The Philippine Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA) reported a 24.75 percent month-on-month increase in fish unloading volume across all regional fish ports to 54,602.36 metric tons (MT) in April, up from 43,769.97 MT in March.
Year-on-year, however, fish unloading volume dropped by 9.4 percent in April, from 60,256.88 MT a year earlier.
The PFDA said in a message on Wednesday, the year-on-year decline in April 2025 “may be attributed to changes in weather and marine conditions, along with seasonal fluctuations that typically impact fishing activities across major fishing grounds nationwide.”
The PFDA said that while they cannot forecast unloading volumes for the coming months, they “remain hopeful that the volume of fish unloaded at PFDA ports will continue to be substantial.”
Based on data available in the PFDA’s website, the Navotas Fish Port Complex delivered bulk of the April 2025 fish unloading at 25,638.68 MT equivalent to 46.9 percent of the total volume. This was followed by 21,982.81 MT or 40.26 percent from the General Santos Fish Port Complex.
Moreover, for the period, the Iloilo Fish Port Complex managed to supply 2,417.10 MT or 4.43 percent; the Bulan Fish Port Complex in Sorsogon with 2,038.75 MT or 3.7 percent; and the Lucena Fish Port Complex in Quezon province with 1,878.48 MT of fish contributing a total of 3.4 percent.
On the other hand, for April 2025, the Zamboanga Fish Port Complex delivered 391.30 MT or 0.72 percent; and the Davao Fish Port Complex supplied 255.24 MT of fish equal to 0.47 percent of the entire fish deliveries for the entire month.
Based on the Department of Agriculture’s monitoring of public markets in the National Capital Region, prevailing retail prices per kilo of fish ranged from P140 to P250 for milkfish as of Monday, May 26; P120 to P180 for tilapia; P180 to P300 for local galunggong; P200 to P360 for alumahan, P160 to P280 for salmon head, P110 to P120 for tamban, P380 to P450 for squid and P140 to P320 for yellowfin tuna.
