Philippine Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA) Regional Fish Ports (RFP) delivered 36,844.39 metric tons (MT) of fish for all their clients and stakeholders in the month of September 2024.
With 111.17% increase, the PFDA - Camaligan Fish Port (PFDA-CFP) managed to deliver 0.44 MT of fish, this month’s highest percentage increase in fish unloading.
Subsequently, the PFDA - Davao Fish Port Complex (PFDA-DFPC) showed a positive performance with a 64.92% increase by turning over 204.15 MT of fish. After the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) lifted the annual three-month closed fishing season in the Davao Gulf, it is expected that fish unloading in PFDA-DFPC will continue a positive recovery towards the end of the year.
Meanwhile, the PFDA - General Santos Fish Port Complex (PFDA-GSFPC) experienced a slight setback in its monthly fish unloading volume but was still able to deliver an impressive 17,773.84 MT of fish.
Due to the impact of southwest monsoon or habagat, the PFDA - Navotas Fish Port Complex (PFDA-NFPC) experienced a decrease in volume with 13,559.20 MT of fish unloaded.
The sole Visayan fish port, the PFDA - Iloilo Fish Port Complex (PFDA-IFPC) managed to amass 2,038.82 MT of fish.
Moreover, the PFDA - Lucena Fish Port Complex (PFDA-LFPC) and the PFDA - Bulan Fish Port Complex (PFDA-BFPC) saw a slight decline in their September fish unloading. Nonetheless, the two Luzon ports unloaded 1,307.79 MT and 1,249.30 MT of fish, respectively.
Furthermore, the PFDA - Zamboanga Fish Port Complex (PFDA-ZFPC) experienced fewer arrival of commercial fishing vessels and municipal bancas, yet the Zambo port still managed to deliver 680.75 MT of fish.
Lastly, the PFDA - Sual Fish Port (PFDA-SFP) saw a slight decrease due to fewer trips of fishing vessels caused by bad weather, but was still able to unload 30.1 MT of fish.
Despite inclement weather and fewer commercial fishing vessels arriving in September, the PFDA RFPs are continuously giving their best to provide enough and rightly priced fishery products to their clients and stakeholders.
(Robert Gregory Q. Elardo - Public Information Division)