solomon Island 5,520 0.02 213 0.00
Madagascar 5,337 0.02 800 0.01
Other Countries 30,349 0.09 14,694 0.11

World Total 32,386,189 100.00 13,281,302 100.00

The data in this table refer to the aquaculture production of seaweed and
other aquatic plants expressed in tonnes and on a wet-weight basis.

Philippines produced 1,478,301 MT of aquatic plants in 2019 with a

contribution of 4.56 % to the total world production of aquatic plants.

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E. Retail Prices of Selected Fish Species, Philippines, 2019-2020 (PhP/kg)

Species 2019 2020

Anchovies (Dilis) 125.06 130.53

Blue crab (Alimasag) 305.49 294.01

Caesio (Dalagang bukid, lapad) 248.43 250.42

Endeavor Prawn (Shrimp, Suaje) 390.90 393.41

Frigate Tuna (Tulingan) 148.29 158.08

Indian mackerel (Alumahan) 192.22 199.30

Milkfish (Bangus) 164.00 164.71

Roundscad (Galunggong) 150.23 163.92

Slipmouth (Sapsap) 219.31 213.63

Threadfin bream (Bisugo) 261.83 261.39

Tiger Prawn (Sugpo) 611.28 601.17

Tilapia 119.49 132.74

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority retrieved June 07, 2021

In terms of retail prices, tilapia had the highest increase at 11.09% from
2019 to 2020.

BFAR Region 10 Kadiwa ni Ani at Kita

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 END NOTES
Sources of Data:

National Accounts of the Philippines, Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)

Municipal Fisherfolk Registry of coastal LGUs (FishR), BFAR

Trade Statistics Division, PSA

Fisheries Statistics Division, PSA (www.psa.gov.ph)

Directory of Philippine Wetlands, Volume II,

Asian Wetland Bureau, Philippines Foundation, Inc. (AWBPFI),
DENR Library

BFAR National Program for Municipal Fishing Vessels and

Gears Registration (BoatR), 2020

Fishing Vessel Electronic Licensing System (FeliS), BFAR

Food and Nutrition Research Institute, Department of Science And Technology (DOST -FNRI)

FAO Yearbook, Fishery and Aquaculture Statistics (http://www.fao.org.)

Price Statistics Division, PSA

Photo References:

BFAR Region I

BFAR Region II

BFAR Region III

BFAR Region X

BFAR - Information and Fisherfolk Coordination Unit

Fisheries Planning and Economics Division (BFAR-FPED)

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