Weekly Briefer for August 2 to 8, 2021 unloading period
Philippine Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA) has maintained its 6K mark of unloaded fish supply amidst challenges brought by stricter quarantine protocols and continuous southwest monsoon rains across all Regional Fish Ports (RFP) during the August 2 to 8, 2021 period.
According to a two-week comparative report prepared by the Operations Services Department (OSD), PFDA RFPs registered 6,053.42 metric tons (MT) of fish for nationwide consumers, a slight decline of 0.64 percent compared to last week’s unloading record.
Based on the report, PFDA – Navotas Fish Port Complex (PFDA-NFPC) made a significant improvement after recording the highest fish unloading volume compared to all RFPs. Despite the reimplementation of Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) in the National Capital Region, the port recorded a 37.81% increase or equivalent to 2,530.96 MT of fish.
On the other hand, PFDA – Iloilo Fish Port Complex (PFDA-IFPC) also recorded a significant increase in unloading volume despite being under ECQ. Data showed that the port managed to unload 488.85 MT of fish (42.90% increase).
Furthermore, PFDA – Zamboanga Fish Port Complex (PFDA-ZFPC) maintained its positive unloading streak despite being under GCQ with heightened restrictions. According to the report, PFDA-ZFPC recorded 366.56 MT of fish, almost double its total volume from the previous week.
In addition, PFDA – Lucena Fish Port Complex (PFDA-LFPC) also registered a significant increase in their weekly unloading volume despite being under the same quarantine classification. According to the report, PFDA-LFPC recorded 297.69 MT (26.60% increase) of fish.
Moreover, PFDA – Bulan Fish Port Complex (PFDA-BFPC) and PFDA – Davao Fish Port Complex (PFDA-DFPC) managed to increase their weekly fish unloading volume at 75.66 MT (27.20%) and 19.57 MT (887.54%), respectively.
PFDA – General Santos Fish Port Complex may have declined this week, but it was still able to deliver the second-highest volume in all RFPs with 2,274.14 MT of unloaded fish.
(Report by Mark Angelo N. Perez and infographic by Paul Vincent Del Rosario - Public Information Division)