Fish landed at regional ports up 2.7% in Jan.

THE Philippine Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA) said fish landed at regional fish ports totaled 40,460 metric tons (MT) in January, up 2.7% from a year earlier.

In a statement, the PFDA said the General Santos Fish Port Complex posted the highest volume for the month, with 24,908 MT of fish landed.

The Navotas Fish Port complex recorded the second-highest volume of fish landed in January at 14,843 MT.

The PFDA said the Davao Fish Port Complex posted the largest year-on-year increase, with volume rising almost fourfold to 1,719 MT.

Fish unloaded at the Iloilo Fish Port Complex rose 9.91% in January to 1,750 MT.

The volume of fish landed at the Lucena Fish Port Complex in Quezon inched up to 1,602 MT, while fish landed at the Zamboanga Fish Port Complex rose 22.8% to 425 MT.

The Bulan Fish Port Complex in Sorsogon posted landed volume of 1,041 MT.

“A further increase in unloading is also expected in February with the opening of the annual fishing season in the waters of the Zamboanga Peninsula, Northern Palawan, and the Visayan Sea,” the PFDA said. — Vonn Andrei E. Villamiel